Timing Problem

[jamespet]

I set 15 eggs in my bator 10 days ago and my son brought over 10 eggs that day from his hen she was sitting on 29 eggs he said she hadent been sitting on them long so we put them in i candled yesterday and only 3 of his eggs were good and all 15 of mine were good
only thing is his three eggs appear to be at least 4 days ahead of mine so this is not going to work with my lockdown. Do you think those three chicks could hatch and live in an auto egg turner and low humidity before mine go into lockdown? What to do

 

[youngbiddy]

Got anything else you can use as a hatcher?

 

[jamespet]

no only the one bator

 

[youngbiddy]

Maybe you'll get lucky and his 3 won't hatch. (joke)

If it were me I'd jerry-rig the brooder set-up to replicate hatching conditions and take those 3 out of the bator. It'd be a shame to have them damage the other 15.

 

[ThaJuicyJuice]

Sounds like it's time to make a homemade incubator!

 

[jamespet]

yes i think i will have to make something homemade and hope for the best

 

[pdsavage]

Why not check eggs under the hen see if there are more duds then stick the eggs he brought over back under her....