very new, 22 day incubator water test what next, help?

[JacinLarkwell]

yeah if they were still ok, they would be internal pip ? a head in the air pocket? because its already day 23

The egg would also be completely dark with an airsac

 

[black_cat]

Here's what they're supposed to look like at different stages of incubation @juangotachicken

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It's cool, I was able to use the light on my phone to see as early as day3 in most of my eggs being sat on. Never under estimate a phone light!

 

[black_cat]

I've never incubated eggs either in an incubator or under a broody, but I"d love to (once I can have roosters)

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I've never had much luck before this year with a broody. Maybe a nest or two a year. This year I've had 4 successful ones and 2 more brooding currently. One of which already hatched out a clutch some months ago

 

[LynnaePB]

Great candling photos!

Unfortunately I have to agree with JacinLarkwell they appear to be clears and early quitters. They would appear much darker if they had a chick near ready to hatch in them.

Be careful when opening them if you choose to (those candling photos are already a good confirmation that there aren't any live babies in them). Some may be fairly smelly by now.

Seeing as they were late with no external pips I think it was very reasonable to candle to check to see what was going on. Unless you dropped an egg during candling it would be unlikely that you would hurt anything by doing it especially as long as you place the egg back in the same position you found it. Candling typically is pretty safe as long as there aren't external pips already.

 

[Hidrainja4]

I've never had much luck before this year with a broody. Maybe a nest or two a year. This year I've had 4 successful ones and 2 more brooding currently. One of which already hatched out a clutch some months ago

I just got some bantam Cochin this summer. My intention is to use them as broody's for my Marans eggs. Do you have a couple of quick tips that you think made the difference one or two to four clutches? I have had chickens for five years and non of them ever went broody-but I always removed the eggs several times a day. I hope I am not crossing threads because broody hen is incubating chickens , right?

 

[Jgibbs055]

Also, I am familiar with the incubator you are using, in the next batch be sure to remove that black tray and switch to hatching tray on day 18...I dont think it made a difference in this batch but it will if your eggs are fertile and developing...that tray is what makes the egg turner work, which you don't want during lockdown period...Best of luck to you!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I just got some bantam Cochin this summer. My intention is to use them as broody's for my Marans eggs. Do you have a couple of quick tips that you think made the difference one or two to four clutches? I have had chickens for five years and non of them ever went broody-but I always removed the eggs several times a day. I hope I am not crossing threads because broody hen is incubating chickens , right?

Apparently broodies speed like germs. If you have one in the hen house with other hens, that seems to trigger them.

Also don't get a breed just because they're supposed to go broody. I had silkies for 4 or 5 years and they never once bothered to think about brooding. Meanwhile I had a Japanese bantam that had 11 eggs nestled under her and spilling out around her cause they were too big

 

[juangotachicken]

hi thanks, opened them up, they had alot of yolk, yelow stuff, , one had abit of blood, one look like had stuff inside, but under alot of yolk,

threw one of the egg in the grass, but then the chicken came, and started eating the yolk, so that was .

I guess ill search, but is there a guide becuase going to start again