What did I do?

[QChickieMama]

I set 24 eggs, candled them & removed the non-fertile and non-developing ones. Had 16 left. Seemed like all was great. Had 3 hatch a few days early. (These are australorps.) Now it's 2 days after calculated hatch date, and no more hatching. All 13 are just sitting. 70% rh, 100 degrees. Not opening incubator except to remove 3 hatchlings. I'm so sad. Was hoping for a bunch. What are the options for what went wrong?

 

[bugglesmommy]

With incubating, there are a ton of things that could go wrong.

How old were the eggs when you set them? Local or shipped?

Did you calibrate the thermometer? If you early hatching could indicate high incubation temps. Also, the other eggs may have shrink wrapped when you removed the 3 hatched ones. You may now want to candle and float the remaining eggs. If they are no longer viable, eggtopsy could give you some clues.

 

[QChickieMama]

They were my eggs from 1.5yo hens & 1yo roo. Not sure how to calibrate thermometer. If I have 2, & they aren't the same, how to know which one is correct?

 

[bugglesmommy]

Here is a video to help you calibrate.