- Apr 16, 2012
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I'm incubating my first batch of eggs and today was day 19. Afriend of mine convinced me that I absolutely had to candle them and I didn't before, so I did it tonight and the eggs are almost completely dark with a big air bubble (or whatever that is) I don't see movement (I don't think) or anything that gives me any hope and I don't hear peeping. I am now going over every temp change in my head and feeling horrible that I might have killed them. I've had a hard time keeping temp consistant and it has bounced between 97 and 101 multiple times. What should an egg look like at day 19? Do they always peep?
also, I have the styrofoam incubator with the egg turner and the fan, but now that I'm looking at it it seems really unreasonable for them to hatch in those egg turner things and once they've haatched they won't be able to move around in there I wouldn't think. Is there some way to take them out? should I take them out? I borrowed the incubator from a friend but he didn't tell me anything about it and I don't have instructions and I don't want to break it and I can't get ahold of him!
I think my eggs might be dead, but I don't know and that's almost worse. I'm a bad chicken hatcher. I almost want to cry.
also, I have the styrofoam incubator with the egg turner and the fan, but now that I'm looking at it it seems really unreasonable for them to hatch in those egg turner things and once they've haatched they won't be able to move around in there I wouldn't think. Is there some way to take them out? should I take them out? I borrowed the incubator from a friend but he didn't tell me anything about it and I don't have instructions and I don't want to break it and I can't get ahold of him!
I think my eggs might be dead, but I don't know and that's almost worse. I'm a bad chicken hatcher. I almost want to cry.