whats the common protocall for hatching an egg

[allison001]

keep in mind that the incubator is in fact a heating pad and rags in a tupawear bucket

 

[jvls1942]

you are pulling our leg, right??

 

[chuck12]

how can you control temp and humidity with a heating pad and rags?

 

[Katy]

Quote:
Don't get your hopes up...the odds aren't good.

 

[allison001]

rag in cup and layed aroundthe thing. and whats pulled

 

[chuck12]

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Do not expect the embryo to develop.

 

[saddina]

Holy cow, girl if you're serious....

um, the issue will be humidity, if you're feeling brave (really you've not much to loose), you can do an assisted hatch, where you pip wait 8 hours, zip wait 8 more, and then deliver the chicks, but since you can't keep humidity at the 60-70% steady with damp rags.... it's not a great shot...

Look for the "when and how to assist a hatch thread, wait i'll get it for you.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=9316

Read it, get supplies, and listen for the scratching sound (you can lift the eggs to your ear for a few seconds to listen, then put them back down with the same side up.)

 

[Akane]

I would think heat would be an issue too. Heating pads usually don't have a very precise thermostat. Eggs need to be kept within a few degrees for 3weeks to incubate. People have hatched eggs with setups like that but those were eggs that incubated elsewhere. Usually under a hen. When the egg gets closer to hatch the chick is much more durable to temperature changes and humidity does become the major issue. I would guess if the pad is warm enough the egg will develop a couple veins and then temperature swings will kill it.

 

[chuck12]

Hatching is not rocket science but you absolutely have to maintain temperature and humidity.

you cannot just get an egg warm and wet and expect any development .
Common sense has a factor as well.