What's your incubator average hatch rate?

[Nicole01]

I'm very curious what your incubator hatch rates have been. I have 18 pure bred Ameracauna's in the incubator and I'm hoping/praying for over 50%. 95-100% would be ideal, but I hear that doesn't happen often.

 

[cochins1088]

I usually get 90 - 95% but there are a ton of variables controlling it, so every time is different.

 

[Nicole01]

90-95% is great! I hope I do achieve a high hate rate. This is my first incubating hatch and I've done a lot of reading. I'm nervous as heck too.

 

[cochins1088]

My first hatch was in a cheap still air styrofoam incubator without egg turners. I put in 20 eggs and was so nervous because the guy at the feed mill said to expect only 1/4 of them to actually hatch, which would only be 5 chicks. Well I showed him and was so excited with 19 chicks hatched out of those 20 eggs.