Why is it ALWAYS 3?!

[rodriguezpoultry]

No matter what...I NEVER seem to hatch more than 3 this year! I blame it on the incubator ENTIRELY!

It's not just one breed of eggs either! It's ALL of my eggs! Mutts, pures, shipped....

No matter how many eggs I put into the incubator, I wind up with 3 chicks (or less).

The eggs go according to "sets". If I have one set due to hatch on one day, that "set" will have 3 eggs or less hatch. If I put a large amount of eggs in, there are still 3 or less eggs that hatch.

I'm talking...I put 40+ eggs in the incubator, got 3 to hatch. I put 4 eggs into the incubator, got 3 to hatch. I put 5 eggs in, got 3...you get the picture.

Why on EARTH is this happening? I'm thinking I should play the lotto...


ETA: This next batch is due to hatch on my birthday. I put 7 in. One was infertile, 2 died in incubation already and one is starting to die. Which leaves me with...yep...3.

 

[Mahonri]

Story of my life.

I've done two hatches.

Both times had a full bator *41 eggs. Both times 12 chicks.

First time 5 roos 7 pullets
2nd time 4 roos 8 pullets

 

[redhen]

Same here..i'm lucky if i get 1-2 to hatch..

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Could 3 be your lucky number?

 

[austinhart123]

it could have do to with britneys new single, 3 lol

 

[19hhbelgian]

Wow, I thought I was the only one having bad hatches! Hmmm... There has to be a really good explanation that we're having sorry hatches

 

[mulia24]

should try another bator, homemade one perhaps. not all bought are best.

 

[neferset]

I put 42 eggs in to hatch and got 1 once. That was the batch of eggs though. I thought they looked a little weird when candling, but I bought 11 eggs into the final lock down after discarding the rest. 1 hatched. 10 exploded.

What kind of incubator are you using?

 

[mulia24]

wew, 10 exploded? maybe the situation in the bator just like when atomic bomb hit a city.

 

[neferset]

It was horrible, but totally my fault. After only 1 had hatched, I left the eggs in. They say hope springs eternal. After day 25, I knew they weren't going to hatch, but I was short on time so I just left them.

In the end, the mess took longer to clean up than the eggs would have taken to throw out. And the smell...I wanted to pitch a tent in the back yard and live there for a couple days until it cleared out.