I set some eggs on Jan 02, so this is day 21. No signs of chicks yet. I know sometimes it can take a few days longer, but gees this is nerve racking. This is my 3rd time trying to hatch eggs. My first time I borrowed my mom’s little giant incubator and bought eggs on eBay. Nothing hatched. So again tried with a broody hen. Again, nothing. So for Christmas I got a Genesis 1588 incubator. I thought even I couldn’t screw up this one. So I gathered eggs from my own chickens. I have two bantam roos with 5 hens. Figured wouldn’t have to worry about shipping problems and I would do a test hatch. I set 10 eggs. We candle twice, first about 8 days and tossed 1 egg that seemed cracked. Then on day 17, tossed two more eggs that didn’t seem to have anything in them. The others had red lines in them and a dark blob with the air sack area visible. So put on lockdown day 18 and now biting my nails hoping for something to happen. I’ve read that sometimes you hear peeping before the pips. So far nothing. Temp has stayed pretty regular and humidity has fluctuated but nothing drastic. I tried keeping it in the range suggested by the incubator directions. I guess I’ll wait until tomorrow and maybe try candling one? I really hope 3rd time’s a charm. Any words of encouragement or advice would be most appreciated.
