A new journey into homesteading "pic heavy"

[tortoise]

Nice hatch!

 

[Chic Rustler]

i ended up with all these fully formed chicks. none even pipped. something went

wrong. not sure what

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I'm certainly not an expert, but I know you've had higher % hatches previously. Were the non-hatchers all on one shelf or interspersed throughout? (don't you have multiple shelves?) Only thing I can think of is double check everything, temp, humidity. Where did you get the eggs? From your flock or did you purchase them? Were they older eggs or pretty fresh?

 

[Rammy]

Ive had chicks start pipping and then quit. For some reason they just arent strong enough to finish the job.

 

[Chic Rustler]

I'm certainly not an expert, but I know you've had higher % hatches previously. Were the non-hatchers all on one shelf or interspersed throughout? (don't you have multiple shelves?) Only thing I can think of is double check everything, temp, humidity. Where did you get the eggs? From your flock or did you purchase them? Were they older eggs or pretty fresh?

most were mine. i move them around alot during incubation. maybe they got too hot? idk

 

[Chic Rustler]

well i got the incubator cleaned up, sanitized and tuned up. dissembled the fan motor and oiled it up. its hard on these little fans to run for 3 weeks straight with no breaks or maintenance.

anyhow im warming it up for another hatch. i think the temp got too high so im going to back the set point down 1 degree. the last hatch was 3 days early

 

[frustratedearthmother]

. i think the temp got too high so im going to back the set point down 1 degree. the last hatch was 3 days early

I think you figured it out! Good luck on the next attempt!

 

[Chic Rustler]

80 in. i hope they are all fertile and i get a 50% hatch rate

 

[Chic Rustler]

just candled. 62 fertile, viable eggs baking away. fingures crosses it was juat a temp issue and i got it straightened out

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

That is a lot of babies! Fingers crossed for you.