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I need to update on my 2 august hatches. The first batch of shipped eggs, I only had one chick hatch. I made so many mistakes I'm sure I was lucky to have that one. Out of the 12 only 4 made it to lockdown, one little guy hatched out all on his own. I named him Lucky, this chick is saucy and...

This is my next batch of shipped eggs. Day 18 and when I candled them this morning, I saw this. Could this possibly be a pip this early?? I’m hoping I didn’t crack or damage it while handling but I candled yesterday, since I’m keeping a close eye on the air cells and I’m sure I would have...

First baby to hatch :wee Two other eggs were chirping, but no pips yet

I've got one external pip and 3 cheepers and tappers. :celebrate I couldn't stand it and when I added a little of water, I put each one to my ear. Only one was quiet and there's still plenty of time yet.

Day 20 with the 4 eggs left from my shipped batch. I heard chirping :wee So at least one of the 4 is still alive. Nothing external yet and chirping isn't hatched but I'm hopeful :D

I have my other batch of eggs in a separate incubator at 30%. That seems to keep them on track air cell wise. I had to stop weighing them because it was making me nuts and 2nd guessing everything. Once I could see the air cells, it was easier to judge whether to increase or drop the humidity...

Would you run it with no water, as I have the last 2 days? Humidity with no water is avg 20%. Without getting into the assisted hatching good/bad debate. I've already decided I'm an assister if I see a need. I'm a nurse and have assisted goats, cats and horses over the years. Assisting chicks...

Question for the hatching guru's about humidity. First batch down to 4 out of 12, day 19. Candled this morning all still moving, taking up most of the shell. Air cells are still a bit small but looking much closer to the right size. I didn't lock down on day 18 because they looked way too...

Day 14 for this batch, can someone tell me if the air cells are the right size? Or at least close. It’s the dark green line. I’ve been keeping the humidity at 40-45%.

Pics in #863 :)

These are 2 that I think quit later in development. I just want to make sure before I toss. This group is at day 16

I did not know that. So possibly the dead eggs are messing with the temperature regulation? This is my first time candling, I've been afraid to toss any in case I'm wrong, also they're maran eggs which doesn't help although I've been having good results with the candling system I built. I can...

I read somewhere on here that as chicks grow, they can create heat of their own while incubating. Since yesterday I'v been getting climbing temps after being rock solid for better than 10 days. Out of 27 eggs I have 15 growing, and seeing movement. I'm hoping it's growing chicks because...

My chicks have probably had more than their fair share of fresh air from all the weighing, attempts at candling and adding water to keep the humidity stable. :p Once I realized I could actually see, I had to candle them all again. I've been moving them around in the bator too to combat uneven...

Thank you, that was my initial thought as well but then I started second guessing myself. I bought a hovabator 2370 with a digital temp a because the 1602n with manual temp adjusting was making me lose my mind. The 1602n had 2 vent holes, the 2370 only has 1. That styrofoam seals pretty tight...

Ok here's what may be a dumb question and also part of my problem. I left the red vent plugs out so far. I did a search here and found some thread that eggs needed some air. Directions on the bator say to leave it in. I wonder now if it contributed to my excessive weight loss. So general...

I weighed both batches of eggs, yesterday. Most are doing much better and weight loss percents are better. I calculated at 12% and 15%, figuring that's my lowest to highest. Most were closer to 15% or the upper end for loss. I've been keeping humidity between 40 -45%, average of 43%. Obviously...

Question for the experienced hatchers. Weight on day 10 of maran eggs. Most eggs lost 4gms. I'm keeping humidity between 40-45% as advised. ***Edited to add: wt loss was 4gms total since starting weight. Could see 2 air cells and I circled them as best I could. Pic of them. Am I on track or...

Thats me I can't find anyone in my state that has the breeds I want. Just need a couple of pullets and a roo or 2 :)

I'm hatching shipped eggs from 2 different breeders, all maran eggs. Hatch days are 3 days apart. Both batches are in the same incubator until day 18. I candled and weighed the 2nd batch today. It would be day 6 for them. I was the one that had my first batch loose on avg 4gm in 6 days. On...