First time incubating coturnix eggs - 93 degree temps :(

[harmohen]

I ordered from Myshire a few weeks ago and USPS misdelivered my shipment of 30 eggs in 40 degree temps. I thought they were goners, but they ended up showing up in my driveway 24 hours later. I was very nervous but I put them in the incubator after 24 hours of room temp rest.

I candled at lockdown and only had 5 non-fertile eggs!

Now the serious issue is that my incubator was not calibrated correctly. I have been combatting seriously low temps (94 degrees at times) in the incubator. It is now day 22 and I have no pips or hatches. But I do have 7 wiggling eggs. I candled 3 eggs that did not appear to be moving - 2 had live embryos, only 1 was undeveloped.

Fingers crossed I get a few healthy chicks!

 

[Nabiki]

Good luck! Invest in a few good thermometers that you can calibrate and put inside your incubator. As you've learned, the readings on the incubator lie.

 

[harmohen]

Fortunately had 11 hatch on DAY 25 - one has a splay leg, but everyone else is healthy! 1 more was dead in shell, and there 4 others that pipped but never made it out. Definitely learned a lot about incubator function.

 

[Just Ranchin]

Mine started hatching this afternoon (day 16). Last time they all hatched day 17 and 18. Just never know. I keep the incubator going until all remaining eggs candled show they aren't viable anymore then I'll shut it down. So glad you held out and got chicks from them! Congratulations!