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[Debbie292d]

Yes definitely, so many things affect it. Now my biggest challenge is overcoming these guys growing stuck to the side of the shell..instead of with an air pocket on the end. I let them rest 24 hours after they arrived but it still happens this time. Going to search the forums and see if anyone has any tips or tricks

That usually happens with too low of humidity and/or not turning. Maybe verify your turner, assuming you have one, is working properly.

Some say for shipped eggs to store them probably like you did for 12-24 hours, put in the incubator, and not turn for a day or two. I've put them in and started the turner right away, and also did the waiting a day. Didn't matter one way or the other to me.

Humidity should be 40-50% and temp 99.5F. At lockdown (Day 18) the humidity should be around 70%. When they hatch, they'll drive that to around 80% temporarily.

I candle at 7 days to ditch the unfertilized/non-starters, and then not until lockdown when I ditch any that didn't make it that far. Some candle in the middle too. Again, I just don't like opening the incubator if I don't absolutely have to. Some are constantly opening there's to hand-turn their eggs a few times per day. I just know overall, the less I open mine, the better they seem to do.

If you haven't gotten a hygrometer/thermometer yet to verify, your incubator temp could be high, and your humidity could be low. I have four incubators, and only one is correct.

You'll get it down, and then it'll seem like clockwork. After hatching hundreds of eggs, I can tell you the anxiety doesn't lessen. I'm always excited when I've got eggs in the incubator(s).

 

[Revkimberlysflock]

I actually tried something with these guys when I candled at like day 7.. an idea I had knowing what I have learned thus far. I could tell I had almost 100% fertility ..but a bunch of them were on the side and my incubator does have an auto turner. I check it and turn additional times some days just to test, it auto turns every 90 minutes. I let them rest after arriving, big side up. I discovered that a bunch of them were forming but on the side..I took the foam rings that they were shipped in and I stood them up with the air cell the proper way and all of them have righted themselves now, 5 days later, so my fingers are crossed. Each one of them has a clear air cell now and still appears to be growing. I will keep you posted how this goes.

Starting with 20 this time!

 

[Debbie292d]

I actually tried something with these guys when I candled at like day 7.. an idea I had knowing what I have learned thus far. I could tell I had almost 100% fertility ..but a bunch of them were on the side and my incubator does have an auto turner. I check it and turn additional times some days just to test, it auto turns every 90 minutes. I let them rest after arriving, big side up. I discovered that a bunch of them were forming but on the side..I took the foam rings that they were shipped in and I stood them up with the air cell the proper way and all of them have righted themselves now, 5 days later, so my fingers are crossed. Each one of them has a clear air cell now and still appears to be growing. I will keep you posted how this goes.

Starting with 20 this time!

Hopefully, this did the trick! Wishing you a great hatch!!

 

[TwoCrows]

I actually tried something with these guys when I candled at like day 7.. an idea I had knowing what I have learned thus far. I could tell I had almost 100% fertility ..but a bunch of them were on the side and my incubator does have an auto turner. I check it and turn additional times some days just to test, it auto turns every 90 minutes. I let them rest after arriving, big side up. I discovered that a bunch of them were forming but on the side..I took the foam rings that they were shipped in and I stood them up with the air cell the proper way and all of them have righted themselves now, 5 days later, so my fingers are crossed. Each one of them has a clear air cell now and still appears to be growing. I will keep you posted how this goes.

Starting with 20 this time!

Best wishes and keep us posted!