[pepsi100]

i got 6 eggs that hopefully be hatching Monday sometime

Last time I got 2 eggs that hatched the rest were Dead in Shell, they seem to have dried out

I have been turning them 4 times a day, I have kept the humidity fairly even, 50-60%, the temperature hasnt varied much + or - 1 degree

Do I need to raise the humidity (using a spray bottle) ?

Do I leave them alone and not turn them now ?

I'll be turning them for the last time a midnight

[ANHBUC]

Only ever used a broody to hatch eggs so can't give you any advice.  Just want to wish you luck and I look forward to seeing the photos of cute fluffy chicks.   :happy:

[pepsi100]

only reason I am using an incubator is I dont have any hens left, the dam fox got them, the run and house is now incased in wire mesh,

I have a 'live' wire round everything, (its not near the hens when they are old enough to go outside

[ANHBUC]

Bet it is like Christmas Eve for you tonight.   

[pepsi100]

I have ben trying to find out more information on the internet all day, hoping I would get a reply from someone here 

I checked them 2 hours ago, one is definately clear, so its 5 now, havent heard any pipping, no eggs wobbling of eggs, the humidity has been stable all day 

Staying away from the incubator has been an ordeal, I have just checked the temperature and humidity, but just looked through the one inch window 

It is worse than Chrismas eve, I know what I am hoping for, I just hope I am going to get them 

BUT I am still hoping, it maybe Monday, it maybe Tuesday, even Wednesday, after that I dont know, do I give up then ?

[Sassy]

You need to stop turning now if not a few days ago! Do not open the incubator the sudden changes in temperature and humidity at this stage are no good. Good luck

[ANHBUC]

Some of mine under a broody took 24 days so it is a game of patience. 

[emotion-2003]

Hi
My hatching eggs in incubator 19/20 days.i set humidity %65 today and stop turning eggs.mine seems ok at the moment.hope to get some new family members in next afew days:-)
My advice dont turn the eggs and dont open incubator.just check temp and humidity(top up water)
Hope you ll get some chicks soon.
;-)

[pepsi100]

Well, there has been no action in there today,
I had to open up the incubator to top up the water, humidity is steady at 80%, but nothing no peeps, no cracks,
I havent moved the eggs
I dont think its looking good, maybe this time of the year isnt so good for hatching eggs, but the room has been pretty warmish, and the incubator has been stable

[joyfull]

fertility is lower this time of year, also did you rest the eggs for at least 24 hours before setting them in the incubator?

[pepsi100]

of course, and left them to come up to room temperature before they went into the incubator

[emotion-2003]

When you checked the fertility last time?
Why you set up %80 humidity?i am asking because i thought it should be %65.
Dont give up.give them a bit more chance

[pepsi100]

Because that is what I found on the web, its supposed to help the chicks get out of the shell

I'll give it till the wekend, then consigne them to dustbin heaven, as much as I hate to do it andf give up

[symonep]

Where did you get your eggs fom? We had rubbish fert rate with eBay eggs before with only 1 out of 6 hatching.
If you look for my thread called eggs in incubator there is lots of advise on humidity etc as my incubator broke! I remember it being 65% humidity as well

Don't give up though, maybe try again in spring with eggs from a local farm?

[pepsi100]

I got the eggs from here


They have got pretty good feedback, that's why I bought them, I was hoping to have chicks for the grand kids at Christmas (but the feedback is just about how well and fast they were delivered

Oh, well, there is a place that might have chicks in January