What Causes Poor Hatch Rates? Investigating Incubation Problems 

It's kind of amazing that hens make it perfect for their lil'ones to make it. God's work just blows me away!

I LOVE the Kebonnix! Thanks to your help, I just successfully hatched 7 perfect chicks! Started with 8, one was not fertile on day 5 candle, so 100% hatch, I was so thankful and blessed. Thank you for making these videos!

Fantastic information!

Fantastic informative video. I think I'm about ready to give up on incubation. Bought a second hand still air incubator, set up, day 3 the turning motor failed so had to manually turn. All chick failed. Bought a new motor, new arm, new thermometer. Bought 12 eggs from a reputable breeder, 11 fertile. Candled at day 7, fine. Day 14 and day 18. Had two quitters and one I wasn't sure about, but expecting 8 to hatch. Day 20 first pipped. Day 21 second pipped and both hatched. To me they were good hatches. Now day 22 nothing from the other eggs. I removed the chick's today. Do I candle? I hate the thought I'm responsible for the death of 6 chicks!😢 As it's a still air incubator is it still worth getting a hydrometer? Sorry for all of the questions, I'm at my wits end. It's a Brinsea polyhatch incubator and allegedly good. Any help would be welcome.❤

I’ve found the Kebonnix to be the easiest to use, even compared to the nurture right

I'm trying to let my hens hatch them. It's not going well. Which incubater do you recommend?

I’m about to incubate for the first time. This is exactly the video I was looking for. Thank you! 🥰🐣 You were egg-stremely helpful.

What you said about humidity levels causing shrink wraps isn’t true. Else dry hatches would never hatch. Also, broody hens don’t spray their eggs with water. And they don’t release anymore “sweat” to the chicks in the last three days.

That was quality information. Scientific . Amen.

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Thanks for making this video. What do you think about dry hatching?

Wow. So informative. I have a question does the heat rises situation cause too much fluctuations? Like are the ones on top getting too hot and the lower ones not hot enough?

I was worried I might make a mistake and did not remove any until day 18. It’s now day 22 and no pipping

Thanks on a very enlightening advice from you..

Something else I found with cheap temperature controllers that give a wrong reading, even if you find the correct difference and adjust so the real temperature is where you want it, it will gradually change over a few months.

I have two incubators and both of the thermostats are off. I have to set them to another temperature to achieve 99-103. Find a thermometer you trust. One cheap incubator cooked some eggs at 108 so I made my my own out of an ice chest and pid temperature controller

I have 3 week old baby chicks. When can u tKe the heat lamp off? Thank u in advance

I'm trying to figure out where things are going wrong for me. My first batch I put on 9 eggs. At the end only 4 hatched. I had a few quitters and a few that never pipped. So I tried again. 11 eggs. This time I had all kinds of issues with humidity. Too low too high. I struggled to keep it right. We got 3 days left and 5 eggs in still. And I hoping they hatch. I don't think I'll be trying to hatch my own chicks again.

I bought some Ayam Cemani eggs and I’m scared because the temperature in my incubator is all over the place.

I don’t think mine are going to hatch now. The eggs I was given are just covered in mud 😢

Did you end up returning the incubator from tractor supply? What was the result on your second try?

I had 60 and only hatched 5 while.5 pipped and died 😢 most of my other died before pipping.. its our first time and we had a blackout and lost electricity for a few hrs

2/9 so far in Kebonnix. 😢 15 days remaining. Maybe not enough time upside-down or rooster not getting it 😅.

Dead in shell