My first quail eggs ever are hatching now. So I think I am doing something right. I don't have a percentage yet. I will get that figured out in a couple days. So I like watching the channels that help you learn more. Thanks for the great video.
At day 23 or later you can still try a float test for chicken eggs. Use warm water, watch for wiggling and partly submerged eggs before giving up or cracking them. Some may be slow due to low temps.
I had my first hatch 70% died at hatch only a couple piped the rest never did humidity problems i think, and then my second hatch 80% died within the first week to a week and a half most had blood rings or a small growth or blob then died not sure if my incubator screwed up or what. It sucks lol
been hatching successfully for 2-3 years. Spent over £200 (money I made selling chicks) on a new big incubator and rare but similar breed eggs from various sellers.....3 healthy chicks and 1 wet weak one and one died... out of 48 eggs. My own mixed breed fresh eggs had exactly the same results on the shelf above. So out of 96 eggs I have 6 healthy chicks and 2 very weak ones that survived and two that died after being pulled from egg. The 4 assisted hatches were helped on day 3 and were wet inside the egg but glued to the shell near the pip hole, no bleeding but some soreness where the shell was stuck, didn't walk for days but egg yolk feeds put them right soon enough, though scrawny compared to big beefy siblings. The eggtopsy showed various stages of development but many were close or were fully developed yet jellied in appearance and most had fully formed air sacks, the hatch was slow and the moving eggs grew still over time. There was little to no water in the incubator just a drop for lock down, yet I struggled to get the humidity below 50%-70% throughout incubation, automatic egg turner, set at 37.5'c. Ambient humidity indoors has been high between 30% - 50% at 25'c but there have been a few brief cold snaps near the start of incubation. Healthy chicks all hatched in 1 small area. I wonder if I should better insulate the incubator, try to increase ventilation or change the location, or perhaps all 3. My smaller incubators are failing for the first time also and they had normal water levels as they don't have humility readers. The weather has been very different over the past few years so I'm at a loss as to what I can do to fix it, but it seems likely to me that the problem is changing conditions mixed with high humility or perhaps a faulty humidity or temp reader or poor ventilation. This problem doesn't seem easy to fix but I'm no expert, would appreciate anyone with more experience to weigh in with any honest opinions or advice, not afraid of being at fault, would rather fix the issue directly. So be brutal because this last hatch really broke my usual casual cheerful attitude :) only way to fix it is to get it right next time.
The early cold snap could have effected it but I've found the biggest killer is INCONSISTENT temperature. If the temp is a little low or a little high then it doesn't effect much but if it's jumping constantly from a couple degrees high Tina couple degrees low, then you have problems. I just got a 10 percent hatch rate on my last hatch due to this, worst I've ever gotten. And I'd rather have the humidity too high than too low throughout. Inaccurate readings sound like they might be playing a part. I've found the Temp Stick to be the most accurate, it's expensive but has other cool features.
@@UrbanAviary shame to hear about your low hatch but at least I no longer feel quite as incompetent :) thanks for the tips, they sound like a plan to me, think I will move the incubator upstairs, temps fluctuate wildly downstairs with the dog, toddler using the backdoor constantly. temp is very consistent in the guest room, with this virus we wont be having quests any time soon, then I will buy that thing u mentioned. Thanks for the help, really helped me figure out a plan
@@destinedturkeys6721 lol :) nope. 1 works the orange auto 16 egg with flashing bulb works at about 75%-95% but the big cheap yellow 98 egg fan incubator got me 1 single chick all on its own the day before yesterday. About ready to set it on fire. getting better results in a new room overall but that big cheap one (not that cheap) was a waste of money.
Good information good video. What is the correct humidity for chicken eggs ??? Is it save for the first 18 days to be between 55 and 60 or do you recomment something else.
Hi all my eggs had fully Developed chicks in them but some still had a bit of the yolk Sack still attached but non of them hatched or pipped humidity was at 70% at lockdown do you think you know why they they didn’t hatch?
Sounds like they all drowned if they were all developed. Make sure your humidity is not too high in the first 18 days as they need some fluid to evaporate
What impact does elevation have on hatch rate? I'm at 6800' elevation. Do you think I can improve hatch rates by adding more air holes to the incubator to increase oxygen availability? Any other suggestions, assuming all other factors you spoke of seem to be acceptable?
Hi there, my chicks that I try to hatch in my incubator I candle at 18 days before locking down. They are all active and developed. I had 9 in the last batch and 3 were successful. The others did nothing no pipping or anything. I don't understand why some always come out but the others fail.
How does your humidity argument stand with all the people getting super high hatch rates when they are running a completely dry incubator all the way through.
He just said don't have too high of a humidity or the chicks will drown. Depends on the area you live too, humid areas may need less incubator humidity than a super dry environment. It can't be too drying either or the chicks get stuck
Hello. If you had ONLY two choices of 99 degrees Fahrenheit OR 100 degrees Fahrenheit on your forced air incubator which would you choose for Mandarin duck eggs?
Not familiar with mandarins specifically, but I'd do 99. And honestly, that difference won't effect your hatch rate, just might make your eggs hatch a half day sooner or later.
It should remain attached at the top of the egg. They can become detached during shipping in which case you can place the eggs upright in little egg holders made from a cardboard carton to give them a chance to reattach. But if they were handled roughly, then they should remain at the top.
My incubator is hard to keep a stable humidity. It want to be at eather 40% or 80% so I've been working it with an average. Its my first time using it. Do you think this is ok .
That explanation of the problem of excess humidity was eggscellent. Too much humidity first 18 days = chicks drowning inside egg. Too little humidity in last 3 days = egg shell too hard & chick can’t pip out of shell.
Started with a dozen eggs the first hatch and ended up with two chicks. I thought it was either the rooster was old or the incubator was junk. I bought a nurture right 360 from tractor supply and got 10 eggs from someone else and tried it again. Today is day 22 and I only have 1 chick. I’m at a loss.
the first thing you need to do is break open the eggs that don't hatch and find out if they had started to develop or if they were even fertile. That will give you a good starting point to figure out the problem
I looked up on google the incubator temperature for Quail eggs, Duck eggs & Chicken eggs and it came up with 37.5 deg c I've tried hatching Duck eggs & that failed idk why I tried chicken eggs & that failed idk why I need advice and the proper incubator temps. Please help me?
A good temp of 99.5 degrees farenheit. And 50 to 55 % humidity all the way up until they have about 3 days to hatch, and then u should up the humidity to 75%. That should do it. Also remember to turn eggs at least 4 times a day. And don't turn them during the 3 day hatch period.
@@UrbanAviarythank you so much for the help, once I get my quail up and going I'll be sure to spread your channel around. so that everyone can help you out.
