I am sad to say we had an unsuccessful hatch. Our eggs were expected to hatch on Monday (day 21 of incubation). We waited for them through day 23 but none had any cracks at all. We aren’t sure why this occurred but here are a few hypotheses:
- Maybe the temperature was too hot.
- Maybe the temperature was too cold.
- Maybe the temperature spiked or dipped on the weekend or evening when we couldn’t adjust it.
- Maybe our eggs weren’t fertilized and had no chicks to grow. (when I candled them on day 8 I didn’t see any veins so this is a definite possibility)
- Maybe germs penetrated the eggshells and harmed our growing chicks.
Mrs. Henn’s chicks have started hatching and Mrs. Swavely’s will hopefully hatch next week. We will enjoy seeing their fluffy chicks.