5 Reasons Why Eggs Didn't Hatch | Incubation Problems!

Have you ever experienced eggs not hatching? Raising Chickens can be fun, but when your eggs don't hatch that can be very frustrating, if you don't know why. There are many reasons why your egg's are not hatching. Today I am covering just 5 reasons why your eggs didn't hatch! We have all been there, even the most experienced chicken farmers can have issues with hatching eggs in the incubator if these 5 reasons are not addressed.
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[@dana_d_shade982]

I had a very good hatch rate this time; 9 chicks hatched out of 12 eggs. I did nothing different as far as procedure from the last totally unsuccessful attempt. I did find a way to perform a factory type reset on the incubator, so that may have been my problem in the past. Thank you for continuing with all the insightful and helpful videos

[@PloughmansBackyard]

I am so glad this hatch was better than your previous. We too haven't had great success this year. We have another batch due in the next week but so far we have 7 chicks from two previous hatches. That is good to know, perhaps its time I reset mine also. Thanks for the tip. Glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂

[@dalepres1]

What a great, interesting, captivating, video. We just bought our 5-acre retirement home and chickens will be the first animal; I will want to raise them for meat, for eggs, and for hatching for more meat. Your very informative video gave me a lot of things to think about and to watch for as we start our chickens. I am going to peruse your list of videos next to see what else you might be sharing that will help us with things like, pigs, ducks, geese, bees, rabbits, etc. I tend to think I'm a pretty good gardener but every move means new soil and new conditions so I'll look for those videos as well, as we get started. There are lots of videos on all these topics on KZbin but what I loved most about this one was the positive, confident, presentation and I know I'll be watching many more. Thank you from us both.

[@PloughmansBackyard]

@@dalepres1 Thank you so much for your kind words. I always try to share to encourage and also share things no one talks about. I hope all the best with your we home and all your future plans.

[@njohcharles]

This is powerful teaching

[@Vanessa.holisticmagic]

thank you for great information. I needed this information

[@PloughmansBackyard]

Your welcome!

[@FARMYINUS]

Found this very educative, Thanks

[@PloughmansBackyard]

@@FARMYINUS thanks

[@miguelvelasco9796]

Hey I need help hatching quail -tempature , humility, an what days to change the temperature

[@chintz7428]

I had the exact same incubator & one hatchling out of 9. I held the +/- down for 3 seconds and also did a factory reset. I find the temperature fluctuates a lot with this type of incubator.

[@PloughmansBackyard]

Yes incubators can be a common factor. We never had too many issues with our incubator over a few years. That being said I knew how it worked so I made adjustments, such as increased the temp, wrapped it in a towel and had better success with it. Sorry your having issues. We upgraded to a new incubator that holds more eggs.

[@emnewmark2106]

Great video!

[@PloughmansBackyard]

@@emnewmark2106 thank you

[@HasanKatende]

If the chick is fully developed, and it didn’t come out, it is good for me to spray some water on the eggs after transferring them to the last 3 days to hatching so that the egg shells soften.

[@PloughmansBackyard]

I wouldn't. I have had better success helping the chicks get out of the eggs. Its really a matter of having high humidity during those last 3 days or so, and when I first started years ago hatching eggs I use to spray inside and the ones that had peeped little holes ended up dying from too much water.

[@suziehartwright]

Hi Kendra. You said a failure could happen because the humidity was too low on day 21 but you didn't mention what the successful humidity range should be. What is too dry? What is too much humidity so they don't drown? I'm just learning and hearing a lot of conflicting information. The dry method for instance is being reported to be more successful hatch rates however shrink wrapping danger makes sense to me. Please help. Thanks.

[@PloughmansBackyard]

Hi, I'm sorry. Yes a good % for humidity for the remaining 3 days of incubation and hatch day should be around 65-70% humidity. I have never tried the fry method so I can't speak for that method. I haven't experienced too much of having too high humidity but I have experienced shrink wrapped, and have helped some along with there hatch. I think if you stick to the 70% you should be fine. Keep an eye on the eggs and if they have peeped through usually within 5-8 hours they should hatch out if not and you see there beaks slowing down with breathing and less chirping you may need to help them along. A lot of the time the shrink wrap happens when you open the incubator lid. It's important not to open it until they are all hatched. Hope this helps.

[@thedeadgypsy]

I do dry hatching and keep it about 35-40% during lockdown and hatching with no shrink wrapping problems. People make low humidity a far bigger problem than it is.

[@suziehartwright]

Thank you for your quick response. ❤

[@lynnbishop9493]

I have quails that are overdue by 2 days, I've checked then for viability in water, they all look fine, I broke some open the chicks are alive and look ready to hatch, but haven't adsorbed their yolk sack. I'll leave them another few days since they are alive but since the issue us the same, I'm wondering if you know what it could be.

[@PloughmansBackyard]

How did they work out? I am wondering if they got the heat they needed at the beginning of the incubation or humidity is off. Seems like they didn't finish up. I am not familiar with hatching quails, as I have no experience with them. So I can't say for sure. 🤔

[@lonewolfi9224]

Bonjour, pouvez vous faire un récapitulatif des températures et du taux d'humidité par jour SVP ?

[@PloughmansBackyard]

Si vous téléchargez le manuel pdf sur notre site Web, j’ai les températures répertoriées que j’utilise ainsi que vous pouvez trouver les niveaux d’humidité pour chaque semaine. ploughmansbackyard.com/

[@aminaschmiat6476]

We had a blackout so im hoping their still good

[@PloughmansBackyard]

I hope they are still good too. As long as they were kept warm if it was a long outage. You also have that extra cord, but you would need to purchase a battery for that cord to run the machine. Best of luck!

[@maybelater234]

Hope it wasn’t too long! This is when you’re sitting around with eggs in your bra! 😂

[@margiesnyder7086]

Hi.I have a continuous issue.Day 18 chicks are good,Day 21 they don't pip at all, are dead.Upon looking at each dead chick,they are well developed,very wet and their eggsac is not absorbed.Can you help me? Frustrated😢

[@maybelater234]

Buy a separate thermometer/hygrometer with wire leads that you can run into your incubator. Not all incubators give good temp/humidity readings on the unit, especially cheaper “no name” brands.

[@maishair]

Monitor your incubator readings with a good hygrometer and calibrate it if needed... Temperature is usually the issue in the first 18 days and humidity in the last 3

[@rhonda-n8h]

"very wet"... Humidity is too high maybe. It should be no more than 70% I've read for lockdown. High leads to larger chick and smaller air space leads to death.

[@maddiethomas5892]

I always wondered about this. Thank you.... I'm a suburbanite. 😂

[@PloughmansBackyard]

You are welcome! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@sashilaimchen6676]

My hens have missed hatching several times which is very frustrating. Do i need to change the rooster who is two and half years old.

[@PloughmansBackyard]

Its possible. Have you tried cracking your eggs and seeing if they are fertile? Have you also tried after trying to hatch them to see if there was any development in the eggs after the incubation period?

[@dmx5439]

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[@PloughmansBackyard]

@@dmx5439 awww thanks 😊

[@loriburton4416]

If the humidity temp is off, why wouldnt this cause a failure in all eggs, instead of some?

[@PloughmansBackyard]

Could be many reasons. Some eggs have softer shells then others. Like a Maran egg, the darker the egg the tougher the shell. You may have certain areas in your incubator that perform better than others, temperature/humidity pockets etc... all play a roll in a successful hatch.

[@aminaschmiat6476]

My incubator has been on at 37.4 the whole time is that ok

[@PloughmansBackyard]

I am not sure if you have seen the manual. I have never left the incubator at one temp the whole time so i am not 100% sure how that would affect the eggs. I have adjusted the temps to keep the internal temperatures where they needed to be. The idea of changing the temps are to mimic the brooder mother as she does get on and off her eggs from time to time and moves them around to keep them a certain temps for different stages of development. Here is a link to the manual for this incubator on our merch store. You can check out the proper temperatures for the specific days. I hope this helps. ploughmansbackyard.com/en-cad/products/amazon-16-egg-incubator-instructions

[@kamila7125]

I really don't t know 😢my chick's move in day 20 ..now it's day 23 and they didn't hatch and don't see they be moving 😢don't know what's can happend 😢😢😢

[@PloughmansBackyard]

I am sorry to hear. Perhaps they were not fertilized? or maybe the temp or humidity was off on your incubator?

[@justinxu4090]

​@@PloughmansBackyard they said that their chick was moving on day 20... It was definitely fertilized... Probably it passed away while trying to hatch. Might have been too dry and the membrane stuck to the chick, preventing it from hatching

[@AshGreen359]

I'm letting a hen incubate mine and so far it's not going well

[@PloughmansBackyard]

@@AshGreen359 we have broody hens too. Some times they do a great job and sometimes it's flop. It really depends on if the hen is new at it, it takes practice for her. A good broody hen that's been successful before and turns out to be a good momma, is the best hen to use. She usually never fails. Unfortunately they need to learn to hatch them out, you may loose a few batches of chicks before she gets it right.

[@AshGreen359]

@@PloughmansBackyard thanks, that's good to know

[@PloughmansBackyard]

Your welcome

[@Estoy_DemiGod]

I had 18 duck eggs and didn’t get any I’m so pissed

[@PloughmansBackyard]

oh, sorry to hear. Yes it really sucks when that happens. We had that happen when we first started out also. Or using an old used incubator.

[@lovesdogs7596]

@@PloughmansBackyardI had the same thing happen to me. Now I have a new incubator and I got baby ducks. Still have heaps to learn.

[@tanako98]

At 7 days check the eggs so you know where you’re at!!!

[@PloughmansBackyard]

Yes checking the eggs is important.

[@miresnco5550]

Mites in chicken egg

[@childlikefaith7257]

What kind of chick were you trying to hatch?

[@PloughmansBackyard]

We hatch out a variety of different breeds

[@dantebraithwaite-wm7el]

My eggs did nit hath

[@PloughmansBackyard]

I hope this video gave some insight on reasons why...

[@dantebraithwaite-wm7el]

@@PloughmansBackyard my egg is abt 9 days old now an when i shine a light on it u can bearly see any space left hopefully the chicks gona live. my incubator doesnt have auto turning so i have to turn it everyone once in a while per day. wish me luck :D!!

[@AubreyGutierrez-ud2wi]

I’m so so sorry please forgive me but what happened to ur arm please forgive me

[@PloughmansBackyard]

@@AubreyGutierrez-ud2wi no worries. It's a skin condition from birth. Psoriasis.