incubation gone bad

tarta4ever

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Hi guys my red foot layd 9 eggs between december and February but non have them was good, can you give me some advice?
 

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How big/old are the male and female? It actually hasn't been long enough yet for them to have hatched. Have you candled them? Do they look clear? rotten?
 

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i don t have the precise mesure this is the second time that i found eggs in the enclouse, the first time was december 2016 they look like freshly layd 0 chalking
 

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Depending upon the temperature in the incubator, it can take for 3 to 6 months for them to hatch. I had YF eggs hatch after 6 months that were smelly and black, yet they hatched out 3 very nice YF babies. I never toss eggs until/unless I'm absolutely sure they're not good. Have you tried candling them?
 

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i ll try tomorrow i ll keep you updated thanks for the advice
 

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Almost all RFs I have incubated take right at 125 days. My early Nov. 17 are just now hatching. One time had one 170 days from laid to out of egg.
 

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RF eggs are hard to candle. They have a thick white membrane under the hard shell that makes candling very difficult. I wouldn’t look for hatching until April or May. 4 mos. gestation
 
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