air sac is way too small need advice please!!

Date sort Score sort
Christian1982 said:
My ducks air sacks seem small too on day 14 - what should I do I’m going crazy - I’ve taken the water out and misted them instead today. I’ve put them back in with only bit of water in the tank - my incubator has 5 water wells - I’ve just put half cup in as was more in there - is this correct ?
Click to expand...
Have you calibrated a hygrometer?
I never go by my incubator readings
I run little giant bators and it has 5 Channels I only run water in one and not full either and get 45-50 % humidity
My air cells are where they should be
Edited to add
You have time to correct them at day 14
Could you take pics of the air cells
If they are to small I would run around 40 % for a week and see how they do
If still a little on the small side go to 35% if they have caught up then go to 45-50

I cool my eggs and mist them but not in the bator. I don’t want my bator running higher humidity then it needs
 
New duck mommy 2021 said:
Have you calibrated a hygrometer?
I never go by my incubator readings
I run little giant bators and it has 5 Channels I only run water in one and not full either and get 45-50 % humidity
My air cells are where they should be
Edited to add
You have time to correct them at day 14
Could you take pics of the air cells
If they are to small I would run around 40 % for a week and see how they do
If still a little on the small side go to 35% if they have caught up then go to 45-50

I cool my eggs and mist them but not in the bator. I don’t want my bator running higher humidity then it needs
New duck mommy 2021 said:
Have you calibrated a hygrometer?
I never go by my incubator readings
I run little giant bators and it has 5 Channels I only run water in one and not full either and get 45-50 % humidity
My air cells are where they should be
Edited to add
You have time to correct them at day 14
Could you take pics of the air cells
If they are to small I would run around 40 % for a week and see how they do
If still a little on the small side go to 35% if they have caught up then go to 45-50

I cool my eggs and mist them but not in the bator. I don’t want my bator running higher humidity then it needs
Click to expand...
thank you - I’ve got 5 wells in the tank too and now I’ve just filled the middle one only and will see how it goes
Click to expand...
 
Thank you - I’ve started yesterday with only the middle well of the tank filled only - it has 5 so I think I’ve got it right now - I’ve just checked the eggs air cells and they still a little small but if I leave it another day or 2 should I see them bigger?
 
Thank you - I’ve started yesterday with only the middle well of the tank filled only - it has 5 so I think I’ve got it right now - I’ve just checked the eggs air cells and they still a little small but if I leave it another day or 2 should I see them bigger?
 
Christian1982 said:
Thank you - I’ve started yesterday with only the middle well of the tank filled only - it has 5 so I think I’ve got it right now - I’ve just checked the eggs air cells and they still a little small but if I leave it another day or 2 should I see them bigger?
Click to expand...
It can take a few days to see the change
I like to weigh my eggs before I start and mark my air cells
Then every 7 days I recheck
That way I can adjust by 2 weeks
Either add more humidity or less
I like my eggs to loose about 14 % weight
So at 2 weeks I should be at 7%
So far the method has worked good for my hatches
 

Similar threads

J
Small Air Sac day 17
Replies
1
Views
150
Stanpott
S
M
Difference in air sac size for the same hatch
Replies
3
Views
89
MidwifeMamaHawk
M
L
Is this a saddled egg? Day 8 of Incubation
Replies
5
Views
153
Dr Evy
Dr Evy
HollyParks
Air sac seems small
2 3
Replies
21
Views
2K
NorthwoodsChick
NorthwoodsChick
A
Duck egg sac yellow
Replies
1
Views
317
nuthatched
nuthatched

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom