Day 22 - incubator dried out over night. One egg still working at dime-size hole (24hrs) . Can eggs

schnauzerpup said:

Trouble with the humidity all along. Even with water in the bottom, only reached over 50% once in the last day, and then it dried out last night.

I just water-tested a dozen eggs, and all seemed to "low float" - so maybe it is just a late-hatching bactch. But considering the low humidity, I'm worried that they will be able to pip. Out of 18 eggs, only 1 has pipped.

So my question is - If the eggs had dried out, is it reasonable to think that they can hydrate enough to hatch?

One egg pipped (dime-size hole) and has been working on it for 24 hours, but no dramatic progress overnight and seems a bit dry to me (it's also very noising). But I think the "save it or not" question comes up on other boards, so I'll look.

I would be grateful to know your thoughts - this is my first hatch, and my toddler is hoping very much for the "chickies in the eggs"

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schnauzerpup said:

Stillair Styrofoam incubator, no hydrometer. The earlier weeks were also in the 40s, and even now, with full reservoirs for a few hours, wet paper towels, and moisture/steam slightly fogging the glass, it STILL says 42%. That does make me skeptical of the built-in meter.

I took a couple clearly separated pieces off, and they were indeed yellow and brown. The bird is mostly just chirping constantly; can't tell if it is just taking a break from working on the shell or maybe just given up and calling for help (Or maybe that's just me reading into it). I'll try moistening them, and check over at the assisting board you mention.

Thanks for the reply and the info!

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