March 2017! Hatch with us!

[noellepage06]

I am new to the is page and can't find where to make a new post so I hope someone sees this and helps. My first attempt at hatching has been a success. So far so good. I have 16 eggs in my incubator. So far 7 have hatched the rest are trying. My temp and humidity have been on point during the entire process. I did notice however that once the 4th chick hatched my humidity has shot up to 82%. Is this going to harm my babies if so how would you lower it? Thanks in advance.

 

[Cerise1924]

My humidity has shot up to 100% during a hatch. It's normal for humidity to rise with all those chicks. It won't harm them, but it can make it take longer for them to dry.

What I like to do is to take advantage of the high humidity to quickly scoop out the hatched chicks and move them to a warm brooder. The humidity in the incubator will drop, but if you are quick it will not drop so much that it will harm any potentially pipped eggs, I find.

This is an individual decision, of course. I'm just letting you know my own experience/methods.



Welcome, and congratulations!

I am new to the is page and can't find where to make a new post so I hope someone sees this and helps. My first attempt at hatching has been a success. So far so good. I have 16 eggs in my incubator. So far 7 have hatched the rest are trying. My temp and humidity have been on point during the entire process. I did notice however that once the 4th chick hatched my humidity has shot up to 82%. Is this going to harm my babies if so how would you lower it? Thanks in advance.

 

[noellepage06]

Thank you so much!

 

[MontainBourbons]

Just a quick question. Should I rely on how the air sacs of my eggs look or should I go by weight, which one is more reliable?

 

[slantrhymes]

Picture of one of my eggs yesterday!

 

[HenLeia]

Picture of one of my eggs yesterday!

Awesome pic!

 

[HenLeia]

My first attempt at shipped eggs!

 

[orrpeople]

Just a quick question. Should I rely on how the air sacs of my eggs look or should I go by weight, which one is more reliable?

They should be corollary, but if you have been keeping accurate weight measurements all along, that's a very good indicator. Both weight and air cell development should point to the same thing though. I tend to rely more on air cell development.

 

[orrpeople]

My first attempt at shipped eggs!

Are you shipping them, or did you receive them to incubate?

 

[orrpeople]

I am new to the is page and can't find where to make a new post so I hope someone sees this and helps. My first attempt at hatching has been a success. So far so good. I have 16 eggs in my incubator. So far 7 have hatched the rest are trying. My temp and humidity have been on point during the entire process. I did notice however that once the 4th chick hatched my humidity has shot up to 82%. Is this going to harm my babies if so how would you lower it? Thanks in advance.

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