Just hit 70%!!! Am I drowning these chicks now?st
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u are fine hun i had hum up to 75% and that was one of the best hatcheds i ever had once and all the pips and babies did fine just relax bu some people might have a different opion on itJust hit 70%!!! Am I drowning these chicks now?st
Looks good to me!! Love it!
Keep up with the pictures... Lots of them... At all stages... !! Yes, this is a purely selfish request. I mean really, I can't check your bator for you every couple of minutes... I'll need pictures. LOL. I want to watch too!! My eggs aren't due to hatch for a week & 1/2 yet. There are only so many muffins this momma hen can bake in the meantime.
If your eggs are on day 15 you could always turn off that turner & add the eggs w/ detached air cells. I have found quite a few people that stop turning their eggs a few days before lockdown. I am now one of those people after I had 5 eggs in one batch die @ the end because they were in the wrong position & couldn't do anything to get out. So my set up is 3 bators, two store bought that- one incubates- one is the lockdown & I have a homemade one that is used for the few extra days where I don't turn the eggs before lockdown.I need some advice please. I am doing a staggered hatch. I purchased some CCL eggs that were laid on Thur, shipped on Fri, received Mon and have been resting. I was planning on adding them to my Brinsea (which has eggs at Day 15 and will be moved to a hatcher at lockdown) but 6/8 have detached air cells so they can't be turned. Should I move my eggs that went into lockdown yesterday to underneath a broody and then put the CCL eggs in my incubator I use for hatching (no turner) today, or can the CCL eggs wait a couple more days until my hatch is finished and then get started? They are going to be a week old tomorrow but being shipped with detached air cells I am wondering if they shouldn't get in the incubator asap (no turning of course)? I hate to move ones in lockdown and my kids were so excited to watch the hatch, but I also don't want to risk expensive eggs either. Ugh...decisions...
I've had my humidity spike into the upper 70s w/ out issue. If it climbs like that again if you open & close quick so you can lower it just a bit if you want. Be patient though, those lil ones may just be stubborn! I feel the same way sometimes, as I have chilled out chicks, no one wants to rumble the egg & all but one took their sweeet ***** time pipping & zipping!!Well, I just couldn't help myself! Still stressing here on day 20 with nothing happening. The humidity dropped to 60% and I worried, so I opened the bator and quickly placed a wet warm cloth in there too. The temp went down for about a minute then was back up to where it should be. The humidity dropped to 55%, but about 3 minutes later it was back at 60%, another 5 or so minutes it was reading 65%. It's now sitting on 67%.
As the temp. returned to normal in a short space of time, and the humidity shot up very quickly, I don't think I've harmed my chicks have I? Words of wisdom please.
I can't see any external pips, there's no movement, no cheeping. Didn't want to have the bator open any longer than absolutely necessary so I didn't candle to look for internal pips.
Promise I'll sit on my hands now.....
69 being to high will depend on who you ask. Many people have their own temps & humidity levels they stick too. This time around, since I have been & still am doing staggered hatches, I am keeping my humidity more towards 70 since after a few hatch & start running I remove them to their brooders. Again try not to worry too much, if need be carefully move your bator to your bathroom & take a nice relaxing shower, when your out take some eggs out & candle - the humidity in the bathroom should keep you bator from dropping too low & you will be able to rest your mind by check out those eggs!Ok.....the humidity has just shot up to 69%. Is this too much now?Day 21 started 1 hour ago. Still nothing. No pips that i can see. Now my mind is going into overdrive and I'm worrying they might be pipping on the bottom of the eggs where I can't see!
Should I try to remove some water to lower the humidity?
Please, someone save me from insanity!
Thanks a bunch!If your eggs are on day 15 you could always turn off that turner & add the eggs w/ detached air cells. I have found quite a few people that stop turning their eggs a few days before lockdown. I am now one of those people after I had 5 eggs in one batch die @ the end because they were in the wrong position & couldn't do anything to get out. So my set up is 3 bators, two store bought that- one incubates- one is the lockdown & I have a homemade one that is used for the few extra days where I don't turn the eggs before lockdown.