ellam123
In the Brooder
- Aug 3, 2015
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It's my first time hatching chicken eggs, and I'm using a small, 2-egg basic incubator. I've been candling them every few days and they're developing as they should be. I measure the temperature frequently, but I have no way to measure the humidity except the air cell. Unfortunately, it's day 19 and I JUST thought to go online and see how large the air cells should be this late. I found out they were fairly small compared to how they should be, so I (CAREFULLY, because I know I shouldn't even be moving them at all this late) took them out of the incubator and poured most of the water out as an attempt to lower the humidity and increase the air cell size. At day 19, is it too late? Will the air cells not grow fast enough? How else can I help them?