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beetandsteet
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@MeepBeep thanx for all the good advice you're giving. I'm learning a ton myself! Looking forward to putting this all in an article.
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I agree, lockdown makes for a lot of temp and humidity spikesOk here's one more question... This morning at 6 a.m. It was 95. I turned it up a HALF MILLIMETER and it spiked and it was 105 when I got back up a 9... I freaked and tweaked it again.. Do I have cooked chicks? I'm worried it was too hot for them.... Everything was fine until I had to go into lockdown.
Really hoping you get some chicks! If it would help relieve your anxiety, you could take a few out gently and candle them if there are no external pips. I know some people would disagree with this, but I candle all the way up to an external pip.Today is supposed to be hatch day but I have had no movement at all. I'm hopeful for tomorrow maybe, they did go cold after all on day 15 when I brought them inside to put in the incubator. So they've been really cold on day 15, fine 16 and 17, and really hot day 18, that's when I went on lockdown and the temp spiked. Now I'm driving myself crazy pacing around the house. I've even played chicks peeping sounds on you tube hoping that might inspire them to come out! Fingers crossed. I hope something happens, this will be my second failed attempt to save abandoned eggs.
Im trying to quote and reply, sorry! I'm new at this... But after that temp spike nightmare I had when I went on lockdown, the next time I open this bator is either going to be taking out some fluffy chicks, or removing bad eggsReally hoping you get some chicks! If it would help relieve your anxiety, you could take a few out gently and candle them if there are no external pips. I know some people would disagree with this, but I candle all the way up to an external pip.
My temp is 100.5, humidity is 75. Is that okay? Do these styrofoam factory thermostats usually run higher or lower than the gauge reads..? Day 21.
I cannot get the humidity above 62%. I have two cups of water in it, all wells are full, and I have three wet rags in it. Two rags are on top of the eggs and one is under them. The rags raised the humidity from 43% to 62%. They were due on Saturday- today is Tuesday. Should I throw them out? The incubator too? Any ideas?