The tiny serama; a Hatching adventure

[fluffycrow]

OK peeps, so we're encountering a tad bit of a problem. The humidity is dropping. Not fast, but it's dropping. I worry that during the night it'll drop drastically, and they all won't be able to hatch (since the humidity can drop from 55% to 23% within 30 minutes). Should I open the incubator later today and add a bit of water?

 

[Canadian Wind]

OK peeps, so we're encountering a tad bit of a problem. The humidity is dropping. Not fast, but it's dropping. I worry that during the night it'll drop drastically, and they all won't be able to hatch (since the humidity can drop from 55% to 23% within 30 minutes). Should I open the incubator later today and add a bit of water?

Opening the incubator is not an issue. I do it all the time. Heck, had a brief power outage that cooled the eggs completely (including my Survivor eggs) and they did fine.

Place a damp sponge or folded face cloth in there with them to keep the humidity up if you're worried.

 

[fluffycrow]

Opening the incubator is not an issue. I do it all the time. Heck, had a brief power outage that cooled the eggs completely (including my Survivor eggs) and they did fine.

Place a damp sponge or folded face cloth in there with them to keep the humidity up if you're worried.

OK. That does make me feel better about opening it. Maybe I'll place a sponge in, as you say, in hopes of keeping the humidity stable for longer

 

[TwoCrows]

Yep, a big piece of sponge in a cup of water is what I do, sticking out the top of the cup, keeps it quite humid in the machine.

 

[fluffycrow]

Yep, a big piece of sponge in a cup of water is what I do, sticking out the top of the cup, keeps it quite humid in the machine.

Now I need to go see if I have any sponges that haven't been used laying around. While putting water in, I MIIIIGHT do a quick candling to see where these guys are development-wise

 

[fluffycrow]

Sooo candled a bit. I think I saw some internal pips! Τσουρέκι is the one I'm the most sure has internally pipped. Humidity is now rising, but slower than I'd like

 

[BDutch]

Now I need to go see if I have any sponges that haven't been used laying around. While putting water in, I MIIIIGHT do a quick candling to see where these guys are development-wise

I suppose a wet cotton cloth in a bowl should do the trick too.

 

[fluffycrow]

I suppose a wet cotton cloth in a bowl should do the trick too.

I ended up going with the sponge. Now I worry that the humidity will be too high. Right now it's at 75%, which seems to be within the recommended range in the incubator manual, and it's about the humidity that I start to see some condensation on the walls.

You'll come to find out that worrying is my status quo

 

[fluffycrow]

Day 20 peeps!

@Nero70002 sorry for taking so long to get back to you, number two (a pure Tsouloufati egg) is both unclaimed, and developing! Would you like to claim it?

 

[Canadian Wind]

I ended up going with the sponge. Now I worry that the humidity will be too high. Right now it's at 75%, which seems to be within the recommended range in the incubator manual, and it's about the humidity that I start to see some condensation on the walls.

You'll come to find out that worrying is my status quo

NOOOOOOOOO!