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Sometimes I have to do that if the egg isn't very egg shaped. Before I realized that was a good way to tell I did have the air cell down once. :hmm But luckily caught it at candle. :)

Good thinking! :highfive: For that reason I might move them all flat. Hard call. But since I think your hygrometer was incorrect, maybe. But the toughest call for me is how many time the incubator will be open. :confused: Seriously NICE catch! :thumbsup

Only thing I'm not diggin'... is those chicks now being on that bare grate... since I have read that it should be lined to help prevent injury. But In personally wouldn't try to change that now. Maybe for the next hatch. :wee:wee :pop :jumpy :jumpy

Is there condensation on your lid? If not your hygrometer may be lying... Interesting to think about how to bring down humidity... please tell us about YOUR ambient humidity level, I think I might have missed your location somehow. Anyways... if I was that high, I would consider making like a...

That sounds about right. There is just sooo much information... it's difficult remember everything. Thank you.

Have you already decided what you will do with all the extra cockerels? That's a whole lot of eggs... and they all look pretty small. Do you know if they are all bantam?

Please don't. Your intent was GOOD. :hugs You are learning. And you will be able to share with others. :cool: Also, those are embryos... not currently chicks. :oops: Even without humidity issues, sometimes they don't make it. And those that do... would be preyed upon down to the last few in...

Why would that be?

@Pyxis @WVduckchick any suggestions from your collective experience?

Hi, welcome to BYC! :frow UGH... I hope next time you get any advice from a feed store employee that you will ALWAYS get a second opinion. :barnie You wouldn't believe some of the awful things I've heard... and this is definitely one of them. :( I would try not to have it higher than 50% right...