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And it seems I’ve been a bit rigid about opening the incubator during hatches. I’ve always took a “do not open on pain of death” approach, but knowing I can assist quickly will make things easier.

I guess general consensus is too many eggs in. Perhaps I’ve just been lucky in the past. And normally I do remove some eggs during candling so it would be less full. I guess that’s a place to start.

It’s a Brinsea Ovation 56. I had 56 eggs in it. It was full even after candling because there were a lot of Black Copper Maran eggs and I was having a hard time seeing what’s what. Because of the humidity and fluff built up during the hatch you can’t see much through the dome. Here’s a picture...

I am having a new issue with slightly younger/newly hatched chicks being smothered by the slightly older chicks that hatch first in the incubator. My last hatch I didn’t realize it was happening, and I woke up to thirteen chicks crushed/smothered on the incubator floor under a bunch of happy...