Lost a couple of chicks my last hatch, in the shell. They pipped but never got out. I was running the humidity at 70-75 for the last 3 days... I'm guessing they drown when they pipped.
Either that or they became 'stuck', unable to zip, couldn't turn in the shell.
Yep, in the wild, usually the humidity in the soil is around 35%, if it's lower they won't hatch out a clutch. That's why in a dry spring/year or a drought, the hatch rate of wild birds is so low.humidity commensurate with outdoor humidity is best!!! Iāve been hatching lately with broody silkies and that has taught me a lot about my individual humidity levels!!!
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My eggs are due to arrive tomorrow. I have the temperature holding steady between 99.1 and 100.1 degrees.
The humidity is the problem. If I add a pipette of water, the humidity goes up as high 65%, then drops steadily until it's as low as 12%. With one pipette, this cycle takes about 1-2 hours. If I use 2 pipettes of water, it may take 2-4 hours. I imagine that this constantly changing humidity is not going to be good for the eggs.
I could keep the humidity semi stable (high of 40-50%, low of 25-30%) if I add about half a pipette once an hour or so, but I work and am going to need to sleep. Should I try blocking off the tiny vents on the bottom of the incubator? That will affect the airflow, though, so I haven't tried that yet.
The humidity is the problem. If I add a pipette of water, the humidity goes up as high 65%, then drops steadily until it's as low as 12%. With one pipette, this cycle takes about 1-2 hours. If I use 2 pipettes of water, it may take 2-4 hours. I imagine that this constantly changing humidity is not going to be good for the eggs.
I could keep the humidity semi stable (high of 40-50%, low of 25-30%) if I add about half a pipette once an hour or so, but I work and am going to need to sleep. Should I try blocking off the tiny vents on the bottom of the incubator? That will affect the airflow, though, so I haven't tried that yet.
just candled the 90 and trashed 22 clear giving me avg 75% fertility. set celadon, sparkly, and 15 of jumbos (all the room I had in the big bators) will set other 15 jumbos once weekend hatch completes and may put in a few homegrowns too in order to fill empty spots!
have u tried chunking up sponges and wetting then adding/subtracting pieces until you achieve the desired humidity?? iāve been doing that method in my janoelle and it holds stable for longer periods of time.
Now there's an idea! /me goes off to grab a sponge.
The sponge is really helping. Putting a pipette of water onto a piece of sponge seems to top the humidity out at about 46-48% (instead of 75%) and seems to last much longer. I still need to keep a close eye on it, but I can at least get some sleep and do other things.
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The quail wasnāt located, and no rabbits, snakes or toads were seen.
The quail wasnāt located, and no rabbits, snakes or toads were seen.
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