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[tracyjg]

It's been hot and rainy here.humidity out side keeps changing.

 

[tracyjg]

Would it help to see if we can get another computer fan. In a few weeks is there away to make them work with both.

 

[tracyjg]

Like today's weather it's 17% outside for or area. Humidity for these time of year.

 

[tracyjg]

Today's egg didn't smell at all.

 

[tracyjg]

Today's egg didn't smell at all.

The egg today had broken had no development at all not even a little like the one in bathroom sink. It didn't look like that. It looked like it was similar to what you buy at the grocery store. When you crack it open just the yellow part of it.

 

[tracyjg]

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The egg today had broken had no development at all not even a little like the one in bathroom sink. It didn't look like that. It looked like it was similar to what you buy at the grocery store. When you crack it open just the yellow part of it.

all I did was take the shell out of the way. And took the photo

 

[WalnutHill]

Would it help to see if we can get another computer fan. In a few weeks is there away to make them work with both.

Easy to do, for example if they are wired red and black, just twist the red wires together and the black wires together. Or if you want two fans running slower, connect one red to the power supply +, the black from that fan to the red from the second fan, and the black from the second fan to the power supply -.

 

[WalnutHill]

60-80 is in second bator after 18 days. It's hard to regulate that one . It doesn't like water at all. No water goes to low. First incubator little giant 40-50. On humidity. It will not go over these on zoology hydrometer. But goes over on main unit not right. On both machines.we have to breathing machines each one of the unit or it will not hold temp or humidly at all.

The nebulizers are probably the issue. They create an actual mist, which is great for lungs, not so good for eggs. They drown.

Try running a batch without the nebulizers. After 7 days, take a few photos and post.

 

[ronott1]

Bury them. And next batch, don't put so much water in the incubator.

Moisture in the egg goes away as the chick develops--poor development is more of a cause of wet chicks. Humidity works in a wide range from around 25% to 50% and good hatches happen in that range.

I know you are using homemade incubators, which is great...but steady temperatures are as important as the right temperatures. Humidity didn't keep the eggs from starting, but they wouldn't have had much of a chance of hatching with air cells that small.

They look like eggs that were either washed before setting, or misted during incubation. Both are bad, as they can help bacteria get through the shell pores. Eggs need to be dry to the touch, only the air should be humid, not moist where it condenses on anything.

Yes! Temperature not within one degree of 99.5 is the most common cause of poor development which leads to chicks not absorbing moisture during incubation. Concentrate on Temperature. The other things, like turning, misting the eggs and a cool down cycle(Brinsea has a cool down cycle--the top is not taken off so humidity is not lost) help with development and healthy dry chicks at hatch.

You get a feel for your eggs and incubator with experience. Some like Dorking eggs need more humidity. Others like Marans and Penedesenca seem to like lower humidity. Watch air cell development though--that is important!

All bets are off for shipped eggs though--they often just do not develop correctly because of factors the person incubating cannot control--shipping stress and breeder health for example.

 

[WalnutHill]

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Moisture in the egg goes away as the chick develops--poor development is more of a cause of wet chicks. Humidity works in a wide range from around 25% to 50% and good hatches happen in that range.

Yes! Temperature not within one degree of 99.5 is the most common cause of poor development which leads to chicks not absorbing moisture during incubation. Concentrate on Temperature. The other things, like turning, misting the eggs and a cool down cycle(Brinsea has a cool down cycle--the top is not taken off so humidity is not lost) help with development and healthy dry chicks at hatch.

You get a feel for your eggs and incubator with experience. Some like Dorking eggs need more humidity. Others like Marans and Penedesenca seem to like lower humidity. Watch air cell development though--that is important!

All bets are off for shipped eggs though--they often just do not develop correctly because of factors the person incubating cannot control--shipping stress and breeder health for example.

Agreed but look at the air cells, they are ~5 day development at 30 + days.

Misting may be good for ducks, I don't know, but it's not good for chickens if humidity is so high that it can't evaporate.