6 day early pip! Help!

[Kellyjenny]

Okay I'm sorry you already told me the humidity so it's a little early but I had my first batch of eggs hatched on the 19th day.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Also, do you have a few extra thermometers calibrated in the incubator?

 

[Kellyjenny]

The temp should always be at 99.5 unless you have a still incubator but it always should be at 99.5

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I have one of my Ayem Cymani chicks pipping on day 17. Do I put the incubator on lockdown, or keep turning all of the other eggs?

Put all of them on lockdown. If one is pipping then there could be others getting ready to hatch early as well. There is zero harm in stopping turning at this point even if they weren't early.

A hatch this early is either from the temperature being too high, a hot spot in the incubator (what incubator are you using? Do you have a secondary calibrated thermometer?), or is it possible that a broody hen was sitting on the egg for a few days? Did you candle before setting the eggs to see if any were already developing?

 

[Regina Stultz]

Ok and do you hear chirping and you see any of the other eggs moving back and forth and what is your humidity right now.

No chirping or movement from the other eggs. Humidity goes between 40 and 49%. It's been mostly 43-44% since I started incubation.

 

[Regina Stultz]

Also, do you have a few extra thermometers calibrated in the incubator?

Just the digital thermometer it came with.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Just the digital thermometer it came with.

Uh oh. The thermometers that come with incubators are rarely accurate. That may be your culprit... next time you may want to add an extra thermometer. We learn new things everyday!

 

[Babbling brook]

I have the same issue. 2 eggs under broody silkies pipped day 17. It has been hot. Should I pull them and the 6 unpipped eggs and put them in an incubator or trust nature? Currently left the 2 under most most proven mommy who is in a separate nest box and the others in the nest box with 3 mommies.