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[CapricornFarm]

I'm having a hard time with humidity this hatch as well! Very strange. My last hatch I could barely keep it UNDER 80%... now, I have the troughs full AND a bowl of water inside and it barely reached 67% and steadily dropping... it's almost down to 60%!!!

It will go up when they start hatching!

 

[aliciaplus3]

My one little turkey has internally piped!

 

[amunk01]

Going to candle one last time, then go ahead and move them into the hatcher for lockdown. Picked up some no-skid drawer liner to try this go around. Sounds like everyone is having a pretty good hatch! Yay!
I'm sure your duckies are going to do great @Hope Hughes !

I moved my lone turkey egg into the hatcher tonight. It is starting to dip the air cell a little and it was still moving as far as I could tell. I will have a few more to go into the hatcher about the time this one comes out, then more eggs go into the bator. Oh I added a heat sink to the hatcher to help stabilize the temps.... it's just a tuperware dish full of water with a lid ( no drowning ) but it apears to be helping

Im rooting for that turkey! Im dying to get turkeys! Also I have river rocks all around the bottom of my incubator for heat sinks. I think it works rather well!
Good luck everyone! Keep the pictures coming!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

We officially have lockdown! 27 of the origional 37 made it to this point. Hoping for a good hatch! I also set more eggs today, including the first turkey egg of the season!

 

[mama duckie]

Ok thank you im going crazy over here!
I feel like i am checking like every 10 min, i know that doesnt help and makes it worse but i cant help it lol
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I hardly slept last night...2 duckies had hatched with 2 to go and none of them hatched themselves so was too worried to sleep and too excited as well!!
Can't wait to see your duckies!

 

[Pensmaster]

Not sure how the humidity is doing yet. Family visiting and their still asleep. Wait their getting up. BRB

 

[Pensmaster]

Holding at 56% so sponges are now added. At least temps are stable. Will be moving eggs soon.

 

[Pensmaster]

All 7 eggs made it to lockdown. One appears to be moving inside ac already.
The other 9 are a ways off from lockdown yet.

 

[Hope Hughes]

m sure your duckies are going to do great @Hope Hughes !

Thank you i hope so!!
I hope all is good on your end too!!
And everyone else!! ​

 

[Hope Hughes]

I hardly slept last night...2 duckies had hatched with 2 to go and none of them hatched themselves so was too worried to sleep and too excited as well!!
Can't wait to see your duckies!
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Ahh they are so cute!!
I got up and checked once.
But with a toddler and being prego im usually passed out when i can be lol if daddy was home i probably would have slept in the room with the bators and checked every 5 min.
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