Are these eggs dead? I think I see blood rings

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

OK, UPDATE: 8/12 eggs are looking healthy, but the air cells are too small, so I have humidity low, and I will have it low until one pips. Hoping 3 will hatch, wish me luck!

 

[MGG]

OK, UPDATE: 8/12 eggs are looking healthy, but the air cells are too small, so I have humidity low, and I will have it low until one pips. Hoping 3 will hatch, wish me luck!

That's good! The humidity needs to be raised at lockdown no matter what. You can't just keep it low until the first one pips, the humidity is needed to soften the egg shells so that they can pip through. The egg shells need to have time to soften, so the humidity needs to be upped several days before they will externally pip.

 

[aart]

You can't just keep it low until the first one pips

Yes, you can.

the humidity is needed to soften the egg shells so that they can pip through. The egg shells need to have time to soften, so the humidity needs to be upped several days before they will externally pip.

Hmmm... never heard that one.

 

[Kiki]

That's good! The humidity needs to be raised at lockdown no matter what. You can't just keep it low until the first one pips, the humidity is needed to soften the egg shells so that they can pip through. The egg shells need to have time to soften, so the humidity needs to be upped several days before they will externally pip.

You do not need to raise humidity until you see an external pip and then you don't need to raise it crazy high either.

 

[Kiki]

OK, UPDATE: 8/12 eggs are looking healthy, but the air cells are too small, so I have humidity low, and I will have it low until one pips. Hoping 3 will hatch, wish me luck!

Is your humidity gauge salt tested?
What have you been running it at...the humidity?

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Yes, you can.


Hmmm... never heard that one.

Thank you aart, I thought you could leave it until one pipped, as I had heard in a couple of posts.

You do not need to raise humidity until you see an external pip and then you don't need to raise it crazy high either.

Thank you Kiki as well.
And thank you @MGG for trying to help!

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Is your humidity gauge salt tested?
What have you been running it at...the humidity?

Yes it is. My hygrometer is 4% off, and right now it's measuring 27%

 

[Kiki]

I’m 100% sure this egg is dead, but I wanted official clearance from the people before throwing it out. @DucksAreBest @MGG @Weeg View attachment 2585762View attachment 2585763

You don't have multiple calibrated thermometers do you?

 

[Kiki]

Yes it is. My hygrometer is 4% off, and right now it's measuring 27%

What has it been running at before now?

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

You don't have multiple calibrated thermometers do you?

I do actually, one is 22% off, so, yeah.