Are these eggs dead? I think I see blood rings

[MGG]

Yes, you can.


Hmmm... never heard that one.

I don't like lowering the humidity for that long, it's really not going to change the air cells at that point anyway.

Just saying what I've read. It probably wouldn't harm them to leave it low until an exterrnal pip is seen, but what if it externally pips overnight and the humidity is way too low for 8 or so hours? Then the chick would be shrinkwrapped.

Quoted from TwoCrows article.
3. Raise your Humidity Level
Your temp will remain the same all throughout the cycle from setting the eggs to hatching. Your humidity however needs to rise during Lock Down and hatching. Here is another humidity question that if you asked 10 people on the humidity level at Lock Down, you will probably get 10 different answers! At this stage, humidity becomes extremely important. Humidity plays an important part in the softening egg and keeps the chicks from sticking to the inside of the egg after external pipping. If your incubator doesn't have a super high setting for humidity, you will need to increase it on your own.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

What has it been running at before now?

45%... which is odd because my first incubation I kept it at that and the air cells were good.

 

[Kiki]

45%... which is odd because my first incubation I kept it at that and the air cells were good.

That is high for Houston.
Next time keep it at it just under 30.

You don't want to drastically change the humidity level ever... It's important that it stays steady throughout.

Just keep it where you have it now and don't raise it until you see an external pip.
also the less you open and close your incubator the better because that drastically changes the levels.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

I don't like lowering the humidity for that long, it's really not going to change the air cells at that point anyway.

Just saying what I've read. It probably wouldn't harm them to leave it low until an exterrnal pip is seen, but what if it externally pips overnight and the humidity is way too low for 8 or so hours? Then the chick would be shrinkwrapped.

Quoted from TwoCrows article.
3. Raise your Humidity Level
Your temp will remain the same all throughout the cycle from setting the eggs to hatching. Your humidity however needs to rise during Lock Down and hatching. Here is another humidity question that if you asked 10 people on the humidity level at Lock Down, you will probably get 10 different answers! At this stage, humidity becomes extremely important. Humidity plays an important part in the softening egg and keeps the chicks from sticking to the inside of the egg after external pipping. If your incubator doesn't have a super high setting for humidity, you will need to increase it on your own.

About the part I bolded, I don't sleep. I'm not exactly kidding. I sleep about 2 hours, wake up, sleep for 2 hours, wake up, and then sleep for another 2 hours and wake up to start my day.

 

[MGG]

About the part I bolded, I don't sleep. I'm not exactly kidding. I sleep about 2 hours, wake up, sleep for 2 hours, wake up, and then sleep for another 2 hours and wake up to start my day.

How?!?! Lol.
Well, ok then. I just want you to have the best hatch. Good luck.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

That is high for Houston.
Next time keep it at it just under 30.

You don't want to drastically change the humidity level ever... It's important that it stays steady throughout.

Just keep it where you have it now and don't raise it until you see an external pip.
also the less you open and close your incubator the better because that drastically changes the levels.

Thank you Kiki. I'll do my best to not open it, but they went in at 7pm on the 16th, so they're pretty far along now. Lockdown is soon. Like, 2 days soon. What should I up the lockdown humidity to when they pip?

 

[Kiki]

About the part I bolded, I don't sleep. I'm not exactly kidding. I sleep about 2 hours, wake up, sleep for 2 hours, wake up, and then sleep for another 2 hours and wake up to start my day.

May I suggest that you turn your phone and computer or devices off at 8:00 each night and leave them off until the next morning.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

How?!?! Lol.
Well, ok then. I just want you to have the best hatch. Good luck.

I don't know, and thank you!

 

[Kiki]

Thank you Kiki. I'll do my best to not open it, but they went in at 7pm on the 16th, so they're pretty far along now. Lockdown is soon. Like, 2 days soon. What should I up the lockdown humidity to when they pip?

50.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

50.

Thanks sort-of neighbor!