Brinsea cool down feature

[FridayYet]

The problem with taking chicks out once fluffed is the remaining eggs get vacuum sealed. I added hot water and did it in a steamy bathroom but they still got vacuum sealed

What were you running your humidity at? My incubator recovers temp and humidity in less than a minute, no matter how much I opened it. You may have had another reason for your shrink-wrapped chicks.

Hard "lockdown" is for incubators that have a hard time holding their temps and humidity, especially the Styrofoam incubators.

 

[calliescluckers]

My humidity was between 60 and 70%. I did notice it recovered REALLY fast. What other reason could there be for shrink wrapping? I had a couple eggs that didn't pip internally.

 

[FridayYet]

Sometimes chicks don't pip internally because they are just not meant to hatch - they could be weak, malformed, malpositioned, etc.

Did you look at air cells on days 7/14/18? were your eggs porous? Old?

I like the humidity 40-45% days 1-18, then 70% or higher when you hear peeping. (internal pip).