Brinsea Mini Advanced- Lock Down Question

[kkattt]

Hello! I am in lock down-- We ended up locking down a day early due to the school being closed-- (Lock down Saturday Morning instead of Sunday) Monday morning I refilled the water pots to the top... I looked into them today(without opening the incubator) and noticed the water has gone down a lot. Should I leave it alone??

Thanks! =) Kim

Live feed- click the link below!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/frps-chicken-hatching

 

[Sphinx]

Have you got any pips yet? If no, then I'd probably refill them. If yes, I'd leave it alone.

Really though, once they start hatching, humidity goes waaaaay up and you don't have to worry about keeping the wells filled.

So, whatcha hatching?

 

[kkattt]

Thanks for the info-- no pips yet.. I am soooo nervous!! The eggs are Americauna and RI Red =)

 

[CorinneP]

Good Luck !!!

 

[Sphinx]

Hey, be a peach and move the camera over just a tiny bit- it being off center is driving me crazy, and making it easier for me to do things like take my kids to school, go to the gym, clean my house, etc.

So you set them on Wednesday, correct? I bet you don't see pips until later in the day today at the earliest.

 

[kkattt]

Hey, be a peach and move the camera over just a tiny bit- it being off center is driving me crazy, and making it easier for me to do things like take my kids to school, go to the gym, clean my house, etc.

So you set them on Wednesday, correct? I bet you don't see pips until later in the day today at the earliest.

Lol.. I moved the camera. I candled through the plastic dome and could see air sacs.. but no beaks in them =/ Is that a BAD sign??

 

[CorinneP]

I had to stop watching the live feed for fear of going cross eyed lol Wanted to see a wiggle lol

 

[Sphinx]

I've successfully hatched quite a few chicks (probably 40-50+), I candle obsessively, and I've never once seen a beak in the air cell. I think that's because theoretically, when they've internally pipped, they're supposed to be in lockdown. I try really hard not to candle when they're in lockdown. I'm not perfect, but I do pretty well with the "lock" part of lockdown.

 

[kkattt]

Day 21-- Nothing Yet! Ahhhh!!