Calls & Humidity

[WVduckchick]

Oops, forgot humidity for hatching, I ran mine between 68-72%

 

[WVduckchick]

They are a week old today

 

[lizardboy55]

That's about the gist of it...lol You know if they are growing too big/too fast, you higher the humidity and if it's too small/too slow, decrease it? Do you have a duck egg air cell pictorial? Or chart...

This is the one I usually use and just try to match it up.

 

[lizardboy55]

Not exactly. TN to WV by way of OH. Ravyn met up with Mini for some other birds, she gave my eggs to Mini, I drove to Mini's to pick them up.
I only lost one that externally pipped (14 of 23 eggs), I waited too long to assist. It's a fine line when to go in, but the others worked out great. I was extremely pleased.

Sounds like it should work. I incubated in a Brinsea Octagon 20 that has a turner, and I stand all other eggs upright, but was advised laying down worked better for calls, so I went with that. Just make sure it rolls them well, and I'd say it will be fine.

Good luck, I hope you'll keep us posted.

I hope it does! I will keep you all updated! Thank you so much for the advice!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

This is the one I usually use and just try to match it up.

I think this may work a bit better for judging air cell size:

 

[lizardboy55]

I think this may work a bit better for judging air cell size:

I agree thank you! Now if the air sack is too big I decrease the humidity and if it is to small I increase it?

 

[Pyxis]

I agree thank you! Now if the air sack is too big I decrease the humidity and if it is to small I increase it?

If it's too big you increase humidity, and if it's too small you decrease it

 

[AmyLynn2374]

If it's too big you increase humidity, and if it's too small you decrease it

What she said. Lol

 

[AmyLynn2374]

High humidity in the incubator slows down the loss of moisture in the egg, slowing down the growth of the air cell. Where lower humidity allows for the moisture to leave the egg, increasing the size of the air cell.

 

[lizardboy55]

High humidity in the incubator slows down the loss of moisture in the egg, slowing down the growth of the air cell. Where lower humidity allows for the moisture to leave the egg, increasing the size of the air cell.

Just to be clear, if I keep it around 30% durning incubation I should be good? lol just want to know what to set it to