Chicks started piping before day 18! Help! Still on egg rotater!

[Meganwilson14]

My eggs were due to stop turning tonight. I have half chicken eggs and half duck eggs. When its lock down i pull the off egg turner and when i got home two have piped still on egg turner!!!!!! What do i do!!! I cant open incubator so i dont know what to do!!!!

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Open the incubator. Remove the turner. Start your lockdown as normal. Watch those eggs closely but they should hatch just fine.

 

[Meganwilson14]

Even if they have already piped? I can see them moving thur were they have piped!

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Yes. Even though they have pipped. How many eggs do you have in the turner?

 

[Meganwilson14]

Ok i was always told if i opened after they piped i could kill them like shrink wrap them......i have 12 eggs on my chickens

 

[aart]

Ok i was always told if i opened after they piped i could kill them like shrink wrap them......i have 12 eggs on my chickens

Move fast then get humidity back up,
Or at least turn the turner off.
What kind of incubator do you have?
Pics would be helpful.

 

[Meganwilson14]

I still have duck eggs on my turner that need to turn is my problem :/.......still air incubator

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

I see. What was your plan for the eggs before they started hatching early?

 

[aart]

I still have duck eggs on my turner that need to turn is my problem :/.......still air incubator

When are the ducks eggs due?

 

[Meganwilson14]

To move them off the egg turner.....i have only 3 rows of the egg turner and the rest of the incubator is open for the other eggs to hatch....