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No, that is incorrect. The humidity was never 80%. It hovered at 69%. Right now it is 59%.

In my hovabator I always boosted the humidity to 80% - 85% as instructed by several waterfowl specialists.
 
Oh MissP, I am so sorry.
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My fingers are crossed that all will go well with the rest of the hatch and that nothing was compromised.
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Are the goslings that are in the two eggs that you pipped still alive?
 
Oh no! I am crying with you.
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We will all keep our fingers crossed for the remainders.

Have you candled any of the other ones as you haven't seen movement?
 
I also think that baby looks too wet and sticky. Is he doing OK???
.....and 80% humidity also seems way high.
I have an old Dickey (but I love him anyway... lol sorry couldnt resist). the temp stays at 99 and humidity stays right at 50%through out incubation. I candle them and mist them 1-2 times a week. I dont do the cooling off thing (although they obviously cool some when I candle them) and since the incubator rotates them I dont hand turn them either.
on the last few days I put the eggs ready to hatch in a styrofoam table top bator, and have humidity in the 65% range and mist them and candle them at least once a day.

The mold in the incubator is not good, but if you consider the dirty nests the hens set on, and how clumsy they are, I dont think you have to worry about over handling them or mold harming the egg. Those shells are pretty tough!
 
The humidity has not been above 69%. I am going to add a couple more therm/hydro meters to the cabinet and see how they vary. Right now it is 58%.
 
Miss Prissy, you certainly have been and are still going through a lot to get these sebbies! They are so worth it! You didn't say ...how is the one that did hatch? I have been afraid to ask since I think you would have posted a pic if it were ok?
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