Confused....

[MyNameIs86]

So I have checked on the eggs on lock down and just 5-10 minutes earlier and the humidity was 72%. I'm confused about the two red plugs in the hovabator. do i leave them in or take 1 or both out?

do you think they will be good?
i saw a few eggs rock a bit but no pips or any sound.

 

[Pyxis]

Take them out. The extra oxygen and air flow is very important at this stage. The chicks will need it to breathe. It may bring your humidity down a little bit.

 

[MyNameIs86]

None of my eggs have pipped yet. The humidity spiked up to 71% so i took both red stoppers out and opened my two bedroom windows. Then put 1 red stopper back in. I'm surprised no pips yet. Because it's day 19 and last time I had 1-2 pips, but of course all eggs are different. lol.

I had done an unintended dry hatch this time because stupid me forgot to add water as i went along. D'oh!

 

[happyhens1972]

But have you added water now? They need at least 65% to 70% humidity for hatching but don't plug the vents, they need the oxygen aswell. And don't worry about a lack of pips, it's early yet.

 

[MyNameIs86]

Yes. I added water to both troughs. The humid is in the upper 60s

 

[GAQuail]

You should be good!

 

[MyNameIs86]

I checked on the eggs at 10:00am which was an hour and a half away from 11:30am which was when Day 21 began. I am not home but if i get home and no progress on the eggs I will candle at least one to see what is going on. I'm just puzzled why none have hatched or started to hatch by now. . I will be super sad if they all didn't make it.

 

[happyhens1972]

Be patient.....are you also sure you counted day 1 as 24 hours after setting, not the actual day of setting?

 

[MyNameIs86]

I put them in may 20 and so the 21st at 11:30 am was day 1

 

[happyhens1972]

Ok, you have your count right then. Just try and be a little patient. Messing with your eggs by handling and candling at this vital stage may do more harm than good.