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I use my android phones "assistive" light or whatever it is. It's sooooooooooo bright!
could be pipping!
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Okay good, now did you see lil bills pushing through membrane?
Once you start to see pipping through the shell don't open the bator because this is when you run the risk of shrink wrapping the ducklings if the humidity drops.
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No, it was hard to tell, it just looked like they were trying to poke the membrane.
Also, this is something I should have asked long ago (to anyone really), I understand that a good temp is between 99°-°100, but what should the humidity be? It's steady between 45%-55%, but what about for hatch time?.... my little giant still air incubator says to remove the 2 red vent plugs for the last 3 days of incubation and increase the humidity. Oh, and I always spray the eggs with water as often and quickly as possible, that does tend to help raise humidity, but how do I keep the humidity up during the hatch?
And, this may sound silly, but when the temp is up the humidity is down, and if the humidity is up the temp is down. Why is this? I feel stupid asking. .. heh heh
Also, this is something I should have asked long ago (to anyone really), I understand that a good temp is between 99°-°100, but what should the humidity be? It's steady between 45%-55%, but what about for hatch time?.... my little giant still air incubator says to remove the 2 red vent plugs for the last 3 days of incubation and increase the humidity. Oh, and I always spray the eggs with water as often and quickly as possible, that does tend to help raise humidity, but how do I keep the humidity up during the hatch?
And, this may sound silly, but when the temp is up the humidity is down, and if the humidity is up the temp is down. Why is this? I feel stupid asking. .. heh heh
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/491013/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed
lots of great info and since i don't use a bator I can't answer about why yours is doing what it is with temp and humidity, but I think the humidity needs to be around 65% once you go into lock down to keep shirk wrapping from happening. Read this and it will tell you.
lots of great info and since i don't use a bator I can't answer about why yours is doing what it is with temp and humidity, but I think the humidity needs to be around 65% once you go into lock down to keep shirk wrapping from happening. Read this and it will tell you.
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It pipped!!
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my mom has been home checking them I just got off work a few mins ago. She took pictures 
she said she still hears peeping and sees movement so everything must be looking good
she said she still hears peeping and sees movement so everything must be looking good
my mom has been home checking them I just got off work a few mins ago. She took picturesshe said she still hears peeping and sees movement so everything must be looking good
-Kathy
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