Day 18 and air cell too large!

[steffpeck]

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You sound just like me.

Starting day 21 (last Saturday), I hardly left the bator. In fact I was getting ready to go to bed and noticed another pip, 2 had already hatched, and I just could not make myself go to bed, I stayed up until almost 1 am waiting for that little thing to hatch, I was falling asleep on the bator. LOL My elbows hurt like crazy on Sunday from leaning on them all day watching in the bator.

I never in a million years thought I would love chickens as much as I do, and hatching them is even more fun. Good Luck on your hatch.

I would add water to get your humidity up though. I ended up sticking a straw through my plug hole and using a syringe to suck up the water and putting it into the straw. The only time I took my plug out was when my humidity went above 70% and then I watched it and put it back in when it dropped below 70%. I do have the Hovabator Genesis 1588 though, so it might be a bit different.

 

[Love my Critters!]

Don't worry! I just hatched out my bator this week and all but 1 of my silkies hatched. I kept my humidity right at 50 % because I live in the desert and outside the relative humidity is only 15% and it's almost impossible to raise it any more.
Have faith. Don't give up yet.

 

[popsie]

thanx for those comments - I'm really getting my hopes up now, I'm sooooo excited - will keep yas posted X

 

[tiki244]

Hows it going popsie?

 

[popsie]

Hi there - Temperature is 100 - humidity 65% - no peeping or movement - just keeping my fingers crossed and hoping.

 

[tiki244]

Yea maybe you could cluck (and peep) at the incubator... i am serious.......it sounds like your temps and humidity have been good all along so now I guess it is just a matter of time

 

[popsie]

My family think I'm quackers lol but I have been clucking and whistling and singing to em little eggs - but still nothing day 21 today

 

[kstaven]

Day 21 is just the accepted baseline for chicks hatching. You will find lots of people around here who have had to wait until day 23 or 24.

 

[popsie]

Hey everybody = just posting to get me back on top - me been pub whilst waiting for me chicks but so far nothing nothing = me really fed up now - lol

 

[popsie]

I can here peeping!!!!!!