Day 18 and air cells are small

[Clearly]

What day is this now????



I've been subscribed to this thread and reading with bated breath for what seems like an entire hatch!!!!!!!

 

[n3kms]

What day is this now????



I've been subscribed to this thread and reading with bated breath for what seems like an entire hatch!!!!!!!

X2

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I want to say 24??

 

[CocoPopz]

Day 24 **update**
2 pips into air cell
1 died few days ago
1 not actually sure but don't think they look good
1 still have movement
I'm happy with the two pips at least and hopefully they hatch tomorrow.
On the up side- I'm investing in a new humidity testing thing haha and I'm also putting 14 new eggs in tomorrow night after a trip to the shop to buy some more steriliser and humidity thing! So that'll be good if it goes well!
I'll keep posted about the two ****

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Day 24 **update**
2 pips into air cell
1 died few days ago
1 not actually sure but don't think they look good
1 still have movement
I'm happy with the two pips at least and hopefully they hatch tomorrow.
On the up side- I'm investing in a new humidity testing thing haha and I'm also putting 14 new eggs in tomorrow night after a trip to the shop to buy some more steriliser and humidity thing! So that'll be good if it goes well!
I'll keep posted about the two ****

lol Hygrometer.
Now if the internally pipped today and externally pip w/in the next 24 hours, just remember it could be 24 hours after the external pip. I do so hope at least a couple make it out. If you are using the same incubator you may want to wait until the ones in there have hatched or you give up and clean out so that you can start with proper temps and humidity from the beginning.
Good luck. Hope everything goes better on the next one and waiting for the outcome on these.

 

[CocoPopz]

Haha yeah that's the thing! I bought one today, not opened incubator to check them, going to leave them until hatched then will clean and put next lot in. Think it's time to get a new incubator, both mine are quite old.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Haha yeah that's the thing! I bought one today, not opened incubator to check them, going to leave them until hatched then will clean and put next lot in. Think it's time to get a new incubator, both mine are quite old.

My incubator is an older model Little Giant, but it still works so I'm happy w/it.

 

[CocoPopz]

Everyone is advising me all kinds of humidity levels, I don't know what humidity is right

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Everyone is advising me all kinds of humidity levels, I don't know what humidity is right

This is my philosophy: Pick a number between 25-50% (I do dry as long as it's over 25%) Start your incubation at that number BUT candle your eggs at least day 7/14 to check the air cells. When you check at day 7 if they are too big (compared to the chart) higher your humidity. If they appear significantly smaller, lower your humidity. I check mine more regularly, but if you check on those two days you have time to up or lower to even out and get your air cells where they need to be before lockdown. (This is the sole purpose of humidity- to make sure the egg looses the right amount of moisture. It's not about the numbers. Everyone has their "magic number", you have to find out what yours is.) Then of course you can candle at 18 to double check things before lockdown. People focus too much on the humidity numbers and not on what the humidity controls in my opinion. As long as you are checking your air cells and they are growing on the right curve, you'll know if the humidity is working for you.

The philosophy of AMY right there. lol

 

[CocoPopz]

Haha thank you, you've helped me a lot, btw only 2 pips on last eggs and I've just put those two under my broody hen, so fingers crossed it's all good! I've steriliser my incubator and just watching the humidity and temperature before I place eggs in, I'm going to keep you as a contact haha I'm still learning