DAY 18 SMALL AIR CELLS PLEASE HELP

[shelbylewis]

Oh, and the air cells have drawn back a LOT since day 18. They look like they are where they should have been on lockdown.

 

[Matieus27]

Did not pip the aircell but of the 4 in there I saw definite movement in two, wiggles being one of them, trying to be happy but not get my hopes up if that makes sense..

It makes perfect sense

 

[Matieus27]

Oh, and the air cells have drawn back a LOT since day 18. They look like they are where they should have been on lockdown.

This could be good news

 

[WVduckchick]

No we did not, the same egg that was wiggling for the past few nights was at it again last night but no internal/external pips. My thought is they tried their best to pip internally but never made it to the air cell. I'm not doing anything with them until day 26 but I am pretty positive that these eggs are not making it. Spent all weekend crying and I am just spent after this hatch but I will do better next time. My fiance, and all of you wonderful people, have convinced me to try again but I absolutely refuse to use my little giant incubator..I am looking into purchasing the brinsea mini advance II. Anyone with experience using this I would appreciate any and all feedback/advice/tips..etc. I am also going to do my research on all forums before placing the eggs. Going into this hatch with as much knowledge as humanly possible!!

Yeah for the good news! Let’s get a move on, Wiggles!

I’m a big Brinsea fan, I have 2 Octagons, and this year I got a great deal on a mini, and have had great hatches with it. It’s small though, I did one group of OEGB eggs in it, and I’ve done some seramas in it. I’ve used it more as an ICU for weak chicks, but I do love it.
Definitely get another thermometer and check the temp. I think mine is set on 100.9 to maintain 99.5-100.

An alternative, a bit more economical, is the Harris Farms Nurture Right 360. I got one last year and it holds more eggs, and I love the way to fill the water wells for the final 3 days. It holds temp very well, and the view is spectacular.
They had some issues with early releases of it, the fan was exposed allowing chicks to get hurt, but they added a cover. And they added something inside because humidity was causing short-outs of the board. But I think all the new ones should be fixed.

I have black copper Marans eggs in it right now on day 14. I used it as a hatcher all spring and summer, even if i incubated in something else.

 

[WVduckchick]

Which bator is pictured? I like

That’s the Nurture Right.
Tractor supply sells them. Mine usually has a few in stock. Around $125.

The only main thing I don’t like about it is the way the lid comes off. The whole top lifts, including the window area. It’s a bit awkward to lift and get back on properly, and there is no real handle to grab hold of. I taped some vet wrap where you grab, and that helped be less slick.

 

[shelbylewis]

Well it’s the morning of day 24 (it’s real early so technically still day 23 until 10am) and I was checking progress and one of them chirped at me! Made an internal pip, just waiting on Wiggles to get there!

 

[L1sa]

That's so exciting!!! Yayyyy wiggles!

 

[Matieus27]

Cmon wiggles you can do it make us proud

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

C'mon Wiggles!!!!! You can do it!!!
Tell us when the unzipping starts! They unzip pretty fast.

 

[starri33]

This is my first time hatching eggs. I had my humidity way too high for the beginning of incubation due to my incubator humidity percentage reading way lower than it actually was. It wasn’t until about day 12 that I realized the humidity was WAY too high. I quickly emptied the incubator of all water and it is now day 18. Air cells are still much smaller than I believe they should be on day 18 and I am just wondering if there is anything at all I can possibly do at this point. Also, has anyone had success in hatching eggs with smaller air cells? Praying these babies make it out okay! I’ll post pics of where I marked my air cells tonight.

This was my first hatch as well, Not knowing what it was that I was doing, I thought my air sac's were to small as well, they looked to be between day 14 and day 18. Today is day 2 of lock down, their not suppose to start hatching till tomorrow, but I woke up to chirping this morning, have one fully hatched and another working it's way out of it's shell. As a newbie I say keep the faith.