day 21 silkie chicks incubator, chirp but no pip

[annie8233]

What do you mean by dry hatch

 

[annie8233]

i have read about dry hatches where instead of keeping the humidity around45 for the first 18 days i kept it between 15-30 it was at about 20-25. then day 18 up to 60-70. i read it increases hatch rate ??

 

[SilverBirds]

Show me any data on dry hatching poultry.

It's the same thing, the correct terminology IS dry incubating, but sometimes it is referred to as dry hatching.

 

[annie8233]

Dry hatching is where you keep the humidity low during incubation, about 20%-40% I think? Then during lockdown, you raise the humidity up to 50%-60%.

i read dont go below 15 and i didnt go below 20 and then humidity to 60-70

 

[SilverBirds]

Here are people using the term dry hatching on BYC.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/search/30321137/?q=dry+hatch&o=relevance

 

[annie8233]

That is called dry incubation not dry hatching nobody dry hatches that I know of.

ya i probably said it wrong

 

[annie8233]

i read dont go below 15 and i didnt go below 20 and then humidity to 60-70

What's your humidity currently at? How long have the chicks been internally pipped (since you've been able to hear chirping)?

It can take 24 hours after pipping for them to hatch. Hard as it is, try not to worry too much.

 

[Huntmaster]

Thats ok There is a lot of terminology in hatching, and it can get confusing.

 

[SilverBirds]

I would just leave them alone for now. Helping to early will do more harm than good. If it's been over 24 hours and nothing has changed then you can start to take action Plese keep us updated!

 

[Huntmaster]

Correct terminology is dry incubation and yes that is usually not adding water or keeping humidity around 30% for time of incubation. That is why it is called dry incubation because you are dry or very low humidity during incubation period. Then comes hatching period or lockdown and water is added, or humidity raised for hatching. Wouldn't want to confuse less experienced into thinking you would want to Dry hatch/lockdown.