Day 21 temp question!

[applesweets]

I have the humidity at 79%, but the temp dropped the yesterday to 98 and I am wondering how much that is going to affect the hatch. Any advice? Should I expect a late hatch? It is at 98.6 right now and no matter what I do, I can not seem to get it to go higher. I don't want to open up the bator. How long should I wait before I should worry in regards to pipping? I really don't want to wait so long that I end up with exploded eggs in the case of them dying with my knowing, but I have heard of pipping happening as late as Day 24. Any advice?

 

[jcfuente51]

what was your temperature durin incubation?

if it also was low that much they could take up to 25 days
if your tem was just right@100 during incubation and just now dropped at lockdown it should be that much late a day or 2 at max. just keep waitting and try to get the tem right at 100 right now..

 

[applesweets]

It was between 99.5 and 100.5. It varied a little due to turning and candling until lockdown and then it was 100.4-100.6 until yesterday. Not sure what changed, maybe the bulb is going bad or something.

 

[jcfuente51]

when did u candle last? and did u see any movement?

 

[applesweets]

Just before lockdown at the beginning of day 18. (Just after 6 pm on Friday night) They were very alive and active.

 

[applesweets]

Put a heavy blanket on the incubator and now it's back up to 100.4.