Day 21

[McKayla02]

Hello guys, I'm new to hatching eggs and recently gotten a bunch of different eggs. My problem is that I have 2 in my no turner incubator rn, but no sounds or movement from either of them. When I candled for the last time everything looked good but my incubator fluctuates in humidity, not temperature. I have to add water about 5-6 times a day to keep it in between 60%-70%. Is there a way I can stop this fluctuation? Maybe a wet sponge? Will they still hatch? I'll wake up in the morning and humidity will be at about 35% which is not good.

Can I assist in their hatch if I haven't seen any movement?

Any adivce helps, thank you all!!!

 

[Kellyjenny]

I usually pop some nice warm paper towels in the incubator to get the humidity up see if that works it works for me most of the time.

 

[yakitori]

a wet paper towel or two with most of the water squeeze out of it should help.

 

[McKayla02]

I usually pop some nice warm paper towels in the incubator to get the humidity up see if that works it works for me most of the time.

Wouldn't that make it too high? Or should I just use that and stop adding water?

 

[McKayla02]

a wet paper towel or two with most of the water squeeze out of it should help.

^^ ?

 

[Kellyjenny]

I'm sorry is the humidity too high or are you trying to get it to go higher

 

[yakitori]

Wouldn't that make it too high? Or should I just use that and stop adding water?

You will have to test it out to see what combination will work for your incubator Best do it now before you get an external pip...

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I found that soaking wet towels dont release humidity as well as damp ones.

 

[Kellyjenny]

I'm sorry I'm all over the place I meant damped paper towels not soaking paper towels. I let my chickens out today and they keep running back to the coop there's something out there that's scaring them and I can't find what it is and I know there's a coyote out there because it came out yesterday at 12:00 in the afternoon so I think I got a stalker on my hands.

 

[Kellyjenny]

I know right, I'm out here walking around with a hoe ready to attack.

 

[McKayla02]

I'm sorry is the humidity too high or are you trying to get it to go higher

It fluctuates, I need it to stay consistent