- Nov 19, 2014
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Hi There,
I am very new to this whole chick stuff! I have an rcom 20 automatic incubator, which has worked perfectly for the entire hatch, I candled my 12 BPR on day 10, 11 of which were alive and moving. 1 was just a clear egg.
On day 21, all 9 hatched over a 24 hour period. So thrilled! Now its day 22 and the 2 I have left are not moving nor have they pipped, shall I try the tapping to see if I get anything back?
Another thing...I am reading conflicting advice... they say not to open the incubator to remove the hatched chicks because you will lower the humidity, but also they say not to move the eggs once they have settled into the hatching position... but if you leave the new chicks in there, they move around and disturb all the settled eggs.................... Which can result in dead chicks..
I removed 9 over the period as my rcom gets back up to the correct humidity very quickly. just wondered why I may have lost these two? I am thinking its because of all the movement from the other lot chucking themselves about!
Plus we did have a power outage for 4 hours two weeks ago..
Any advice would be helpful. Cheers. Anna.
I am very new to this whole chick stuff! I have an rcom 20 automatic incubator, which has worked perfectly for the entire hatch, I candled my 12 BPR on day 10, 11 of which were alive and moving. 1 was just a clear egg.
On day 21, all 9 hatched over a 24 hour period. So thrilled! Now its day 22 and the 2 I have left are not moving nor have they pipped, shall I try the tapping to see if I get anything back?
Another thing...I am reading conflicting advice... they say not to open the incubator to remove the hatched chicks because you will lower the humidity, but also they say not to move the eggs once they have settled into the hatching position... but if you leave the new chicks in there, they move around and disturb all the settled eggs.................... Which can result in dead chicks..
I removed 9 over the period as my rcom gets back up to the correct humidity very quickly. just wondered why I may have lost these two? I am thinking its because of all the movement from the other lot chucking themselves about!
Plus we did have a power outage for 4 hours two weeks ago..
Any advice would be helpful. Cheers. Anna.