- Jul 27, 2013
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If the temp was running that low, then they are most likely going to be late! I have done that before, then I went and bought new thermometers!! The kitchen thermometers were actually $6-7 and I have one that has a probe on a wire so I can put the readout out side of the bator and not have to open it and I think it was $12. Heres to hoping those other 2 make more progress. You can take a q-tip with warm water and try to rub the membrane through the pipped hole of the first egg and that should help moisten the membrane. Does it look White, or is it a clearish color with the veining? If it is white, it is definitely dried out and could make it difficult for the chick to get out.1. Yes I took the first one out the first day as instructed by the instructions and I think I took the second one out about a week later.
2. Here's where it gets a little confusing. Before I incubated I read to just follow the instruction that comes with the bator so I did just that. I left the temp at 99.5 factory setting and filled the water reservoirs with water. All that night I did research and decided I would let the water in the wells dry up and not put any more water in. The bator said the humidity was at 40 (which who knows how humid it was because the whole digital thermometer humidity reader was so off) on the 17th day I bought my own digital hygrometer and it said the temp was 95 ish and humidity was at about 40. I also was emailing someone back and forth who said she has 100 percent hatch rates with waiting to raise the humidity until the first pip. That was my plan but after it was day 21 and I had no pips I raised it to about 55. Then after I saw my fist pip on day 22 I raised it to 65 and its stayed that way ever since.
As far as the humidity in the room I honestly could not tell you unfortunely.
Two eggs pipped around 1:30-2:30 today no more progress which is fine. But the initial pip of the first one was 5:45 yesterday and it actually created then hole that is in my picture at about noon today. It hasn't made any progress what so ever and just looks wore out poor baby.
Thank you for your reply! Maybe you can help!