Day 23 incubating. No pip

[Cohl0406]

Haha. I think we all know that's much easier said than done Haha. But we will continue to wait and make sure humidity stays up higher. I might have to set middle of the night alarms to refill the humidifier

 

[Cohl0406]

So last night I noticed one egg has a lot of movement right by the air cell line (think super fast breathing type movement). Today it looks like something is above the air cell on 2 of the eggs but it's not a beak and just barely

 

[cmom]

The chick will pip the air sack before it starts to pip externally. If the temperature was on the low side they will probably take longer to hatch. My best results with hatches is to have the humidity around 75% during lockdown. Also whether you hand turned or have a turner. You mentioned in one of your posts that you were using a still air incubator (not sure if it's styrofoam). Maybe this thread will help you. It works with most styrofoam incubators. Good luck and have fun ...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/little-giant-incubator-tricks.601352/

 

[Cohl0406]

Yes its styrofoam. Thank you! I'm planning to buy an actual incubator shortly we are on day 24 now. I have the humidity up around 60.. seems the highest I can get it now. I can get it higher at night since we blast the ac (tx resident here) and I can close up more holes to keep it warm and raise humidity. Otherwise it gets too hot in there. It's such a back and forth game lol.

Do you think what I'm seeing is an internal pip?

 

[cmom]

I have had chicks hatch out as late as day 25. I think your humidity may be your main problem. Check out the link I posted above. I think it will help you and give you ideas. Put a damp sponge in, anything to get the humidity up more. The chicks need the added humidity to turn in their shells to pip and zip. I have also had some chicks hatch that I marked (X) as quitters.

 

[cmom]

Once you can master a styrofoam incubator and have good hatches, you will be able to hatch in most anything. The styrofoams are so temperamental.

 

[aart]

Before your next, and every, incubation:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...incubator-thermometers-and-hygrometers.73634/

 

[cmom]

 

[Cohl0406]

I have my small diffuser in there which is also a humidifier so its blasting away and I'm keeping water in it.

 

[aart]

small diffuser

What is this...gotta link and/or pic?