Day 25

[Silkies rule Forever]

I have 5 d’uccle and dutch bantam eggs that were due 4 days ago nothing has happened i candled them and they were all alive except one! The humidity is 50 through 55 and the temp is 100. What do i do??

 

[Kiki]

I know nothing about hatching in a bator I am just wondering if these
are these eggs fro your own birds?

 

[Silkies rule Forever]

Yes they are from my birds

 

[Silkies rule Forever]

We have had 4 chicks out of the dutch a long time ago and 2 chicks out of the d’uccles

 

[oregonkat]

Seems like your humidity is too low. Should be more into the 70 - 75% range, I think. When did you last candle? Do you hear anything from the eggs? Any kind of distant tapping?

 

[Silkies rule Forever]

I candled this morning, but I can’t turn up the humidity because of other younger eggs in there? I think i saw a beak.

 

[oregonkat]

I dont know much about staggered hatches except that this is where one can run into trouble because the hatchers absolutely need the higher humidity and the come-alongers dont. Again, I dont that much about doing it. But if you see a beak, then pipping has been going on. Good luck with them, I hope you are successful!!

 

[Silkies rule Forever]

Thank you i put it at 60 for now

 

[happyhens1972]

How much younger are the other eggs? If they have a while to go yet, you can put the humidity up to 70% for a couple of days and then knock it right down for a few days after to counterbalance it.....the humidity only counts as an average over the first 18 days xx

 

[Miss717]

How much younger are the other eggs? If they have a while to go yet, you can put the humidity up to 70% for a couple of days and then knock it right down for a few days after to counterbalance it.....the humidity only counts as an average over the first 18 days xx

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