Day 27 for call duck eggs when to HELP them ????

[mynewbabies]

I have 17 eggs in auto incubator, put them in lockdown on the 25th day. We are starting day 27 this morning, it is very hard to see thru the glass its foggy to see any movement . Should the eggs be moving ? The temp and humdity is good . Can someone guide me on what I should be doing thru the next two days I am very nervous :/ it's our first try with the ducks. I am afraid to take lid off to check them I don't want to loose the humdity.

1. Should air vent holes both be closed now ? It's a Pro Series circulated air incubator.

2. At what point do you help give them a Air Hole !!

If anyone can Help I would be so grateful, so so nervous it' s getting close to hatch, I don't want to do it wrong. They are due Tomorrow Mother's Day .

 

[Amiga]

See if this helps.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ducklings-updated-questions/180#post_13227636

 

[mynewbabies]

Really need someone to answer my two questions if they can , dont don't want to hurt my eggs .

 

[subhanalah]

What is your temperature and humidity? What was it during the incubation? Did you candle them before you locked them down?

The vents need to be open.

 

[mynewbabies]

Temp is 98 humdity 75 now yes we candled them before lockdown they looked ok but they hadn't internally pipped on day 25 . During incubation temp was 99.5 humdity was 65 -70.
Do I need to check them tonight and give them air hole . They are due tomorrow. What should do now . It hard to see inside .

 

[subhanalah]

I believe you have it too moist in there and all during incubation nothing you can do about it now is leave them to do their thing and if they survive it, great.

 

[mynewbabies]

The humdity is ok , some sites say 70-75 and even some say higher than that, so not really which one you are to believe so I went
with 70-75 . I made the decision last night at day 27 to give them a air hole , now I will see if it helps, we did candle them before giving them
the air hole, only a few had started to internally pipped , so I hope we helped them , now we wait to see 24 hours does for them .

 

[Lacrystol]

NOW girls of all my call duck friends, Amiga, Subanha and even Miss Lyndia. What is the FIRST problem that you see here?? Come on guys, I know you see it????

 

[Lacrystol]

I just love testing them!!

 

[Amiga]

70-75 wet bulb or relative humidity?