Day one in the incubator. How do I increase the humidity?

[casportpony]

Ok, this is one of my eggs. Khaki Campbell, day 6. The air sack is huge and oddly shaped. They're in an automatic turner.

Are they in fat end up? In this picture it looks like you're candling from the pointy end, and the blue arrows look like the air cell to me.


-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Duck egg candling pictures:
http://www.metzerfarms.com/Candling.cfm

-Kathy

 

[onemotherslove]

Well,I feel like a dork! I had the light on the wrong end! Flipped over, there is indeed a small air sack. So I guess I'm ok.

Obviously, this is my first incubation...

Can you confirm - the air sack should be at the top, right? I'll double check all of them tonight when it's naturally dark (and there's not a bunch of kids watching)

 

[casportpony]

Well,I feel like a dork! I had the light on the wrong end! Flipped over, there is indeed a small air sack. So I guess I'm ok.

Obviously, this is my first incubation...

Can you confirm - the air sack should be at the top, right? I'll double check all of them tonight when it's naturally dark (and there's not a bunch of kids watching)

The air cell should be at the top (fat end) of the egg, and when candling, candle with the fat end up and the candler pointing down. Make sense?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Video

-Kathy

 

[onemotherslove]

Ok, thank you, Kathy! So in my photos, I'm doing it upside down?

 

[casportpony]

Ok, thank you, Kathy! So in my photos, I'm doing it upside down?

IMO, yes. Some people do it and don't have any issues, but I prefer to rotate them as little as possible.

-Kathy

 

[onemotherslove]

Thank you so much, Kathy! The video and your words were extremely helpful!! I am excited now!

 

[casportpony]

@onemotherslove , check out this thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...riends-come-hatch-learn-chat-meet-new-friends

It moves pretty fast, and has lots of "chit chat", but there are some very knowledgeable people there.

-Kathy

 

[onemotherslove]

A month is so hard to wait!