Did I screw up?

[romien]

I am now incubating my 2nd set of eggs and I have the Brinsea Mini Advanced incubator. I put the eggs in a couple of days ago, but I totally forgot to add the water until this morning. So they went 20 hours or so without humidity. Did I totally ruin my eggs, or is there still hope?

 

[mistacheese]

You should be fine. The important thing is that by day 18 you've lost 13%. A little moist or dry on a specific day isn't as important as the average over the hatch.

 

[romien]

Whew!! Thank you!!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I am now incubating my 2nd set of eggs and I have the Brinsea Mini Advanced incubator. I put the eggs in a couple of days ago, but I totally forgot to add the water until this morning. So they went 20 hours or so without humidity. Did I totally ruin my eggs, or is there still hope?

Many of us actually run dry the first 17 days. As long as my humidity is around 30% give or take a few %, I run dry the first 17 days and only add water for the hatch. I monitor the air cells to know if I need to adjust before day 17. Running dry does not mean that they were w/o humidity. The Advanced has a hygrometer built in right?

Here's some humidity info to help you know if your humidity levels are good: http://letsraisechickens.weebly.com...anuals-understanding-and-controlling-humidity