Duck eggs air cell way too small! Help please

[Doulos]

The air cell looks like somewhere around day 10 on the guide from this site, but it's day 21. Humidity has been around 50% throughout incubation. How much can I safely lower the humidity to compensate before lock down? Is 35% safe?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/turkey-incubation-and-hatching-guide

 

[Amiga]

Uh oh.

I am not a hatcher, but there are a bunch of them over here.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...meet-new-friends-w-host-sally-sunshine/133710

 

[Amiga]

@Doulos - are you subscribed to this thread?

 

[Chaos18]

The air cell looks like somewhere around day 10 on the guide from this site, but it's day 21. Humidity has been around 50% throughout incubation. How much can I safely lower the humidity to compensate before lock down? Is 35% safe?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/turkey-incubation-and-hatching-guide

I would run the humidity at around 30% until you notice that the air cells are starting to draw down. Then you can raise the humidity to 65-70% for lockdown.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: X2!

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Here is another link that might have some helpful info:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubating-and-hatching-muscovy-eggs

-Kathy

 

[AnjKar n Ducks]

@WVduckchick

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[Ravynscroft]

The air cell looks like somewhere around day 10 on the guide from this site, but it's day 21. Humidity has been around 50% throughout incubation. How much can I safely lower the humidity to compensate before lock down? Is 35% safe?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/turkey-incubation-and-hatching-guide

I would run the humidity at around 30% until you notice that the air cells are starting to draw down. Then you can raise the humidity to 65-70% for lockdown.

X3

Also, I would start misting or sponging them twice a day... sounds counterproductive but the evaporation of water off the egg shell helps pull moisture out more and quicker...

Just fyi, I usually run all my duck eggs at about 30% if not a bit lower and that works best for me...

 

[Doulos]

Thank you all for the advice! I did remove all water from the incubator, and it's been sitting at 30% humidity since yesterday just after I posted. I also realized when reading some links yesterday that I was at day 20, not 21, because the day I put them in was day 0! So that gives an extra day. I also started spraying them last night. I will try that twice a day.

I was wondering if there is a level of humidity that is dangerously low. I saw someone else on this forum had suggested on another page that it could be lowered to 15-25% using rice, but I wondered if that might be dangerous.

 

[Chaos18]

I think under 20% for an extended period of time would be dangerously low.