EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[newchickmama91]

Hatching humidity is supposed to be at least 65, Sally says 70....

what day are they on? I've kept mine 55 until lockdown then 65/70

 

[duluthralphie]

I need some help. So I've have had (due to advice) had the humidity at 30-40% during incubation. Today I filled the actual water resivoirs under the eggs to get to 55% about. But the humidity is at 64% and I am not sure how to get the water out!

I really hate to say things that might help a duck,, BUT I would raise that from 64% to 75%.

I run 70% on my chickens and I get some heat shrinking. I would think with water fowl you want it higher than what I use for chicks.


Maybe spritz the eggs a little even.

Good luck.. (DO NOT TELL A CERTAIN ICELANDER I HELPED YOU, PLEASE)

 

[BantyChooks]

Okay, I had one person say 55. I'll stick with it I guess.

Who?

 

[The Duck Ladie]

Who?

I think it was RavynFallen.

 

[BantyChooks]

I really hate to say things that might help a duck,, BUT I would raise that from 64% to 75%.

I run 70% on my chickens and I get some heat shrinking. I would think with water fowl you want it higher than what I use for chicks.


Maybe spritz the eggs a little even.

Good luck.. (DO NOT TELL A CERTAIN ICELANDER I HELPED YOU, PLEASE)

I won't tell the Icelander, promise.

 

[The Duck Ladie]

And I am putting a little bit of water on them as well, and the air cells were looking great yesterday.

 

[BantyChooks]

I think it was RavynFallen.

Huh, I thought she suggested running higher than that.... Well, she's great at hatching ducks, so....

 

[The Duck Ladie]

Huh, I thought she suggested running higher than that.... Well, she's great at hatching ducks, so....

...so I'm going by air cell?

 

[BantyChooks]

...so I'm going by air cell.

No, once at lockdown (or externals if you have real small AC) you just jack it up. I'd shoot Ravyn a PM and double check.

 

[duluthralphie]

And I am putting a little bit of water on them as well, and the air cells were looking great yesterday.

IMHO, at this point what the air cells looks like is a moot point. You know need to keep the membrane from heat shrinking and capturing them in it. That requires moisture, high humidity and even then it sometimes captures them.

The shells need to gain some moisture so they are not as hard for their little beaks to bust out of. This is the hardest and trickiest part of hatching. You need to set them up, keep the moisture up and try to keep you fingers off them and just let nature take its time to do it its way.

Not every bird will hatch, When you see one in trouble you need to resist opening the hatcher to help the one in trouble. That act of mercy could kill three others.


The humidity will spike higher than it is now by 5-10 points when the eggs start to pip. The moisture inside the eggs will be drawn out like a sponge is sucking up water. Best of luck, you have to just put it on auto pilot and learn from this hatch..


Good luck.