Egg-topsy help [photos]

[AmyLynn2374]

About 8 days for the oldest and 1 day for the newest. They were loose in the next box until I collected them (hoping she would go broody). Humidity...hmm, around 45, I think, as they are in a pen right now indoors.

Looking into air cell sizes more: frequent weighing eggs seems like the ticket! At least, I am apparently terrible at eyeballing the right size even looking at diagrams. Also, I only had a little medicine cup of water in the incubator to get it up to 40%. So many guides recommend 50-60% humidity for incubation, and one popular method has it at 65% the whole time regardless of air cell size. It's crazy that ideal humidity can vary so much. I guess the only solution is to experiment and hatch more eggs.

Many people weigh. An egg should loose 11-13% I believe is the recommendation. But remember to way them when you collect them. Most people weigh them together and use the average rather than separately. There are sooooo many factors that tie into humidity needs, that's why no one number works for everyone. Shell quality/thickness/porousness, size of egg, elevation. The trick is to find what works for you. That's why I wrote the humidity article.