First time incubating eggs - need advice on air cells please

[lu bantam chickens]

Hello all thought I would try out my little 7 egg incubator,

so I managed to get 6 eggs to go into it from a local farm, bantam eggs

This is a picture of my little incubator I added a temp/ humidity gauge in the middle

I candled them and they are fertile
So on day 7 like the hatching and brooding book I got said - I put pencil lines around the air cells to mark it out

Picture to show the inside of the incubator the water area

The most water I can add to the incubator is 3x 5ml using a syringe

Pictures of my eggs from the side, I now have 2 lines on them the lower ones that were marked on day 14 - yesterday

Picture from the top with the 2 marked lines on day 7 and day 14

Are my Air cells the right size or a little small?

I am not sure needing help first time incubating eggs

 

[pennyJo1960]

Get them back in the incubator please normal eggs

 

[Kiraeh]

Those look fine. I find air cells can be harder to judge than those neat graphs you see posted would have you think. You'll find in the last few days they go down a LOT.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

They look pretty good! You will see a bigger difference when you check at 18 days. What humidity are you running?

 

[ackie]

I've never actually tracked air cells. Can the information actually help you correct a problem or is the egg just gunna do what the eggs gonna do?

 

[Kiraeh]

I've never actually tracked air cells. Can the information actually help you correct a problem or is the egg just gunna do what the eggs gonna do?

Imo, air cells are good for proof of life mostly- they degrade if the embryo quits, so they can be a good indication for that. They will also tell you when to start lockdown if you've lost track of your days.
If you want to verify moisture loss, the only thing that's accurate enough is weighing your eggs.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Best is OP needs to shut the incubator now let it go Please

 

[lu bantam chickens]

Eggs are back in incubator that was when I was tilting and turning them do it 3 times a day
Good if the air cells are ok hard to tell by the amazon book, great the air cells will get bigger in the next few days,
Most humidity around about 75% when I have added water

 

[pennyJo1960]

Bring it down by 10 do not keep it higher till due to hatch or they will drown in the shell

 

[aart]

Can the information actually help you correct a problem or is the egg just gunna do what the eggs gonna do?

Can help you adjust the humidity.

Most humidity around about 75% when I have added water

Too high for incubation....good for hatching.
I'd not add water for a few days, then check cells again.