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bullets said:
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I'm currently 4 days in [starting tonight at 5pm] to incubating serama eggs. My first attempt at it I had 2 out of 4 fertile eggs make it to lockdown and died shortly after. I eggsietopsied them. 1 never piped and he other had the tip of its beak through the internal membrane just barely. They were both positioned correctly. They air cells were very large. The eggs were shipped so I had them up in cartons through the incubation process. I ran the humidity around 45% and upped it to 65% during lockdown. Since I've never incubated bantam I was alarmed through the whole process at the large air cells. So, the question I have is, does it only seem like air cells are very large compared to the eggs because their so small? MY hygrometer has been calibrated so I now it's accurate and the chicks weren't 'shrink wraped' when I eggsietopsied them at day 24. What should I do differently this hatch? They're in egg cartons again as they're shipped. I have the humidity at 55%. My bator is a forced air as well.
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bullets said:
Ahh! Oh no! I will certainly take all the advice I can get! I was pleasantly surprised to have accidentally post here. I cherish everyone on this thread. You guys feel like brothers and sisters to me. <3
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Haha, just messing with you.
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I ran my seramas around 38-40% and they did fine, but humidity is such a variable number! I do think the air cells looked relatively large, compared to full size chicks or even bantams, but I think the egg size does play with our brain a little. I thought the same about my quail hatches. Such tiny eggs. Also with seramas you have to consider the lethal gene factor, and they are pretty dang hard to hatch anyway!

So if you feel like the air cells are way too big, then up the humidity a bit. Unfortunately, you may have to experiment a bit to fine tune them. You may also consider a little higher humidity in those last 3 days. I like 70-75% personally.
 
WVduckchick said:
Haha, just messing with you.  :hugs

I ran my seramas around 38-40% and they did fine, but humidity is such a variable number!  I do think the air cells looked relatively large, compared to full size chicks or even bantams, but I think the egg size does play with our brain a little.  I thought the same about my quail hatches.  Such tiny eggs.  Also with seramas you have to consider the lethal gene factor, and they are pretty dang hard to hatch anyway! 

So if you feel like the air cells are way too big, then up the humidity a bit. Unfortunately, you may have to experiment a bit to fine tune them.  You may also consider a little higher humidity in those last 3 days.  I like 70-75% personally.
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Thanks! I will definitely try a higher humidity for lockdown this time around.
 

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