Hands on hatching and help

[newchickmama91]

I'm so sorry for your lose. But we have all been thru the learning period. This is a very good thread and the people here will help you thru incubation from day one if you decide to try again

Linda

Thankyou I appreciate it. I have another Aylesbury duck egg in lockdown now and quail that are on day 5 so if I need help I will definitely use this thread.

 

[Calichicken2015]

Hi there! Hoping I can get some input on humidity and aircells! @AmyLynn2374 I was talking with you on another thread about hatching at high altitude...6500 ft. Anyway...last year was my first attempt up here and my aircells grew big FAST...so I have been trying higher humidity...50-55%...last year 30%. Anyway, I wanted to post my aircells. Today begins day 5 and want to make sure I am on the right track...need them to grow more?

Thank you !!!! These are Bantam Cochin eggs

 

[WVduckchick]

Cali, I think they look plenty big for day 5, if not even on the large side.

 

[Calichicken2015]

Cali, I think they look plenty big for day 5, if not even on the large side.

Whew! Ok! I will keep the humidity up then. By the way...I double posted on our April hatch-along thread

Just want this to work...last year did not go well

 

[WVduckchick]

Whew! Ok! I will keep the humidity up then. By the way...I double posted on our April hatch-along thread   Just want this to work...last year did not go well

Multiple opinions are great. I hope someone else chimes in, either to agree or disagree with me, it's all about sharing!

 

[newchickmama91]

Hi there! Hoping I can get some input on humidity and aircells! @AmyLynn2374 I was talking with you on another thread about hatching at high altitude...6500 ft. Anyway...last year was my first attempt up here and my aircells grew big FAST...so I have been trying higher humidity...50-55%...last year 30%. Anyway, I wanted to post my aircells. Today begins day 5 and want to make sure I am on the right track...need them to grow more? Thank you !!!! These are Bantam Cochin eggs

Your egg is around the same size as my polish chicken eggs and I agree with WVduckchick they are to big as I'm also on day 5 and mine aren't like that at all!

 

[rochesjourney]

Thank you so much guys you have put my mind at ease. I hope they hatch out ok. 15 out of 18 shipped eggs made it to lockdown so I am hopeful.

Any updates?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Hi there! Hoping I can get some input on humidity and aircells! @AmyLynn2374 I was talking with you on another thread about hatching at high altitude...6500 ft. Anyway...last year was my first attempt up here and my aircells grew big FAST...so I have been trying higher humidity...50-55%...last year 30%. Anyway, I wanted to post my aircells. Today begins day 5 and want to make sure I am on the right track...need them to grow more? Thank you !!!! These are Bantam Cochin eggs

Cali, I think they look plenty big for day 5, if not even on the large side.

Not bad. I would raise it just a tad more, cause they are slightly big for day 5, but I had collected eggs of my silkies that were like that because I collected for 2 weeks and didn't provide the best storage conditions, and just slowed it down raising the humidity a bit. But I don't think they are dangerously big.

 

[Calichicken2015]

Your egg is around the same size as my polish chicken eggs and I agree with WVduckchick they are to big as I'm also on day 5 and mine aren't like that at all!

Not bad. I would raise it just a tad more, cause they are slightly big for day 5, but I had collected eggs of my silkies that were like that because I collected for 2 weeks and didn't provide the best storage conditions, and just slowed it down raising the humidity a bit. But I don't think they are dangerously big.

Uhhhhhggg! Oh no! Ok, going to try running it a bit higher

We have no humidity up here!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Uhhhhhggg! Oh no! Ok, going to try running it a bit higher:/   We have no humidity up here!

Don't stress too bad, they aren't that far off. That size at day 7 wouldn't make me flinch, and it's just a couple days off. I'd say 5% more, as long as they don't double in size over a matter of just a few days, you should be good.