I have 32 eggs in the incy. Today's hatch day, if I got my calendar right. It's almost 11 PM and only 1 chick has hatched. That one went from pip to hatch in 1 hour and is very vigorous. I have about 10 more pipped. But some of the pipped eggs have the pip facing downward, almost to the screen. This is only my second incy load (1st one last year - got 80% hatch rate after culling infertile ones on Day 8). Doesn't seem right that some of the pips are down. And that some are slow to hatch, of the pipped ones. Also think there should be more pipping.
What am I doing wrong? I live in KS. In the incy, I have the temp is 99 (don't have decimals on that digital thermometer) and humidity is around 60-65%. We're a dry climate made worse by below-normal precip so far this spring.
Am I being a worrywart, or is there something I can do to make this hatch go better? Should I turn the downward-facing pipped eggs upwards?
Thanks in advance as I am a beginner in the incy dept.
What am I doing wrong? I live in KS. In the incy, I have the temp is 99 (don't have decimals on that digital thermometer) and humidity is around 60-65%. We're a dry climate made worse by below-normal precip so far this spring.
Am I being a worrywart, or is there something I can do to make this hatch go better? Should I turn the downward-facing pipped eggs upwards?
Thanks in advance as I am a beginner in the incy dept.
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