Hatching Early

[Sunshine0235]

I put five eggs in my incubator on the third so they would hatch on Christmas, or the 24th. But right now I have two chicks in the incubator and two pips. Should there be anything that I need to watch for since they hatched on the beginning of day 19, and not day 21. I have never had that happen before, usually mine have hatched on day 21-22. So I guess the average temperature was higher than normal. So is there anything I need to watch for since they are early? Thanks for any help.

 

[math ace]

Get your Humidity up ASAP.

 

[Sunshine0235]

I already stopped turning them on day 18 and got the humidity up to 69%, so that is all good. I just wasn't expecting them for a couple of days.

 

[Becci]

It's actually normal to have hatches on day 19. They'll be fine.

 

[sumi]

I've had chicks hatch on day 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 and 25. I found smaller eggs sometimes hatch early, but it could also be caused by temperature being a bit too high.