Hatching eggs

[Hiimscott]

Hey guys, I have 15 pipping eggs 21 not yet pipped inside a Brinsea 56 EX. (My second hatch ever)

The first one pipped just over 15 hours ago, it's created a decent hole but nothing new in the past 12 hours.

All the other eggs have made their first crack, some have made a small hole.

I have 2 thermometers going, incubator itself says 55% humidity, the second one I put inside the bator says 68%

My valve is open all the way, I'm not tempted to help them out, but I'm wondering if there is something wrong? Reading online suggest improper ventilation, I can't open anymore valves unless I crack the lid?

Any recommendations?

 

[nchls school]

Hey guys, I have 15 pipping eggs 21 not yet pipped inside a Brinsea 56 EX. (My second hatch ever)

The first one pipped just over 15 hours ago, it's created a decent hole but nothing new in the past 12 hours.

All the other eggs have made their first crack, some have made a small hole.

I have 2 thermometers going, incubator itself says 55% humidity, the second one I put inside the bator says 68%

My valve is open all the way, I'm not tempted to help them out, but I'm wondering if there is something wrong? Reading online suggest improper ventilation, I can't open anymore valves unless I crack the lid?

Any recommendations?

Be patient. It can be many hours between external pipping and zipping. Wait for morning, then if nothing has hatched, worry and consider options.

 

[Tonyroo]

If your vents are open it should be fine, but it's important to maintain the humidity at 65 to 70%.

Once the chicks hatch you need to pay close attention to the humidity cause it's going to spike higher which you don't want to happen.

If it goes past 70% open the incubator a little bit to release some of the humidity.

Please use your judgement on this process.

 

[Hiimscott]

Update; I put a tiny piece a cardboard under the lid of one side, it was enough to bring the humidity down to 65%-70% and they started to hatch out.

Ended up with 22 out of 36, I think the humidity was too high the whole 21 days

 

[Hiimscott]