Hatching Muscovy X Khaki crosses, need help!

[Amykins]

Oh. Ehm...I'm tentatively saying yeah, you should probably open it just to decrease the humidity, 90% is just way too high! But I also don't wanna bring down the wrath of more experienced hatchers here on the forum. Where's Lacrystol when ya need her?

 

[mirandaleecon]

Well they are all huddled to one side so I'm going to crack the other side open a bit...hopefully a crack won't let too much cold in...

 

[Amykins]

Usually I crank up the heat and plug in a humidifier in whatever the room the bator is in for just such a circumstance; with call duck eggs odds are good you're going to have to intervene. The shells taking up space isn't an issue at all, just the high humidity. So if you have the plugs in maybe take out a few.

 

[kssunflower]

Well they are all huddled to one side so I'm going to crack the other side open a bit...hopefully a crack won't let too much cold in...

Have you taken the plugs on the top of the bator out?

 

[mirandaleecon]

Have you taken the plugs on the top of the bator out?

Yea, they have actually been out for a while now. I'm in florida so it is always crazy humid anyway. It's pretty warm now too, about 75 in the house so it shouldn't be too bad...

 

[Lacrystol]

One just hatched!!! I shall call him peepers since he was the one chirping for the last 3 days! He is like a bull in a china shop in there! I thought he would rest a bit when he came out but nope! The others are making progress and they have all pipped!
Do they usually smell a bit funky when they are born? It's not a rotten smell just a bit off putting...

Yehhhhhh

 

[Lacrystol]

The third one has black feet! Two more zipping!

I warned you lol the competition is on woooo hooooo

 

[Lacrystol]

Should I take the empty shells out? They are running out of room and the humidity is in the 90s!

90 is pretty high but remember you have wet babies running around so that could be causing the high humidiy. If it doesn't go down within a couple of hours your gonna have to let some out because they will never get dried.

 

[Lacrystol]

Yea, they have actually been out for a while now. I'm in florida so it is always crazy humid anyway. It's pretty warm now too, about 75 in the house so it shouldn't be too bad...

Do u have the vents opened

 

[mirandaleecon]

Do u have the vents opened

Yea they are open. I don't think it's enough though, they are just dime sized holes and there's no fan...