Help! 1st egg just hatched. Have urgent questions

[mkatz131]

Our first little Silkie just hatched 15 minutes ago and it is slipping and sliding all around the plastic floor of my Brinsea Mini Advance EX. The humidity has jumped to 81%. Is this too high? I am afraid to lift the lid to release some of the humidity. The chick is all over the place, knocking into other eggs and getting tangled up in his own empty egg halves. I want to remove the egg shell and some odd gunk that came out of it, but am am afraid of chilling the chick and the other 3 eggs that have pipped. It is only day 20. Please give me your opinion of what I should do. I don't know if he will ever dry off in a humidity that high. He is peeping his head off. Awaiting your replies. Thanks.

 

[FireTigeris]

DO NOT TOUCH

sorry that's caps, but 81% will be fine, if you open the incubator you might 'shrinkwrap' the piped eggs.

 

[Ridgerunner]

My humidity usually gets in the mid-80's after the chicks start hatching. They still dry off.

I agree. Leave them alone. They are fine.

 

[wren]

yep do not open the bator!

 

[newbiechickenowner]

I am hatching ducklings as we speak today and there is a thread under my info if you want to look at it that I posted this AM with the same thing! Two hatched and they humidity went through the roof! at one point it went to 91%...thought it was going to rain in there! Anyway, there were lots of different suggestions on there and you can see them all if you go look. There was just removing the little tiny plug to see if some humidity would escape, there was leave it alone and don't touch, there were several different options folks gave. Check it out. Good luck. Is this your first hatch?

 

[mkatz131]

Thanks all to your excellent answers. I will NOT touch. Yes, this is my 1st incubator hatch. I had a previous broody hatch in which all three hatched over a period of 3 days.