Help! Accidentally knocked the incubator while one of my eggs was rocking (already externally pipped)....

[SailorV]

So as the title says, I've got some duck eggs in a Farmer Innovator incubator (it's set at 102.5 so Lord knows what the actual temp is, from everything I've read the temp reads higher than it is and the humidity reads about 10% lower than it really is... so my humidity says it's 60% right now).

Anyway, I've got 2 eggs with external pips and one was rocking all morning off and on. Then suddenly, as I was crouching down to get a closer look, I stupidly kneed the incubator and all the eggs went for a minor little roll. No 180's or anything but definitely an angle adjustment. The rocking egg stopped and hasn't moved since as far as I can tell.

Is this something that could have disrupted or harmed the chick? If it externally pipped over night and was vigorously rocking this morning but has stopped any movement since around 10AM, how long should I wait to see if I need to interfere?

I also have 2 eggs in there on a completely different schedule that I need to remove. If I crack the lid and pull them out really quick and transfer to another incubator, will that be lethal to the hatching chicks?

Thanks!

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

It was probably disrupted. If it takes longer than 24-32 hours, I interfere. Don't do before that time period.

Do you not have a thermometer and hygrometer?

 

[SailorV]

I did but I suspected it was off so I ordered another one yesterday. It's supposed to arrive today....

 

[sassychickens76]

Has it hatched?

 

[SailorV]

Yes! Three hatched, including the one I thought I'd disrupted. He was shrinkwrapped but with a little assistance they all turned out fine. Now I've got two fluffy Pekin babies and a half Cayuga/half Pekin baby.