Help! Candling day 7

[Bdriver]

So I just candled my eggs I started with 28 and I think I am down to 10 but I don’t think my air sack is in the right place! My humidity has been between 40-55% and temp at 102 am I doing something wrong?

 

[chickens really]

What day are you on?..Air cell is in the right place but small

 

[Bdriver]

What day are you on?..Air cell is in the right place but small

Day 7

 

[Stacyoung13]

View attachment 1735263 So I just candled my eggs I started with 28 and I think I am down to 10 but I don’t think my air sack is in the right place! My humidity has been between 40-55% and temp at 102 am I doing something wrong?

I’m no expert, only on my 4th hatch. I keep my humidity between 35-45% and my temps at 99. Can you post pics of your candled eggs?

 

[Fairview01]

Throw your humidity meter away. Candle on the 7th and 14th day and compare to the pic. Adjust humidity to either catch up or slow down the aircell progression.

The humidity requirement is that which will result that is similar in the pic. Not what a book or 'forum expert' tells you it should be. It can be as complicated or simple as we make it.

Also what is the temp at egg level? If you're doing chicken at its 102 at the egg most will become balut before the hatch.

 

[cmom]

I keep my humidity around 35% during incubation and the temperature around 100 (99.5). What kind of incubator are you using? The air cell will be smaller at first but as the eggs loose some moisture the air sack will get larger as depicted in the post above. Good luck and have fun...

 

[2 many chickens]

Throw your humidity meter away. Candle on the 7th and 14th day and compare to the pic. Adjust humidity to either catch up or slow down the aircell progression.

The humidity requirement is that which will result that is similar in the pic. Not what a book or 'forum expert' tells you it should be. It can be as complicated or simple as we make it.

Also what is the temp at egg level? If you're doing chicken at its 102 at the egg most will become balut before the hatch.

She probably has a still air incubator.
Derp. Derp.

 

[Fairview01]

She probably has a still air incubator.
Derp. Derp.

That's why specifically asked the temp at egg level. If it's a still air unit what the temp is at the sensor is not relevant. It's the temp at egg level. Really that goes for all incubators.

 

[Bdriver]

That's why specifically asked the temp at egg level. If it's a still air unit what the temp is at the sensor is not relevant. It's the temp at egg level. Really that goes for all incubators.

I do have a still air incubator and I keep my thermometer at egg level. It’s at 102.

 

[Bdriver]