Help! duck egg day 29, no pipping - pic included... getting anxious

[Ducknewb_22]

Still high to me (remember this for next time)

Humidity only needs to be that high once they pip...so the membrane doesn't dry out.

Aslo...must salt test the humidity gauges before you hatch again.

How do I salt test them ?

 

[Kiki]

View attachment 1496488 Ok
Ok
I went into
Closet and I saw the slightest movement!!! It wasn’t big but yeah I made sure it did it a few times!!! The pictures don’t show much

It's not ready yet.

 

[Ducknewb_22]

Ok
What should I do now? I shut off humidifier, where should humidity reading be?

 

[Kiki]

How do I salt test them ?

Get a small bowl with salt...add a little water to make a slushy salt slurry.
Put the gauges in a large zip lock bag NEXT to the dish of salt, zip it and walk away.
After a few hours (maybe over night) the gauge should read 75%.
If it doesn't then it is wrong and you will know by how much by doing the math...add or subract from the 75.


So if it reads 88 after being in the bad over night then you know that when you have it in your bator it is off and it is reading high by 13 percent.

 

[Kiki]

Ok
What should I do now? I shut off humidifier, where should humidity reading be?

I'm not sure it will make a difference at this point but I would still lower it to close to 50 until the internal pip.

 

[Ducknewb_22]

Get a small bowl with salt...add a little water to make a slushy salt slurry.
Put the gauges in a large zip lock bag NEXT to the dish of salt, zip it and walk away.
After a few hours (maybe over night) the gauge should read 75%.
If it doesn't then it is wrong and you will know by how much by doing the math...add or subract from the 75.


So if it reads 88 after being in the bad over night then you know that when you have it in your bator it is off and it is reading high by 13 percent.

Ty I saved this post so that I can do that next time!

 

[Ducknewb_22]

I'm not sure it will make a difference at this point but I would still lower it to close to 50 until the internal pip.

Ok it’s already dropped humidity to 55% both are showing same number!

 

[Kiki]

Do you have the egg laying on it's side or standing up in your box?

 

[Ducknewb_22]

I’m not giving up hope on this little egg, we have both got this far, I’m going to keep hoping!

 

[Ducknewb_22]

Do you have the egg laying on it's side or standing up in your box?

Is this okay ?