Help! first time hatching!

[silkiecuddles]

Same temp, humidity is at 60%. Last night when I got home from dinner a few more eggs had pipped. Today is day 26 and 19. What else could I do to get the humidity up more?

 

[kayakfish]

no dripping wrung out and fold so you can wrap around the eggs each one, and lay them on their sides, leave them open on the end enough to let the chick be able to unzip out of the egg. I had to do this until I got the Advanced pump, and then no other issues.

 

[WVduckchick]

If you are getting pips this early, you are probably fine.

@scflock can you help with getting humidity up in the Eco?

 

[silkiecuddles]

Kayakfish, can u explain what you mean? I don't get it.

I'm not hearing anything from the eggs, but when I candled the night before lockdown they were all fertile.

 

[WVduckchick]

I'm glad someone with a brinsea chimed in!

 

[silkiecuddles]

Because the humidity is based on surface, could I just add more water so that the channels overflow? Or would that be a bad idea

 

[silkiecuddles]

Here's a pic I found just googling. Keep in mind that's not my set up, but t is the kind of incubator I have. See the two channels in the middle @WVduckchick? Mine are filled, not to the top anymore because the heat evaporated some. Should I overfill it?

 

[WVduckchick]

The two brown things are the only water troughs?? What else is in the bottom under the tray? Where is the water going to go if you overfill, I guess is my question. If the bottom is closed off and nothing else is under there, then I'd say try it. Maybe even a wet paper towel under the tray. I hadn't seen that view before. Now I see why you asked about putting the sponge under the tray.

 

[silkiecuddles]

There's about 1" and 1/2" under the tray and then the 2" deep channels.
Looking at my incubator I realized that someone said to put paper towels under the tray at lockdown for humidity and so when they hatch it's soft under them is it too late to do that now? There are 8 duck eggs piped and one chicken egg I think.

 

[WVduckchick]

Tough call. I think since they are pipping, I'd just wait it out for a bit. The humidity will rise when one gets out because it will be wet. How long since the first pip? Are you keeping a written list? I do, because my memory sucks lol. Watch for membranes drying out/turning dark colored, and lack of movement/sound. Do you hear any chirping? Talk to them. Whistle to them. Mine even reacted to the flashlight being waved over them. If you have a way to play a video, youtube has several cute "baby chick chirping" videos. They will react to the sounds.