Help! first time hatching!

[silkiecuddles]

I'm going to add some water so it overflows a teensy bit.

 

[silkiecuddles]

I added water. All my mister bottles have water and vinegar in them (for cleaning). I suppose white vinegar isn't good for hatching chicks.

I also realized that there is only about 1/2" between tray and channels. Silly me. I make terrible estimates, apparently.
All 12 duck eggs have pipped. Maybe one or two chicken eggs. I can't really tell

 

[WVduckchick]

They're pipped on the fatter ends.

Whew! Good. I couldn't tell for sure from the pic.

I added water. All my mister bottles have water and vinegar in them (for cleaning). I suppose white vinegar isn't good for hatching chicks.

I also realized that there is only about 1/2" between tray and channels. Silly me. I make terrible estimates, apparently.
All 12 duck eggs have pipped. Maybe one or two chicken eggs. I can't really tell

Good deal. Hopefully the humidity comes up and they start popping out! Yes, I don't think vinegar would be the best for them... heehee
I actually use an old hairspray bottle, but I've had only water in it for years, so it has been rinsed out probably a few hundred times or more.

 

[silkiecuddles]

One of the silkie eggs has pipped a teensy bit. I hope it hatches! I've read that silkies are one of the hardest to incubate.
When/if it hatches, should I remove it sooner than the others because it's so tiny?

 

[WVduckchick]

One of the silkie eggs has pipped a teensy bit. I hope it hatches! I've read that silkies are one of the hardest to incubate.
When/if it hatches, should I remove it sooner than the others because it's so tiny?

I think that will really depend on what else is going on at the time. I also have heard they are hard to incubate. And keep in mind ducks "can" be ruthless little boogers. So I would plan on getting Miss Silkie out as soon as its safe to do so.

How's the humidity looking now?

 

[silkiecuddles]

That's what I was thinking too.
Humidity is still at 60%, but I found a clean unused bottle. I'll most it down in a sec.

 

[silkiecuddles]

Misting did the trick. Up to 73% now. Is that too high? Will it drown the silkies?

 

[WVduckchick]

Misting did the trick. Up to 73% now. Is that too high? Will it drown the silkies?

Never hatched silkies, but I'm going to say I doubt it. I think it will level back down a bit anyway, closer to 68-70

 

[Lacrystol]

Ok, but 65% is the recommended for all hatching and these are ducks. Also, vent is supposed to be no more than 2/3 closed and I have it fully closed

Doesn't matter they will still hatch.

 

[Lacrystol]

Ok, but 65% is the recommended for all hatching and these are ducks. Also, vent is supposed to be no more than 2/3 closed and I have it fully closed

Just because they are a water fowl, doesn't mean they need LOTS of water, they are not in a position right now to where they have expanded the use of there lungs.