Help first time incubating duck eggs

[christine911]

Hello Everyone, i hope i'm doing everything right lol
So today was suppose to be my lockdown day for my Pekin Duck Eggs when i took the lid off the incubator my eggs already started pipping. So i hurried and took the top grid and turner out and put the lid back on. But i had to pick them up to do that. Was i wrong for picking them up? I read where you are not suppose to move them,did i mess up? My humidity is 82% is that to High? Please help i'm worried that they won't be ok

 

[nchls school]

Hello Everyone, i hope i'm doing everything right lol
So today was suppose to be my lockdown day for my Pekin Duck Eggs when i took the lid off the incubator my eggs already started pipping. So i hurried and took the top grid and turner out and put the lid back on. But i had to pick them up to do that. Was i wrong for picking them up? I read where you are not suppose to move them,did i mess up? My humidity is 82% is that to High? Please help i'm worried that they won't be ok

If your hands were clean I doubt you caused a problem by touching them. A bigger concern would be the temperature and humidity change when the incubator was opened. Hopefully, all will go well. Good luck and stay safe.

As for humidity, the following is from the Cornell University website.

1. At 25 days after setting (Pekin eggs), the eggs are transferred to hatching trays, and if eggs are hatched in a separate machine, moved to the hatcher. Candle and remove eggs with dead embryos. At the time of transfer, the temperature of the hatcher should be set at 37.2°C (99°F) and the humidity set at 65% (88°F wet bulb). As the hatch progresses, and eggs begin to pip, increase the humidity to 80% (93°F wet bulb), and increase ventilation openings by about 50%. As the hatch nears completion gradually lower the temperature and humidity so that by the end of the hatch the temperature is at 36.1°C (97°F), and the humidity is at 70% (90°F wet bulb). Vents should be opened to their maximum setting by the end of the hatch. Remove ducklings from the hatcher when 90-95% of them are dry.

 

[christine911]

Since my Humidity is 82% do I take some water out? They only way to do that with my incubator is open the lid?!

 

[christine911]

If your hands were clean I doubt you caused a problem by touching them. A bigger concern would be the temperature and humidity change when the incubator was opened. Hopefully, all will go well. Good luck and stay safe.

As for humidity, the following is from the Cornell University website.

1. At 25 days after setting (Pekin eggs), the eggs are transferred to hatching trays, and if eggs are hatched in a separate machine, moved to the hatcher. Candle and remove eggs with dead embryos. At the time of transfer, the temperature of the hatcher should be set at 37.2°C (99°F) and the humidity set at 65% (88°F wet bulb). As the hatch progresses, and eggs begin to pip, increase the humidity to 80% (93°F wet bulb), and increase ventilation openings by about 50%. As the hatch nears completion gradually lower the temperature and humidity so that by the end of the hatch the temperature is at 36.1°C (97°F), and the humidity is at 70% (90°F wet bulb). Vents should be opened to their maximum setting by the end of the hatch. Remove ducklings from the hatcher when 90-95% of them are dry.

To lower the humidity I take some of the water out of the incubator?! To do that I would have to take the lid off won't that harm them?

 

[nchls school]

NO, you misunderstand-80 and 82 are very close. Going by what the site said you are doing just fine. do not open the incubator again until the hatch is complete.

 

[christine911]

NO, you misunderstand-80 and 82 are very close. Going by what the site said you are doing just fine. do not open the incubator again until the hatch is complete.

Thank you so much!