*HELP*

[sara]

I'm off to bed now, but if you have any other questions someone will come along and answer them, or just shoot me a PM and I'll see if I can help you find the answers...

 

[mahen8622]

mine werent that temp that long i havent tried candleing all of them i did the ones that are late hatching though i have very dark eggs and a homemade candler so its very difficult for me im a newbie at all this but i havent seen movement like i usually do so ill have to check the others

 

[willowcol]

Is very hard to see movement when they are close to hatch time. I am pretty new to, you said 2 were due sunday (so was that day 21?) when are the others due? If they are not on day 21 yet then I wouldn't worry yet. Did you up your humidity on day 19 for those 2 eggs? If it wasn't to long then they might be fine.

 

[Chicken Woman]

Sorry your having a hard time. It's so easy to panic when incubating but take a deep breath, make sure your humidity is up and wait.

Good luck with the hatch !
Sending hatching vibes your way

 

[mahen8622]

um thats my missing puzzle piece i think ... i have no clue what my humidity is i just make sure that the water is full in the incubator i never let it dry up. what do i do
how can you jack up the humidity its sooo confusing?!

 

[willowcol]

ahh ok, you need to get a thermostat that also measures humidity. The humidity during the 1st 18 days is lower, then you raise it day 19-21. If the humidity is to high the 1st 18 days the egg doesn't lose liquid and the chick can drown, if its too low day 19-21 it will get dried out and sticky and have a hard time pipping. When you openned the egg, was it really wet inside or sticky?

 

[Katy]

Too much humidity sounds like more of an issue than the high temps. You need to get a guage to keep track of your humidity. If it's too high during the incubation the eggs can't dry down enough and the chicks drown. I put very little water in my incubators....keeping the trays full would drown all the chicks for sure.

 

[mahen8622]

it was kinda middle of the road it wasnt super wet there was some moisture though. Hmm good to know how much are hygrometers?

 

[Chicken Woman]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/LC-DryIncubation.html Read this article . I had to read it several times and write the main points down before I really got it. Good luck.

 

[Katy]

You can get a combination thermometer/hygrometer at walmart for about $10