High Humidity Please Help

[BYC910]

Air cells look OK . If you saw good movement from the chicks then your chances of hatching are good . You have reached the point where its best not to open the incubator . Except to raise the humidity . So maybe by Friday you'll have chicks .

 

[getaclue]

WVduck, thanks for stating it so much better than I did.

 

[MrsChicky55]

It really shouldn't affect the embryo to rotate the egg (broodies roll them alot!). Lots of people candle that way. I prefer to hold the egg just as it was in the incubator (whether it be upright during incubation or laying down) and move my light around instead of rolling the egg around.

I’d prefer not to have to turn them to candle since these are shipped eggs, but it just didn’t work for me. But out of the whole batch of 34 eggs I only lost 2 that were actually fertilized so I figure they shipped pretty well and they’ve put up with being turned.

 

[MrsChicky55]

Oh my gosh! I'm so excited! Starting to hear some peeping!!! That means I didn't drown them right??? Can't wait to see my first pip, zip, and chick!!!

 

[getaclue]

Update, please.....

 

[MrsChicky55]

Update, please.....

Will do! Fingers crossed I'll have a decent hatch tomorrow!

 

[WVduckchick]

Will do! Fingers crossed I'll have a decent hatch tomorrow!

 

[MrsChicky55]

WVduck, thanks for stating it so much better than I did.

I gotcha! That's what I tried, I think I need a stronger light. Any recommendations for a good candler? I'm putting it on my Christmas list along with all my other crazy chicken lady stuff...

Brinsea Octagon incubator
APA Standards of Perfection Book
Genetics of the Fowl Book
Egg stamps
Egg carton stamps
Brinsea Brooding plate
Brinsea candler

Is there a better candler I should be asking for?
Anything else I should be adding to my Christmas list???

It's going to be a very "cheep" Christmas.

 

[getaclue]

Sounds like a very good list to me. Hope you've been good this year, so Santa will bring you all that is on your list.

 

[WVduckchick]

I gotcha! That's what I tried, I think I need a stronger light. Any recommendations for a good candler? I'm putting it on my Christmas list along with all my other crazy chicken lady stuff...

Brinsea Octagon incubator
APA Standards of Perfection Book
Genetics of the Fowl Book
Egg stamps
Egg carton stamps
Brinsea Brooding plate
Brinsea candler

Is there a better candler I should be asking for?
Anything else I should be adding to my Christmas list???

It's going to be a very "cheep" Christmas.

I love Brinsea products and would add a Brinsea Spot Check thermometer, but scratch the candler. A good tactical flashlight of 250-300+ lumens does as well. Just make sure it uses AA or AAA batteries. I got one that uses some stupid batteries that are like 10 bucks each, and it takes 2. But it's awesome! I only use that one at critical times. Otherwise i love my MiniMag lite, wrapped with a piece of craft foam with a hole cut in it.