Humidity dropped nearly 20%

[alpacasandchicks78]

I opened the incubator to remove the chick that hatched because it was bumping into the other eggs. I was having trouble keeping the humidity under 70%. I checked before going to bed and it was still high so I slid the top vent open a bit further and woke up and it was 53%. I immediately added water into the reservoir (kebbonix incubator) and slid the vent closed. I don't hear any chirping so I don't think anyone's pipped internally and I see nothing externally. Did I shrink wrap them anyways??

 

[nuthatched]

Likely not

 

[EggSighted4Life]

. I checked before going to bed and it was still high so I slid the top vent open a bit further

Top vent should be fully open.. chicks require fresh air!

 

[alpacasandchicks78]

Top vent should be fully open.. chicks require fresh air!

If it's fully open the humidity will drop to nearly 30%. It's holding at 60% currently with the slider for the vent on top open one third of the way. The leftover eggs are on day 22 and haven't moved in two days that I've observed. I'm just going to cross my fingers and let them be. Tractor Supply had bantams that were too small to be put out. Current chick now has 2 sablepoot buddies. I explained the situation and was able to take 2 instead of their required four. They're all roughly the same size. I will definitely be purchasing a new incubator as this hatch has been hellacious. Fortunately I have a big enough brooder if by some miracle the rest hatch. I have a cam on the live chicks and a cam in the incubator. I appreciate your advice and any incubator suggestions are welcome because there has to be something that does better than my kebbonix. It had two extremely successful hatches with no problems at all and this time... maybe there's a better solution. I seriously appreciate your advice. I'm just crossing my fingers and doing the best I can for the remaining. I'm taking this as a lesson learned. Sorry this was so long.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

I opened the incubator to remove the chick that hatched because it was bumping into the other eggs. I was having trouble keeping the humidity under 70%. I checked before going to bed and it was still high so I slid the top vent open a bit further and woke up and it was 53%. I immediately added water into the reservoir (kebbonix incubator) and slid the vent closed. I don't hear any chirping so I don't think anyone's pipped internally and I see nothing externally. Did I shrink wrap them anyways??

If the chicks are in lockdown the vents are to be open fully
If it’s kept closed you may loose them
When pulling birds out I would keep a bottle of room temp water to give a few sprays not on the eggs just in a corner as it will bring humidity up

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Do you have a calibrated hygrometer inside or are you going by the bators readings ?

 

[HollowOfWisps]

At lock down having the vents open is more important than maintaining humidity. Chicks will suffocate without proper oxygen before they will shrink wrap.