Humidity

[MandaRae]

Okay so I have one of those 7 egg incubators. Didn't realize it had such bad reviews when I bought it, it had good reviews on it so I assumed it was okay but reading in here I've discovered some people don't like them. It only shows the temperature no humidity, so I bought a little digital humidity reader. So I know that the gauge might be off because it's such a small area and these digital ones have room for error but it keeps reading between 75% & 85%

How do i get it to go down. I'm on day 7 today i tilt them 5 times a day now. The humidity obviously drops when i open the lid.

What advice an y'all give me?

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Yeah, it's probably correct. That picture shows major condensation in the dome!!!

Remove all the water from it. Let it run dry for a day or so. Then add back in water till you get it where it need to be. Also consider calibrating your hygrometer. Search for posts on here on how to do that.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Have you check your aircells by candling? That will tell you immediately if you're ok or not. Especially at day 7.

 

[MandaRae]

Have you check your aircells by candling? That will tell you immediately if you're ok or not. Especially at day 7.

Anything specific to look for?

I was planning candeling them tonight.
I've been watching videos and reading articles on what to look for. I have 3 blue eggs & 2 Dark Brown Maran eggs so i know they can be hard to see through the shell.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Anything specific to look for?

I was planning candeling them tonight.
I've been watching videos and reading articles on what to look for. I have 3 blue eggs & 2 Dark Brown Maran eggs so i know they can be hard to see through the shell.

You should do ok. What light are you using? In a dark room anything 700-800+ lumen should light those puppies right up.

In terms of air cells. Mark trace them with a pencil. This will help you, and others, see how the humidity has been. This picture should give you an idea. Also some pics of my current eggs on day 7.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Oops. Here are my eggs.

 

[MandaRae]

Oops. Here are my eggs.
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So i candled them and i noticed one actually has some hairline cracks in the bottom of one so that means thats trash right?

The others don't look promising at all

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Those air cells don't look too bad. Unfortunately none of the eggs in the picture have developed. I see no indication there is a baby in there. Either they are infertile or possibly mishandled (shipped).

You can repair a cracked egg with wax, nail polish, or new skin. It runs an increased risk of being contaminated by bacteria. About 50% of the eggs I've repaired have hatched. Not great but definitely worth a shot. Was it one of the blue eggs that's cracked? I don't see any cracks in the pictures.

How did the Marans eggs look?

 

[MandaRae]

Those air cells don't look too bad. Unfortunately none of the eggs in the picture have developed. I see no indication there is a baby in there. Either they are infertile or possibly mishandled (shipped).

You can repair a cracked egg with wax, nail polish, or new skin. It runs an increased risk of being contaminated by bacteria. About 50% of the eggs I've repaired have hatched. Not great but definitely worth a shot. Was it one of the blue eggs that's cracked? I don't see any cracks in the pictures.

How did the Marans eggs look?

It was one of the maran eggs that had cracks in the point end. One of those pictures is the Maran egg with no cracks the orange looking one.

They were shipped and i let them sit 24hrs. She said she collected them 1-2 days before shipping & it took about 3days to get here. Shipped Monday received on Wednesday Set egg on Thursday April 2nd. Shipped within state.

These are the weights
1) Blue 1.6oz
2) Blue 1.8oz
3) Blue 1.8oz
Brown 2.1oz
Brown 1.9oz (cracked)

 

[MandaRae]

I'm so Bummed