I blew it. Now what?

[casportpony]

Personally, I would delay increasing the humidity until I saw drawdown, just to give them the maximum time to lose as much moisture as possible.

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If you haven't seen it yet, the Red link in my signature block below is my article on Incubation Humidity. There are a couple other tips that might help you.

Excellent article, one of my favorites!
Incubation Humidity Guide

 

[MikaylaLeslie]

The air cells don't look too awful to me, though I'm glad you said there is movement, because those 2 pictured could be mistaken for quitters.
Personally, I would delay increasing the humidity until I saw drawdown, just to give them the maximum time to lose as much moisture as possible. If you haven't seen it yet, the Red link in my signature block below is my article on Incubation Humidity. There are a couple other tips that might help you.

Good luck! Welshies are sooooo beautiful, I hope you end up with a great hatch!

Thank you! So how will that effect the ones that have already internally pipped? Right now I have it set to 99.5. I dumped out all the water last night and added what I thought was a little bit of water but right now it’s 67%. Some of the eggs don’t seem to be as far along. But one of them I think will be pipped externally at any point. My fear is it getting shrink wrapped.

 

[Pyxis]

Thank you! So how will that effect the ones that have already internally pipped? Right now I have it set to 99.5. I dumped out all the water last night and added what I thought was a little bit of water but right now it’s 67%. Some of the eggs don’t seem to be as far along. But one of them I think will be pipped externally at any point. My fear is it getting shrink wrapped.

You don't have to worry about shrink wrapping or them drying out and getting stuck until they externally pip

With internal pips already, that complicates things as far as keeping the humidity low. Are you sure you're seeing internal pips and not just the shadow of the duckling pressing against the air cell? An internal pip looks like a pretty distinct triangle.

 

[MikaylaLeslie]

You don't have to worry about shrink wrapping or them drying out and getting stuck until they externally pip

With internal pips already, that complicates things as far as keeping the humidity low. Are you sure you're seeing internal pips and not just the shadow of the duckling pressing against the air cell? An internal pip looks like a pretty distinct triangle.

Oh ok good to know! And I’m pretty sure. I could see a little bill moving around in the air sac. Snd the egg was rocking slightly this morning. My mom went and got a different incubator today at tractor supply and set it up. So tonight after I get off of work I think I’m going to move that egg and any others like it to the new incubator snd drop the humidity for the other ones. Hopefully that will help!

 

[MikaylaLeslie]

Update! We bought a new incubator that I was excited to use. I bought a nice thermometer and learned how to calibrate it. The incubator was perfect! My plan was to put the eggs that have pipped internally into the new incubator and then drop the humidity to hopefully give the others a better chance. No sooner did I take the lid off did I hear peeping. A couple of weeks ago I accidentally dropped an egg and it had a dent in it and some cracks. I bawled my eyes out. I was going to take the egg out but my dad said just leave it in and see what happens. It is still alive! I moved that one to the new incubator because I figured maybe it was that one that I was hearing because of the crack in the shell. But nope there’s another one. I candeled a few snd they all pipped internally. I quickly put the lid back on. So now I’ve got one egg in an incubator by itself Did not go according to plan but I was slightly panicked. I’m concerned though about number 2. Pretty sure I saw it moving but I didn’t look too long. My fear is that it’s going to be a sticky duckling

 

[WVduckchick]

Update! We bought a new incubator that I was excited to use. I bought a nice thermometer and learned how to calibrate it. The incubator was perfect! My plan was to put the eggs that have pipped internally into the new incubator and then drop the humidity to hopefully give the others a better chance. No sooner did I take the lid off did I hear peeping. A couple of weeks ago I accidentally dropped an egg and it had a dent in it and some cracks. I bawled my eyes out. I was going to take the egg out but my dad said just leave it in and see what happens. It is still alive! I moved that one to the new incubator because I figured maybe it was that one that I was hearing because of the crack in the shell. But nope there’s another one. I candeled a few snd they all pipped internally. I quickly put the lid back on. So now I’ve got one egg in an incubator by itself Did not go according to plan but I was slightly panicked. I’m concerned though about number 2. Pretty sure I saw it moving but I didn’t look too long. My fear is that it’s going to be a sticky duckling

congrats on the new incubator. Is it a Nurture Right 360?
The egg in the pic is a quitter.

 

[MikaylaLeslie]

congrats on the new incubator. Is it a Nurture Right 360?
The egg in the pic is a quitter.

Thank you for your quick reply! Yes it sure is!

 

[WVduckchick]

Thank you for your quick reply! Yes it sure is!

I have a couple older Brinsea Octagons that have served me well, but I now use my NR360 first, and do most of my hatches in it. The view is so fantastic, you can’t beat it. I wish they’d make a bantam egg turner tray for it. But I love it.

 

[MikaylaLeslie]

I have a couple older Brinsea Octagons that have served me well, but I now use my NR360 first, and do most of my hatches in it. The view is so fantastic, you can’t beat it. I wish they’d make a bantam egg turner tray for it. But I love it.

I’m excited! I know it’s difficult to know but any idea of why the egg would quit at this point? I’m just wondering if I should make any other adjustments to the temp or humidity.

 

[WVduckchick]

I’m excited! I know it’s difficult to know but any idea of why the egg would quit at this point? I’m just wondering if I should make any other adjustments to the temp or humidity.

Sorry I missed this question. How’s everything going now?

Quitters just happen. The one in your pic looks like it quit some time ago, the growth should have been bigger, this late in the game. A few quitters aren’t usually cause for adjusting anything in your process, if the majority do well.