Incubating air cell help

[sawilliams]

So i got a farm innovators inc. incubator. Forced air egg turner the whole 9 yards. I double checked everything (temp, humidity, you name it) best I could with what i had at home. It's been stable the whole time. That's not my issue. So i was diligent double checking before start and making sure everything stayed stable but i forgot to watch for air cell growth. We just past 14 days and my air cells look like day 7. Thing is I'm doing everything short of removing the eggs the drying the bator but i can't get the humidity to drop. I was keeping it between 50-60 like the packaging recommend but the past week I've been trying to get it down and can't keep it below 50. I haven't added water in at least 5 days. Just before fighting to get the humidity down i had one day where the weather was hot an dry and my humidity tanked to like 28, but most of the time it's been cool and wet so I'm guessing at this piont its not so much the moisture in the bator but the moisture in the air it's self that I'm having to fight? Anyways so I'm what 7 days from hatch? What do i do if the air cells are to small? Do i need to watch for internal pips and then make an external for them to make sure they have enough air? Can i wait till the first external pip before increasing to hatch humidity? Do i need to just cross my fingers and wait?

There are 13 eggs 11 standard with 1 possibly dead, most i can see movement, all tan brown or green eggs, 2 are too dark or thick to observe beyound aircell and estimated growth. And 2 bantam sebrights, there where 6 but 3 infertile and 1 blood ring at 7 days with no further development, I removed those today so they make it out with the trash and not sitting for a week in the can.

I'm just sorta stuck right now. It's my first incubation and I don't expect all to make it, but I know i messed this part up and i want the chicks to have a fair shot. I was really looking forward to the diversity in this hatch becuase they are a mixed feed store flock of all sorts of colors and a Heritage Lavender Orpington roo. And of course it's my first time hatching my own eggs (or any eggs if you don't count the 2 fertile eggs we got for a broody hen last year)

 

[chickenmama109]

Would you like to join my hatch a long I’m sure some one can help you on there it’s called may hatch a long hope this helps

 

[oregonkat]

Are you using an independently calibrated (by you) hygrometer and thermometer? Incubator instruments are usually wrong. Ideally you want the humidity to be between 30 - 40%, it seems like the higher humidity may be the trouble with the air cells, what has your temp been throughout the incubation so far?
When hatch day comes, expect that your eggs may be a little delayed. I do not raise the humidity in my bator until I have the first external pip, others may have different information for you. I usually do not intervene unless I have a zipper that is not progressing and appears to be stuck. That being said I just came off a hatch where I lost a chick because I did not help out enough . Anyway, I would watch your air cells and let them tell you where your humidity should be. If your ambient humidity is high, dont add more moisture to the bator but make sure you are using instruments that you trust, not just the incubator. Good luck with your hatch, let us know how you are progressing.

 

[sawilliams]

Again. I double checked everything. I did all the suggested tests both hydro and temp. I don't have an individual hydrometer but i did the best with what i did have and everything was on piont. I haven't added any more water in at least 5 days and still can't get the humidity down. Best i can tell this isn't equipment malfuntion be me not paying attention to and trying to make adjustments for the air cells sooner.