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Ok yeah I left it that way. No pip yet but moves when I shine light through the top. I actually lined the bottom with paper towel and then I put water onto the towel through the vent holes. The humidity is at 60ish% right now. I’m so excited. I’ll post a picture of the air cell. I’ll put sponges in as well because I’m going to try to get the humidity up to 70%. When I incubated duck eggs one got shrink wrapped and I had to help it, the humidity was 60%. I’ll go post a pic right now.Sounds great!! It probably rolled into proper position. I’d just leave it that way, and be ready to crank up the humidity if you see a pip.
With that type of incubator, I connected some bendable straws and pushed them thru the vent holes and squirted the water thru the straw to the proper location. Are you planning to fill all the channels? You can also use wet sponges if you need more humidity. Just try not to get any water on any eggs. Lifting one side of the lid quickly enough to put in some sponge pieces won’t release the humidity too quickly, if necessary.
Wow mine doesn’t look much like that.At least not halfway but I can still see veins and fluid. I’ll post a pic now. Thank you!This is what it should look like, just before external pip
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Yay! I stopped turning yesterday night. But I think some of my water on the paper towels is against the egg, I’ll move it right nowThe humidity is at 60% but I also opened it before. I’m going to put some sponges in there. Wish me luck!From what you're describing it sounds like the egg has drawn down, meaning it's getting ready to internally pip and start to hatch. So, time to stop turning and increase the humidity Try to get the humidity up to about 65% or so, but as WV said, avoid getting any water right on the shell, since that actually increases moisture loss from the egg (that's why we mist the eggs during incubation). Also avoid having any damp materials like a paper towel or sponge right against the egg since that can chill the gosling inside.
Oh yea, looking good now!
I just candles them before going to bed and the air cell line is wavy and the chick has internally pipped, but there are strange red spots all over! Are they veins that are drying up? I’m concerned but the chick still moves when shining a light on it