INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[kwhites634]

Quote: Couldn't get the hygros to calibrate, but all 3 of them agree within a few %

 

[BantyChooks]

Couldn't get the hygros to calibrate, but all 3 of them agree within a few %

Huh. Very strange.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: If they're scrambled, they were that way coming out of the hens; weren't touched 'til they went onto the turner

 

[Pensmaster]

Okay, y'all, here we go

12 eggs, day 7, 1st candling

3-4 have air cells pretty much where they should be
In the rest, the AC's take up half the egg

I'm guessing the humidity being all over the map for several days is the culprit.
I've been trying to keep it around 35%, but it's been 40% or more, even up to 50% for extended periods more than once

I can't find in the notes how to correct the problem, but I'm thinking I need to run way below normal RH & see if they straighten out.
That sound right, or am I bass-akwards?

Didn't want to leave the lid off any longer, but I can get a couple pics, maybe, if the description above isn't enough.

Are the other 8 more porous letting moisture out too soon. 4 being good rest not so good sounds porous. How did they look at first.

 

[BantyChooks]

Are the other 8 more porous letting moisture out too soon. 4 being good rest not so good sounds porous. How did they look at first.

That is what I was wondering.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: One looks fairly porous; rest look o.k, under the candler. Didn't candle pre-set.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: Yeah, it's the Cream Legbars (early maturing, and were crowing at 3 weeks) and the German New Hampshires (also early maturers). The other boys (Marans, olive eggers, and one lavender ameraucana) have no idea what all the fuss is about yet...

Okay, y'all, here we go

12 eggs, day 7, 1st candling

3-4 have air cells pretty much where they should be
In the rest, the AC's take up half the egg

I'm guessing the humidity being all over the map for several days is the culprit.
I've been trying to keep it around 35%, but it's been 40% or more, even up to 50% for extended periods more than once

I can't find in the notes how to correct the problem, but I'm thinking I need to run way below normal RH & see if they straighten out.
That sound right, or am I bass-akwards?

Didn't want to leave the lid off any longer, but I can get a couple pics, maybe, if the description above isn't enough.

When this happened to me (found it at day 14), it was because my hygrometer wasn't calibrated, but also some of the eggs were more porous (that may be some of why that's happening). Nonetheless, Joey told me to run a higher humidity and candle every few days to check that the Acs weren't getting any bigger (though half the egg already at 7 days sounds really bad to me).

@Ur-ur-ur-urrr
@Sally Sunshine

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: That's what I was wondering

 

[lindalouly]

Give them time whites!!! Sometimes what they look like aren't what is going on. Day 7 is early but keep us posted on your next candle.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Let me see if I can get a decent image of one of them...BRB