incubator went up to 103....

[yallapilko]

Meant to add, sponges are great, but try and avoid opening the incubator too often as it will dry out the membrane of the emerging chicks and shrink wrap them.... Good luck!

 

[City Chicken]

yeah, i'm trying not to open at all- except that it went down to 45...
if it does it again i will sponge instead of water.

 

[City Chicken]

the bator isn't sealing properly, so i put something heavy on top to help it... humidity went up to 80% !
i can't really mess with it right now with the pending hatch..... but at least i know what the problem is.

 

[robopetz]

As long as there is water in some form, then it's ok. Congrats! Pics!! Lol

 

[City Chicken]

http://travelingalong.com/what-weve-been-up-to/ pic of chicks posted on my blog... 3 down with a pepping egg.... Pretty sure it's been peeping for 24 hours... Wondering if I should help?
I know how I've done it with a chick who survived. He is chirping a lot... Wondering if he's stuck.

 

[robopetz]

Has he zipped at all? If so definitely help after that long. If not i would just try and crack egg shell and try not to touch membrane. Cute pics, looks just like some of mines.

 

[City Chicken]

I went down and it had hatched, so a bit after 24 hours. Took awhile, but it prevailed!! Three more are down there. I will take them to join the others once I see them dry a bit. So that makes six out of twenty so far. Not to bad since I though they were all toast!!!

 

[animalsrock123]

I went down and it had hatched, so a bit after 24 hours. Took awhile, but it prevailed!! Three more are down there. I will take them to join the others once I see them dry a bit. So that makes six out of twenty so far. Not to bad since I though they were all toast!!!

Congratulations! That proves that eggs aren't extremely sensitive to temps.

 

[robopetz]

Omg! Mines went up to 105 last night. I'm nervous to candle tonight.... ::

 

[City Chicken]

Eight so far... One with wonky a leg... Lots of pep in him, but might not make it with his leg like that... Yeah I'm thinking they are much tougher than we think.