Well, I'm not sure about others but when I have birds hatching the only spot you'll find me is next to the incubator. I like to be hands on. Not too much, but I spot a problem right away usually. I also set my eggs so they hatch over the weekend. That way I'm always there for hatching.
I totally agree with all of the great info you've been given. I just have one question, if they have not pipped externally how could they appear to be zipping? That usually comes 12 hours or so after external pip. Sorry if I'm missing something.
I enjoy hatch day so I tend to be around to watch. If the hatch takes longer than 24 hours then I really start to monitor for problems.
I usually checked on my incubator in the afternoon hours. I just happened to go out there at 11pm one night and saw the temp at 95. I cleared my electronic temp and humidity read out that also shows max and minimum temp/humidity and it was dipping too low at night.
They look like they are taking up most of the egg inside including the air cell part. Normally my chicks pip and zip nice and neatly.
I’m worried about shrink wrapped chicks. It’s been a plague for me. I’ll check them tomorrow and if no pips I’ll open the incubators and see how things are progressing. I’ll go from there I guess.
Can you recover from 1 night and still get a good hatch rate if that's the case? Or does a bad night mean you lose it all? (And does it matter if its too low or too high?)
I‘d think so. I think my temp was too low a few nights in a row.
