Lock down humidity help

@greenchicken22
Already day 21 and no pips? What breed? How have conditions been prior to the outage?


Conditions prior to outage were fairly normal. I had a couple of fights with the temp in the middle range but it never stayed down or up more than an hour. It is sitting in my living room so I'm constantly watching it. The humidity has been in the 40-55 range up until lock down. I candled them the day before lock down and confirmed at least four moving the others were to dark to see much. This is my first time so I'm still learning what to look for.
They are mixed breeds bc I have some polish roosters and a buff orphington rooster and my girls are rir, barred rocks, cuckoos, buffs, and comets A bunch of mutts. No pips
 
Conditions prior to outage were fairly normal. I had a couple of fights with the temp in the middle range but it never stayed down or up more than an hour. It is sitting in my living room so I'm constantly watching it. The humidity has been in the 40-55 range up until lock down. I candled them the day before lock down and confirmed at least four moving the others were to dark to see much. This is my first time so I'm still learning what to look for.
They are mixed breeds bc I have some polish roosters and a buff orphington rooster and my girls are rir, barred rocks, cuckoos, buffs, and comets A bunch of mutts. No pips


Well, low temps can cause slight delays, but that's better than high temps. Plus, those mixed brown eggs tend to take longer, for me anyway. Coating seems so thick. But if they were full and dark last time you candled, hopefully they are on track.
 
Yes.

What's up with the rest of the eggs?
Two have hatched and are healthy one is a late bloomer and is starting to pip and unzip now another one is on day 25 as I incubated this one later therefore should hatch sometime in the week end sadley one died in the shell never got a chance to unzip properly I tried to help by breaking bits of shell of and leaving it but I'm afraid it had passed so therefore 4 out of 5 duckies are in there way the born ones are doing well fluffing up
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Two have hatched and are healthy one is a late bloomer and is starting to pip and unzip now another one is on day 25 as I incubated this one later therefore should hatch sometime in the week end sadley one died in the shell never got a chance to unzip properly I tried to help by breaking bits of shell of and leaving it but I'm afraid it had passed so therefore 4 out of 5 duckies are in there way the born ones are doing well fluffing up
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Sorry one didn't make it, but congrats on the ones that hatched!
 
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Well, low temps can cause slight delays, but that's better than high temps. Plus, those mixed brown eggs tend to take longer, for me anyway. Coating seems so thick. But if they were full and dark last time you candled, hopefully they are on track.
Thanks for your help last night. I woke at three and have one pip. This morning the membrane seems to be a little brown but it's still chirping. The humidity is at 59 and temp dropped a little to 97. Should I spray it? Or add some more water real fast?
 

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