Lockdown Humidity Question... Fill all water reservoirs?

[K8Aspen]

Hi, we are hatching our first batch of eggs kindly given to us by some friends with some interesting breeds.

If everyone hatches out properly, we'll have Nankins, Silkie/Frizzle crosses, Americaunas, Seebrights, Sumatras, Cochins and a handful of others.

I think we need to reduce the humidity; but wanted to know if on day 14-day 18/19 you can drop the humidity enough to make a difference in the air pocket at the end of the egg? Based on my pencil tracings of the air pocket; most of them are borderline ok; but a few of them need more air pocket based on the diagrams. Or are we doomed to have a failed hatch? These eggs are for my sons 4H project. I know what to do with the chicks once they've hatched; but the incubating part is completely new to me. thanks in advance for any help.

 

[lazy gardener]

Do you get the feeling that if people listen to both of us, we are creating a whole group of people who constantly open the incubator, but don't do anything?

Quote AmyLynn: LOL Possible.

You two need to take this show on the road.

 

[WVduckchick]

Hi, we are hatching our first batch of eggs kindly given to us by some friends with some interesting breeds.

If everyone hatches out properly, we'll have Nankins, Silkie/Frizzle crosses, Americaunas, Seebrights, Sumatras, Cochins and a handful of others.

I think we need to reduce the humidity; but wanted to know if on day 14-day 18/19 you can drop the humidity enough to make a difference in the air pocket at the end of the egg? Based on my pencil tracings of the air pocket; most of them are borderline ok; but a few of them need more air pocket based on the diagrams. Or are we doomed to have a failed hatch? These eggs are for my sons 4H project. I know what to do with the chicks once they've hatched; but the incubating part is completely new to me. thanks in advance for any help.

I don't think it would hurt to try. So you are on day 14? You could also delay lockdown till day 19. What humidity have you been using and how does the activity inside the egg look? Are they already starting to fill up the space? Those are some nice breeds, I hope it works out for you and your son.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Hi, we are hatching our first batch of eggs kindly given to us by some friends with some interesting breeds.

If everyone hatches out properly, we'll have Nankins, Silkie/Frizzle crosses, Americaunas, Seebrights, Sumatras, Cochins and a handful of others.

I think we need to reduce the humidity; but wanted to know if on day 14-day 18/19 you can drop the humidity enough to make a difference in the air pocket at the end of the egg? Based on my pencil tracings of the air pocket; most of them are borderline ok; but a few of them need more air pocket based on the diagrams. Or are we doomed to have a failed hatch? These eggs are for my sons 4H project. I know what to do with the chicks once they've hatched; but the incubating part is completely new to me. thanks in advance for any help.

They most certainly can. Alot depends on the porousity of the egg. I usually recommend that if air cells are small at day 14 and you aren't running completely dry to run dry for 24 hours and
recheck. Sometimes a night or two dry will be enough to even things out, sometimes you need to finish the incubation (to lockdown) dry. Usually the egg looses more moisture between days
14-18 then between 0-7 or the 7-14 period. Good luck and keep us posted.

Quote AmyLynn: LOL Possible.

You two need to take this show on the road.

Comming soon: Our own thread......lol

 

[scflock]

Quote AmyLynn: LOL Possible.

You two need to take this show on the road.

vs

 

[AmyLynn2374]

vs

I am far from a hippy...lol (Though I do need to shave my legs or I'll be looking like one soon.

) This is the funny thing, most of my world views, most, not all. are more conservative than liberal. I'm like yin and yang of liberal conservatism, a barnyard mix of philosphies, where the polictial river meets the ocean, a peanut butter cup of the best of both ideologies. Shall I keep going??? lol

 

[scflock]

I quit listening right after this

Though I do need to shave my legs or I'll be looking like one soon. )  

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I quit listening right after this

LOL

 

[scflock]

LOL

 

[lazy gardener]

Aw, come on. At least in Maine, we all know that God put that hair there for a reason. For 10 months of the year, it's used to hold the socks up.