Need advice about humidity - one egg hatched last night!

newbie1000

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Apr 30, 2015
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Hi all, I have never hatched any eggs before this. I am using a circulated air fan incubator and have 6 eggs shipped from My Pet Chicken. I think my incubator is Farm Innovators 3200. Here is my question:
- Last night, one chick hatched. Since then, I can see the others shaking but no peep holes as of yet. I removed one of the plugs last night when Joey was hatching. Humidity went up to 70 when s/he was hatching. Right now, the humidity has dropped below 50. Should I drip some water in through the plug hole? Or just plug it back up until another one pips?

Joey is all dry now so I was thinking that it made sense to put the plug back in until another one starts to hatch.

Thank you in advance for your advice!!
 
You shouldn't put the plugs in, but you do need to get the humidity up. Most of us use sponges wet with warm water in the corners of the incubator, or water bowls with saturated cloths (no standing water for a chick to drown in). If you have no active pips, slide one of these in quickly and close the lid. Humidity should go up fast.

Sorry, I just noticed you posted this over three days ago. Your hatch has most likely ended by now. How did it go?
 

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