need help with humidity

[sarab]

I work in a nursery and we have hired an incubator for the first time, we were told to keep the eggs at the setting already on the incubator which is 37.5 temperature and 60% humidity, they were at this setting for about 8 days before i realised that it should be about 50% humidity :-(. I have now adjusted it to 48% but I think that the air sacs are too small from what i can see from candling. We are now at day 18 and the air sacs do not look like they do in the diagrams. Does anyone have any suggestions?? I dont want the chicks to drown :-(. We have 13 eggs all of which are moving about in the eggs. Thanks

 

[Whitehouse Quail]

If I were you, I would continue as planned.

My humidity is almost always 5-8 percent above/below what it should be, and they still hatch!

BUT that's just my advice....

 

[sarab]

So exciting!! eggs started pipping this morning and we now have 3 babies, there are another 7 eggs pipped late this afternoon and tonight so more on the way!! They are so cute.

 

[kathyinmo]

Hooray for you! Congratulations!

 

[sarab]

We have 11 healthy babies

Two didnt make it out but so happy with 11 out of 13. Will try to put on some photos (if i can!). Thanks for the advice.

 

[kathyinmo]

Holy cow .... 11 out of 13 is wonderful!!!! Congrats on the successful hatch!

 

[sarab]

photos!!! Sooo cute

 

[kathyinmo]

Aaaahhhhhhh, those are great pictures! Thanks so much for sharing!