New Member _ Incubator lid came briefly ajar during hatching. Advise please.

[World Down Side Up]

Hello Everyone. This is my 2nd time incubating. 1st time was last spring. Today is day 22. My first egg hatched last night and my 2nd today. When I was checking on them the incubator lid briefly came ajar. Did I ruin the rest of my eggs from hatching?

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Summer of 2022

(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 6. 2-roosters, 4-hens

(3) What breeds do you have? Americanas and Violets

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Watching them

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Homesteading

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. 6 dogs (1-large med coat German Shepard, 1-huskie, 1-lab mix, 3-ankle biters ), 4 Nigerian Dwarf goats, Vegetable garden. All my dogs really protect my chicks and goats. Very gentle with them. Dogs keep the predators away,so I'm able to free range.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? Looking for some answers on my incubation issue and found this forum on DuckDuckGo.

 

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC! Your eggs will be fine.

 

[World Down Side Up]

Welcome to BYC! Your eggs will be fine.

Hope so. I had a 3rd egg that was starting to breech and would hate to be the cause of it not making it.

 

[Yardmom]

Just make sure you brought the humidity back up over 60 percent.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome to BYC @World Down Side Up

I think your eggs will be fine. I actually remove dry chicks quickly but carefully when the incubator is full and the rest of my eggs have been just fine. Good luck with the rest of your eggs

 

[World Down Side Up]

Welcome to BYC @World Down Side Up

I think your eggs will be fine. I actually remove dry chicks quickly but carefully when the incubator is full and the rest of my eggs have been just fine. Good luck with the rest of your eggs

Thank you. My wife would't be happy if I ruined the rest of them.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

If it wasn't ajar for too long, they should be fine.

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

So glad you decided to join us. Good luck with your hatch, keep us posted!

 

[Blue Raptor]

Hello Everyone. This is my 2nd time incubating. 1st time was last spring. Today is day 22. My first egg hatched last night and my 2nd today. When I was checking on them the incubator lid briefly came ajar. Did I ruin the rest of my eggs from hatching?

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Summer of 2022

(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 6. 2-roosters, 4-hens

(3) What breeds do you have? Americanas and Violets

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Watching them

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Homesteading

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. 6 dogs (1-large med coat German Shepard, 1-huskie, 1-lab mix, 3-ankle biters ), 4 Nigerian Dwarf goats, Vegetable garden. All my dogs really protect my chicks and goats. Very gentle with them. Dogs keep the predators away,so I'm able to free range.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? Looking for some answers on my incubation issue and found this forum on DuckDuckGo.

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.