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ChickenCanoe said:
I caution that regardless of how good the incubator is, you can't trust the readings. Sometimes they have to be calibrated. If hatching is imminent, the temperature may have been high (regardless of what it says).
Airflow (oxygen) is only critical after the first week. Sometimes higher carbon dioxide at the onset of incubation is better. At later stages when the embryo are utilizing more oxygen, airflow becomes more critical.
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Thank you for your input. Do you always see movement at this point, or if the eggs are still is that not a cause for concern yet????
 
chickmama29h said:
Newbie, first batch in the incubator. This incubator seems to have all the bells and whistles, but I realized when looking through this site that I have been too concerned about humidity and perhaps not concerned enough about airflow. Temp and humidity have been spot on, but today on day 19 I see two eggs that are wriggling and the rest are very still. Is that common? Do they all dance in the shell at this point? If so, I have two live chicks left. :(
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TO be clear, I am not candling them at this point, I am watching for eggs that wiggle and rock visually from the outside. Only two have done that.
 
chickmama29h said:
TO be clear, I am not candling them at this point, I am watching for eggs that wiggle and rock visually from the outside. Only two have done that.
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What day are they on? Sometimes via candling you can see movement on Day 7 and later. They could be ready to hatch in an hour and the egg won't move so I'd candle them if you want to know which ones are still viable.
 
chickmama29h said:
Thank you for your input. Do you always see movement at this point, or if the eggs are still is that not a cause for concern yet????
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They don't always move. Most living creatures need to sleep once in a while.
Honestly, all I do is ensure the temperature is accurate, weigh the eggs at intervals to make sure weight loss is on target, raise humidity the last couple days and usually candle at that time and remove any clears. I also pull any that leak or stink throughout, but I don't remove anything else. I usually only have eggs too dark to see much into whether clear or not. Sometimes I see movement but I just try to sit on my hands till they hatch.
For years I didn't even check humidity. Then I found a reliably accurate hygrometer and put it to use but I still rely on a gram scale instead.
 
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Debbie292d said:
What day are they on? Sometimes via candling you can see movement on Day 7 and later. They could be ready to hatch in an hour and the egg won't move so I'd candle them if you want to know which ones are still viable.
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Four pips so far!!! Two of the pipped eggs never moved (that I saw) before today, so I guess that answers my question! Tomorrow is day 21
 

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