Opening incubator during lockdown

[LilChickens2]

Looking forward to seeing your results. Any signs this morning? How many eggs did you start with?

 

[latonya]

I am a newby and wasn't thinking and added more eggs 8 days later . I wasn't thinking!!!!! What do I do when I go on lock down is it going to kill the other babies with humidity going up! Scared to death I am going to kill the other babies, what do I do! HELP!!!

 

[ChickadeeNMe]

I woke up to cheeping and one pip! Little one is trying hard to get out. Only three eggs made it this far so I really really hope it's not the only one.

 

[ChickadeeNMe]

Welcome to the world little one!!!!

 

[ChickadeeNMe]

7 eggs to start. They were shipped so only 3 developed. I really hope there will be at least one more...I hope he's OK. He's laying there cheeping and squirming. My humidity is now 81% (was 75% before this little one hatched.

 

[ChickadeeNMe]

So he's trying to turn over and stand up but his umbilical cord or blood vessel... Not sure what it is is stuck to him and the egg. Anyone know what to do about that, if anything?

 

[ChickadeeNMe]

He's got loose from his shell... But I notice that one (maybe both) of his feet are turned in. Sort of like when a person first ice skates? Not sure how best to explain. I'm hoping it will correct itself. This is my first hatch so I'm not even sure what's normal.

 

[Hholly]

Check out this article, way down at the bottom there's helpful information. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101

 

[ChickadeeNMe]

I am a newby and wasn't thinking and added more eggs 8 days later . I wasn't thinking!!!!! What do I do when I go on lock down is it going to kill the other babies with humidity going up! Scared to death I am going to kill the other babies, what do I do! HELP!!!

Hey there, I did the same thing. I had to buy another incubator to put the first batch into lock-down. You won't need an egg turner. My first batch that I put into lockdown didn't hatch. This is the 2nd batch that I added and so far only one has hatched. No pips yet on the others. Today is day 21. I'm so hoping that at least one more will hatch so this little one won't be alone! Good luck to you!

 

[MeepBeep]

I am a newby and wasn't thinking and added more eggs 8 days later . I wasn't thinking!!!!! What do I do when I go on lock down is it going to kill the other babies with humidity going up! Scared to death I am going to kill the other babies, what do I do! HELP!!!

I do staggered hatches all the time, the few days of higher humidity won't hurt the other egg, as it's the average over the entire incubation period that matters...

Remember a bird sitting on eggs has little ability to change the humidity....

More so humidity isn't really what you should honestly be monitoring it should be the weight loss of the egg and the air cell development...

Just keep turning the late hatchers and let the others hatch...