Plastic Mesh in Incubator

[red horse ranch]

Yes, open an oxygen plug. Make sure your humidity is around 60 to 65%. pips may be on the underside. Did you candle?

 

[Niki_M]

Yes, open an oxygen plug. Make sure your humidity is around 60 to 65%. pips may be on the underside. Did you candle?

I didn't end up messing with any of them. I was too nervous to kill anything that may have remained.

 

[Niki_M]

We have one silkie!!

 

[AprilsZoo]

We have one silkie!!

 

[red horse ranch]

 

[AprilsZoo]

I keep a humidifier in the room where I am incubating. It is on continuously during lockdown. So if I do need to open the incubator I don't lose all the humidity.

This is an excellent idea.

 

[Niki_M]

You've all been so helpful. Thank you .

Several things... we still only have 1 out of 23.

Should I run to tractor supply to get one more to keep our girl company while we wait to see what is going on?

It's day 25 for the first set and day 22 for the second set.

2. My 5 year old snuck into my room and opened the incubator. Humidity went down to 43 and took 20 minutes to work It's way back up... are those remaining eggs doomed?

I've set up a humidifier in my room for when I remove our silkie baby.

 

[red horse ranch]

It's hard to raise just one chick by itself. I would add another one or two chick to keep it company.

Give the rest of the eggs a chance.

 

[Mosey2003]

Yes, go get some more.

 

[AprilsZoo]

The short time of lowered humidity probably won’t be too detrimental.

About-to-hatch eggs under a broody will have short periods of lowered temp & humidity when she leaves the nest to eat, drink, & poo.

Even though an incubator hatch is different than a broody hatch, I still find it helpful to remember that eggs under a broody often have less-than-ideal conditions & yet they still do just fine.