Hi everyone
I'm new to BYC as from today so hope I'm now in the right place to post. I have 5 fertile eggs in my Brinsea octagon eco incubator and they were shipped from Spain. Needless to say they have detached air cells, I left them at room temperature for 12 hours before putting in incy, I didn't turn for first 3 days and the humidity was around 45 % it's now around 42% can't get it any lower. The temp is hovering around 37.3. I candled them on day 6 (now day 8) and 5 have veins and I could see the small black dot. I have them upright pointy side down in clean cut out egg cartons (cardboard) with a hole cut in the bottom. I started turning with the turner after the first 3 days and then read that they are best turned by hand as you could tilt them back and forth and leave them upright pointy side down, so I'm now turning 3 times per day gently tilting the incubator back and forth, not quite at 45 degrees and leaving them upright. I don't know if I can do anything else or if I'm doing everything right.I will candle again at day 14 or if anyone thinks I should leave it till day 18 I will do that. Its my first time with shipped eggs and I feel so anxious to do the right thing.Thank you Carole P.S I'm in the UK.
I'm new to BYC as from today so hope I'm now in the right place to post. I have 5 fertile eggs in my Brinsea octagon eco incubator and they were shipped from Spain. Needless to say they have detached air cells, I left them at room temperature for 12 hours before putting in incy, I didn't turn for first 3 days and the humidity was around 45 % it's now around 42% can't get it any lower. The temp is hovering around 37.3. I candled them on day 6 (now day 8) and 5 have veins and I could see the small black dot. I have them upright pointy side down in clean cut out egg cartons (cardboard) with a hole cut in the bottom. I started turning with the turner after the first 3 days and then read that they are best turned by hand as you could tilt them back and forth and leave them upright pointy side down, so I'm now turning 3 times per day gently tilting the incubator back and forth, not quite at 45 degrees and leaving them upright. I don't know if I can do anything else or if I'm doing everything right.I will candle again at day 14 or if anyone thinks I should leave it till day 18 I will do that. Its my first time with shipped eggs and I feel so anxious to do the right thing.Thank you Carole P.S I'm in the UK.
