Some questions on hatching eggs

[MelissaRose]

@WVduckchick The chick in my profile picture is one of five I hatched I will post more pictures today!

 

[MelissaRose]

@Emmaxx I did open the incubator a few times but it recovers very quickly

 

[Hyroler]

@Emmaxx I did open the incubator a few times but it recovers very quickly

i wasnt refering to you i was speaking in general with people new to incubating.

 

[Hyroler]

i guess i should of just made new post instead of using this one to explain issue with opening incubator during lockdown.My comments were not directed at melissa.

 

[WVduckchick]

@WVduckchick The chick in my profile picture is one of five I hatched I will post more pictures today!

 

[Emmaxx]

@Emmaxx I did open the incubator a few times but it recovers very quickly

I don't think you did it excessively though

 

[WVduckchick]

i guess i should of just made new post instead of using this one to explain issue with opening incubator during lockdown.My comments were not directed at melissa.

See, the thing is... Yes, opening during lockdown every 5 minutes is not beneficial. But the idea of never opening it has been disproven by many who have no problems doing so. If your incubator does not recover quickly, it's one thing. If it recovers quickly, and you do what you need to do quickly (and carefully), then no harm should be done. Your opinion and process is fine for your circumstances. Just be open to the fact that what works or doesn't work for some is not the same case across the board.

 

[aart]

See, the thing is... Yes, opening during lockdown every 5 minutes is not beneficial. But the idea of never opening it has been disproven by many who have no problems doing so. If your incubator does not recover quickly, it's one thing. If it recovers quickly, and you do what you need to do quickly (and carefully), then no harm should be done. Your opinion and process is fine for your circumstances. Just be open to the fact that what works or doesn't work for some is not the same case across the board.

This^^^
Much can depend on the ambient temp and humidity in the room the incubator is in, as well as the incubator being used, whether recovery is fast or slow.

 

[Hyroler]

Maybe your incubator isn't very good at recovering lost heat and humidity if it can have such a devastating affect on the hatching eggs so quickly! I know mine recovers extremely quickly. Every situation is different and unique when there are so many variables that can affect hatch so it's not always helpful to make broad statements when you can't be sure you have all the relevant information.

90% of chicks that survive assited hatched would of batched successfully on there own.100% of chicks that die because people assited to early should of been left alone.Assisting with hatch shouldnt even be considered till day 22 and probably not attempted till day 23.Chicks have enough air and food to survive minimum 24 days in shell.There is no reason to open incubator between days 18 to 22 it does no good.Why would you want to shock chicks with temp and humidity drop or changing egg position.If you dont pick at shell to make pip hole bigger then you dont need to add coconut oil.
My incubator takes 48 seconds to get back to optimum temp.That isnt the point opening incubator to inspect egg for whatever reason maybe only takes couple minutes your still going to cause drop of couple degrees in chick body temp that is still enough affect chicks hatching process.The whole point of incubator is to create a fixed enviroment with consistent temp and humidity every time incubator is opened that environment is disrupted.Not as big of deal when egg shells are intact but once pip hole has been made that change in environment is magnified because chick is exposed with pip hole.

 

[Hyroler]

Your opinion and process is fine for your circumstances. Just be open to the fact that what works or doesn't work for some is not the same case across the board.

my incubator recovers very fast and maybe yours does too.you are assuming everyones incubator recovers fast when you say its ok to open incubator during lockdown.