Temperature and Humidity for Hatching

[Lacrystol]

Should I attempt candling since there is still no external pip? I hate to open the incubator. It's day 29. Just getting very antsy and not really seeing any moving or anything lately.

You can candle see if you have movements, I think 75 though is a tab bit high for them. Even though they are waterfowl they haven't developed there lungs correct to handle it yet.

 

[Lacrystol]

Humidity is about 75%. Temps been between 98.5 and 99.5 or so. They are not doing anything that I can see. They did roll a bit originally but I don't see that now. They were fine going into lock down but I haven't candled or anything since.

OK, does it look like they have dipped at all?

Second, they roll around which is OK, One day before they are ready to externally peep, they STOP. They completely STOP, this is there day of rest. Then all of a suddenly BOOM, there's your crack. LOL

 

[DewittPondFarm]

Okay, maybe they are in the stage of no movement. It's scary. I was thinking of candling tonight but can wait another day if you think that's best.

 

[DewittPondFarm]

I don't know if they've pipped internally but I see no cracks externally.

 

[Lacrystol]

Okay, maybe they are in the stage of no movement. It's scary. I was thinking of candling tonight but can wait another day if you think that's best.

Well I first would start by lowering that humidity get it down to 70. 75 is really pushing it..

 

[DewittPondFarm]

Okay, it's down to 70%.

 

[LilyD]

What happened to the three?

7 total hatched out fine. Two with help from me. The eighth I thought was a dead egg and opened to do an eggtopsy and found it wasn't dead although it wasn't moving. It did okay for a little while and then died in the incubator after a while. I will be kicking myself for it. There were two that were dead in the egg and I hadn't seen movement for while, and I lost a fourth that internally pipped but was very mushy and gushy and definitely too wet. It's funny because the other chicks were all fine but that one definitely was water logged in the shell. I am a little bummed because I came back from running errands this afternoon and one little baby was in the corner behind the waterer and was all cold. I moved her back under the light and am keeping an eye on her but she seems to not be able to keep her head up at all. She is trying to walk with her head down in between her legs. Other than that she is bright and alert. Not sure what to do about her. All the other chicks are doing well and are huge.

The one on the far left is the one I am concerned about. She keeps trying to walk and seems to really want to move around like the others but her head is down on the floor in between her legs like she has no control over the muscles in her neck.

Any thoughts?

 

[DewittPondFarm]

Well I first would start by lowering that humidity get it down to 70. 75 is really pushing it..

I have my first external pip!

 

[LilyD]

I have my first external pip!

Nice my fingers are crossed for you!!

 

[LilyD]

The little one seems to be doing a little better today but is still really shaky and gets tired quickly. It was holding it's head up a little bit today and walking around but kept flipping over on it's back and then couldn't flip back over again afterwards. Not sure what to do at this point. I was able to get some save a chick into her last night and early this morning and I actually got her to eat a little food that I sprinkled into the water this morning but she doesn't seem to be able to walk or hold her head up.