Virgin hatcher here, I need some reassuring words

[LeMasterParty]

Okay... here it is in a nut she'll


Started with 42 eggs
4 weren't fertile
2 passed early on ( about day 3/4)
2 passed later on ( about day 12/13)
6 welsummers eggs weren't fertile but didn't learn that until I went to lockdown ( yay for water candling)


So, everyone else had movement and appeared "healthy" so we locked down.

Temp is at 100 , and humidity is hovering at about 70...

Are we gonna be okay?

I'm worried the humidity is too high, I didn't mark the air sacks but did pay attention to their growth and they did grow.. and appear to be the right size based on the bagillions of illustrations I looked at online. Lol. Idk how I could lower the humidity or just give it a day to work out and watch it from there....

 

[LeMasterParty]

Oh hatch date is Sunday.. so we are technically in day 19 as of 8pm tonight.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Take a deep breath. those numbers all look good for lockdown. I actually strive for 75% humidity at lockdown, so 70% is fine in my opinion.

I have two questions purely out of curiosity. What kind of incubator are you using (still or forced air), and what humidity range did you have during the first 17 days?

 

[casportpony]

Take a deep breath. those numbers all look good for lockdown. I actually strive for 75% humidity at lockdown, so 70% is fine in my opinion.

I have two questions purely out of curiosity. What kind of incubator are you using (still or forced air), and what humidity range did you have during the first 17 days?

I also prefer a high humidity.

-Kathy

 

[LeMasterParty]

Forced air..

And my humidity was on the higher end of 40-50% never lower than 40 for a few hours if ever.. and generally about 50/55 ish though.