Wiggling ond Day 17
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I doesn't hurt to start lock down, though I would wait to adjust humidity
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Thanks! I appreciate that
Aha, I didn't realize you had a thread for this as I answered it on your New Member's post as well.
I'm always doing 5-day lockdowns, including raising the humidity, but these (silkies) often pip early.
Just a day early for you is perfectly fine.
I didn't mention it there, but don't worry about rotation either as the last week of rotation is the least important. They're already big and mobile by that point so they don't stick to the shell.
I'm always doing 5-day lockdowns, including raising the humidity, but these (silkies) often pip early.
Just a day early for you is perfectly fine.
I didn't mention it there, but don't worry about rotation either as the last week of rotation is the least important. They're already big and mobile by that point so they don't stick to the shell.
Hi, welcome to the forum! Glad you joined!
As you are probably aware not all eggs hatch at 21 days, some can be early or late. There can be many different reasons for this: heredity, humidity, how and how long the eggs were stored before incubation started, and just differences in the eggs. Mine often hatch a day or two early whether in an incubator or under a broody hen. I think that is due to heredity since it is so consistent
One big reason for the eggs being early or late is the average incubating temperature. If the average temperature is low, they can be late, warm they can be early. Before your next incubation I suggest you confirm the temperature in your incubator, the factory setting and measuring devices are not always calibrated. Mine was about 1-1/2 degrees F too high.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
I would lockdown now and increase humidity. It is a little early but they are wiggling because they are getting close to starting the hatching process. You want the humidity raised before they pip so they don't lose excess moisture after they pip.
As you are probably aware not all eggs hatch at 21 days, some can be early or late. There can be many different reasons for this: heredity, humidity, how and how long the eggs were stored before incubation started, and just differences in the eggs. Mine often hatch a day or two early whether in an incubator or under a broody hen. I think that is due to heredity since it is so consistent
One big reason for the eggs being early or late is the average incubating temperature. If the average temperature is low, they can be late, warm they can be early. Before your next incubation I suggest you confirm the temperature in your incubator, the factory setting and measuring devices are not always calibrated. Mine was about 1-1/2 degrees F too high.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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Hi! I did lockdown on day 17. Now all 19 eggs have pipped, 3 of them hatched already. We're so excited!
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very cool, go chickies! - Thread starter
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Oh my, look at all those cuties!
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