Hi,
My duck eggs are 14 days into incubation. I have duck eggs from my flock, and purebred Indian Runner eggs that I bought. I’m concerned that the Runner eggs air cells are growing quite a bit faster/bigger than my other eggs! Should I lower humidity? Raise it? I only have one incubator so I’m limited in what I can do
The humidity is double checked with a calibrated hygrometer. It’s been running about 56-60% humidity. I live in Hawaii, it’s very humid, and I’ve been struggling to get it lower. Metzer hatchery recommends 57-58% so I’ve been aiming for about that.
The Runner eggs were washed before I got them. I’ve heard this speeds moisture loss. They’re bigger than my eggs. I think they’re older, because about half of them were infertile or already starting to rot by day 7.. So I’m wondering if this is affecting them compared to my fresh, unwashed eggs.
Here are pictures. The Runner eggs are labeled, the unlabeled eggs are my duck’s eggs. I used a pencil to mark the air cell size for day 14
My duck eggs are 14 days into incubation. I have duck eggs from my flock, and purebred Indian Runner eggs that I bought. I’m concerned that the Runner eggs air cells are growing quite a bit faster/bigger than my other eggs! Should I lower humidity? Raise it? I only have one incubator so I’m limited in what I can do
The humidity is double checked with a calibrated hygrometer. It’s been running about 56-60% humidity. I live in Hawaii, it’s very humid, and I’ve been struggling to get it lower. Metzer hatchery recommends 57-58% so I’ve been aiming for about that.
The Runner eggs were washed before I got them. I’ve heard this speeds moisture loss. They’re bigger than my eggs. I think they’re older, because about half of them were infertile or already starting to rot by day 7.. So I’m wondering if this is affecting them compared to my fresh, unwashed eggs.
Here are pictures. The Runner eggs are labeled, the unlabeled eggs are my duck’s eggs. I used a pencil to mark the air cell size for day 14