MoparGirl1998
Hatching
- Mar 12, 2024
- 5
- 3
- 6
Hello!
I have had a heck of a first hatch. There are currently 11 eggs in my incubator, which was at 71% humidity when the first chick hatched yesterday. All was well, but her hatching bumped humidity up to 85% very suddenly.
Shortly after, the next chick hatched but was not fully developed (yolk and organs still not absorbed) and passed away soon after.
Today, 3 more healthy chicks have hatched. I am fighting the humidity still using the ceiling fan in the room but can’t get it down below 80%.
My concerns:
1. Yolk and blood is EVERYWHERE. I am worried about the healthy chicks slipping and hurting their legs on all the goo. They are fluffy but I believe 2-3 more eggs are very slightly pipped.
2. Humidity being so high causing the rest of the eggs to not hatch well.
We are on day 22 of hatch today.
I am happy with 4 healthy chicks, but don’t want to give up on the rest. Do I go in and remove the dead chick and the healthy ones? Do I just ride it out until tomorrow? I don’t want to potentially harm the healthy chicks trying to give the rest of the eggs a chance they are already damaged from the humidity spike, but also don’t want to further harm the pipped eggs if they are still able to hatch!
I have had a heck of a first hatch. There are currently 11 eggs in my incubator, which was at 71% humidity when the first chick hatched yesterday. All was well, but her hatching bumped humidity up to 85% very suddenly.
Shortly after, the next chick hatched but was not fully developed (yolk and organs still not absorbed) and passed away soon after.
Today, 3 more healthy chicks have hatched. I am fighting the humidity still using the ceiling fan in the room but can’t get it down below 80%.
My concerns:
1. Yolk and blood is EVERYWHERE. I am worried about the healthy chicks slipping and hurting their legs on all the goo. They are fluffy but I believe 2-3 more eggs are very slightly pipped.
2. Humidity being so high causing the rest of the eggs to not hatch well.
We are on day 22 of hatch today.
I am happy with 4 healthy chicks, but don’t want to give up on the rest. Do I go in and remove the dead chick and the healthy ones? Do I just ride it out until tomorrow? I don’t want to potentially harm the healthy chicks trying to give the rest of the eggs a chance they are already damaged from the humidity spike, but also don’t want to further harm the pipped eggs if they are still able to hatch!