First timer here, and it's been rough. First was a power outage lasting 18 hours on day 5. Candled on day 9 and only had lost two eggs. Started lockdown on day 19 because of this. Ive had challenges raising my humidity with lockdown, and now I think my humidity reader is just off and actually it's too humid?
When I went to bed last night, (day 20) 4 had pips externally, not an opening just a dry bubbling crack to the shell. I got up in the night and checked and found that one was bubbling/foaming/oozing! Thinking it was about to explode, I took it out. I was wrapped in a towel while I tried to read forums and finger it out. There was no odor. I candled and it was through the air sack. On examination, it looked very wet. I pulled back the membrane some as I saw the egg tooth, and the chick cheeped! It was alive!
I rushed it back to the incubator. It was probably out for 10+min.
It's now been back in for two hours. It's alive. But has still looks wet.
Now I'm worried that I sabotaged this egg obviously. That it has/will shrikwrap. Also what do I do about the humidity for the other eggs?! My humidity reader says 55%, but this fluid makes me think it's much higher! Stores are not open yet to purchase another humidity reader.
When I went to bed last night, (day 20) 4 had pips externally, not an opening just a dry bubbling crack to the shell. I got up in the night and checked and found that one was bubbling/foaming/oozing! Thinking it was about to explode, I took it out. I was wrapped in a towel while I tried to read forums and finger it out. There was no odor. I candled and it was through the air sack. On examination, it looked very wet. I pulled back the membrane some as I saw the egg tooth, and the chick cheeped! It was alive!
I rushed it back to the incubator. It was probably out for 10+min.
It's now been back in for two hours. It's alive. But has still looks wet.
Now I'm worried that I sabotaged this egg obviously. That it has/will shrikwrap. Also what do I do about the humidity for the other eggs?! My humidity reader says 55%, but this fluid makes me think it's much higher! Stores are not open yet to purchase another humidity reader.