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wildee
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« on: May 17, 2004, 11:06:03 AM » |
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hello all, its been 3 days senses my 2 eggs started to crack are they still alive in there and how long can the hatching process take my 2 eggs have been slowly cracking the last 3 days.
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GigaShock
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« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2004, 11:23:04 AM » |
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Welcome to my club!
Don't have any idea yet either. Good luck to both of us then.
My quail eggs started cracking almost three days ago.
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wildee
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« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2004, 01:15:23 AM » |
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i found the humidity to be to low after buy something to measure it.
it was at 51% at this point i got it to 60% but still trying..... the ideal humidity point is 85 - 90% good luck and still waiting by the way
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britguy33
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« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2004, 06:39:24 AM » |
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someone needs to come up with a sticky that has info for first time hatchers,sort of a checklist for newbies / temp,humidity,turning eggs,incubation period etc.
A humidity guage is a must. I use a cheap 5 dollar dial one. Doesn't need to be fancy just a 2-4 percent acuracy ballpark.
rule of thumb
Day 1 - 3 days before hatch due---60-63%
last 3 days---------------------------80-85%
remember to adj temp if you are using a mini-dome type incubator.
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GigaShock
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« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2004, 07:07:50 PM » |
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I found using a spray bottle with evaporatingly hot water is PERFECT. My little guys are cracking their eggs open as I type. Especially for still air incubators.
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