Incubation Day 4

So far it has been four days since I set the eggs in the incubator.  They seem to be doing well.  They are turning automatically every 4 hours.  They have to be turned so that the insides don't stick to the shell.  This can cause the chick not to hatch or die.  I've been having a little trouble keeping the humidity just right though.  The temperature is supposed to be about 100 degrees while the humidity is supposed to be about 55%-60%  then it increases to 65% during the actual hatching.  My humidity has been very high at about 80%. So I took out the little bit of water that I had in the bottom of the incubator to create the humidity.  Well this made the humidity at 40%.  I just added a tiny bit of water just a few minutes ago, so we'll see if this fixes the problem.  If the humidity is too low the chicks can dry out and cause death.  If the humidity is too high it can cause the chicks to be mushy and cause death also.  I hope they are going to be okay with the fluctuation of the humidity.

I also candled the eggs today.  The duck eggs, since they are white, were easier to see inside of.  They had the start of bloody veins inside the egg! Exciting! This means the ducklings are growing.  The chicken eggs are brown which make them a little harder to see inside of.  Things are changing inside of them, but I can't see the veins yet.  I'm hoping this is only because they are brown eggs.  So we shall see when they are candled at the 1 week mark!