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    When to remove press n seal

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    When do you guys remove the press n seal from your egg boxes? In on over the stickies I saw someone say they remove on day 45...

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    I would say you should start burping the tubs (exchange air and then re-seal) around that time but I personally do not remove until 55ish if there hasn't been a pip yet. Eggs can dry out, but I haven't heard of complications from keeping the humidity too high as long as they aren't getting dripped on.
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    Re: When to remove press n seal

    I burp the tub every other day..

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    do the eggs need oxygen? there is some metabolism going on, so i would expect the eggs to take in some oxygen and to pass some CO2, using the air bubble at the top, but i honestly dont know if the quantity is meaningful.
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    Press-n-seal is not even necessary if your substrate mixture is right and your incubator has a good seal. Don't have a problem in 6qt Sterlite tubs with just standard non-locking lids. Plenty of humidity in my tubs without any press-n-seal. Inspect weekly and then every day after day ~45 or so.

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    Re: When to remove press n seal

    Today is day 43 in the bator. Two eggs are deflating alot the last 2 days the other two are starting to deflate. There is condensation on the front side like the above pics...

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    Re: When to remove press n seal

    Quote Originally Posted by Zedd View Post
    Today is day 43 in the bator. Two eggs are deflating alot the last 2 days the other two are starting to deflate. There is condensation on the front side like the above pics...

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    The "deflating" is natural near the end of incubation.

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    Re: When to remove press n seal

    That's what I figured, but just am not sure if I should remove the pns now or wait longrr

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    These pipped on their own at day 52 last season. Most all the eggs were "deflated'.


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    Re: When to remove press n seal

    Here's how the eggs look. Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic.

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