Quote Originally Posted by don15681 View Post
not sure what the temps were with mom on the eggs, but you should be close for them to pip. getting the temps close in this stage of incubating the eggs should be fine. I open a very small hole in my egg tubs about 10 to 14 days out from the time they pip to allow more fresh air in which causes less humidity. not as important at this stage. just don't let the eggs dry out as you did cut the eggs. (don't want the egg sack to dry in the egg) so make sure you have distilled water in the incubator so it's the same temp as the eggs and you don't have a temp shock with different temp water. good luck and let us know how it turns out, don
Thanks! It's good & humid in there. It seemed like the eggs had dried out some with their mother. Maybe that's why they candled opaque. Maybe, once the heater starts kicking on, I should end any maternal incubation and move to the incubator. I'm still worried that they may have tried to get out and were unable to because the egg shell was too dry. Is there a way to tell if they're still alive?