Posts by ContessaKris

Quote:Originally Posted by Tiss Quote:Originally Posted by ContessaKris I started this thread with the happy hope that we'd get a couple chicks out of a couple dozen eggs. But alas, I made the mistake last Sunday (11 days ago)...

I started this thread with the happy hope that we'd get a couple chicks out of a couple dozen eggs. But alas, I made the mistake last Sunday (11 days ago) of moving things around in the incubator, adding another heat sink jar, removing...

Quote:Originally Posted by Tiss Quote:Originally Posted by laniered Oh, Tiss!  I've got the heebie-jeebies for you!Now cut that darned thing up and feed him to the chickens - that'll fix his little red wagon, it will!Who...

Not sure how its going around here. I candled our 32 eggs on saturday night and was excited to see a couple with actual movement. So hard to tell really, with brown eggs. Anyway, on Sunday afternoon I came home from being out and the...

Awwww, baby fuzzy wuzzies! Thanks for sharing pics!

Well, curiosity got the better of me and I candled this evening. I know, too soon. But we did see 6 maybe 8 with definite eyes/spider veins, so that was exciting!  One strange thing. We saw one egg completely black. I don't mean...

Quote:Originally Posted by Theeggboxtoo One of my eggs broke and smelled horrible so i threw it out. So now i have 13 left. Ohhh, I hope 13 is now your lucky number for hatching! So far, our 32 eggs are doing well (did I mention...

I'm not the person to ask since we've incubated eggs and didn't get a chicken. We have new eggs in there now but from all I read, lower humidity in the beginning 35-55% and then higher in the last 3 days 75-85% is best. SO maybe it just...

70's is what I was keeping mine at, happier with 80's. I added an extra jar of water but i had room for that. The towels and sponge are great ideas. Might try to get it up a big higher. Good luck!

My temps are varying so wildly among the three thermometers! Just checked: 101/98/96. What am I supposed to do with that?! I had the temps perfect before I cleaned it and put in new eggs. Urgh.