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LynLovesChicks said:
I've been looking around here on BackYard Chickens for a couple of weeks and must say ya'll are the most friendly people! Such a wealth of information that I could read for weeks and never get caught up on such good advise. I grew up on a small farm and always had chickens but until recently (many years later) have I been able to start keeping chickens and hatching eggs. Currently I have 33 very alive eggs (Araucanas, Marans, Leghorns and Black Australorp's) in a Farm Innovators Pro Series 4200 and getting rather nervous since my hatch is due in just five days! Any encouragement is appreciated as well as advise on your experience with humidity level during the last three days.
Thank you!
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not much to now but wait it out you should be locking down your hatch soon good luck with it if your temps and humidity has been right through out incubation you should have a fair hatch . when you get time post picture of the hatch or tell us how it goes from here. I have two of those and about to retire them .someone here can answer just about any question
 
Day 20 and nothing new to post... no pips yet! I may have gotten off one day when I counted the entire day I placed them in the incubator. If that's the case then 21 days will not be reached until noon on Wednesday. I just read an article on BYC that indicated the same day of the week that you placed your eggs in an incubator is the same day of the week 21 days later that they should hatch. I sure would love to see some movement soon....
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RustyBucketFarm said:
Day 20 and nothing new to post... no pips yet! I may have gotten off one day when I counted the entire day I placed them in the incubator. If that's the case then 21 days will not be reached until noon on Wednesday. I just read an article on BYC that indicated the same day of the week that you placed your eggs in an incubator is the same day of the week 21 days later that they should hatch. I sure would love to see some movement soon....
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What you read is true and is the rule I follow . always set on Saturday and lock down on Wednesday . like weekend hatches . you have finished your first day at the end of 24 hours . if you did everything right and temps were good then you should be seeing pips soon If your temperature was a little low your hatch could be delayed a little . or if you were a little high you might pip and hatch a little early . I spend a lot of time on the she said he said thread in incubating and hatching pop in on the end of the thread if you have any questions there is another member from WV that post a lot there don't read the whole thing take forever just go to the end and introduce yourself. it is a very good thread .lots of info and very helpful people plus we would like to see pictures of your hatch .good luck hope you have pips now
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What you read is true and is the rule I follow . always set on Saturday and lock down on Wednesday . like weekend hatches . you have finished your first day at the end of 24 hours . if you did everything right and temps were good then you should be seeing pips soon If your temperature was a little low your hatch could be delayed a little . or if you were a little high you might pip and hatch a little early . I spend a lot of time on the she said he said thread in incubating and hatching pop in on the end of the thread if you have any questions there is another member from WV that post a lot there don't read the whole thing take forever just go to the end and introduce yourself. it is a very good thread .lots of info and very helpful people plus we would like to see pictures of your hatch .good luck hope you have pips now
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I really appreciate all this information and will certainly run over and join in on the thread you told me about. Indeed I do have pips now!! lol It started last night at 11:45 and all night long a total of 10 have pipped so far... I actually started hearing them peeping in the shells before any tried to pip! It just all seems like such a miracle and soooo addictive. If my calculations are correct they started pipping on the 20th day and I'm hoping I'll have some chicks by the beginning of the 21st day. I have been keeping a journal (since this is my first incubation) for future incubations. The only real problem I've had so far is maintaining the humidity during this lock-down phase. Every two hours I've had to add water and that seems like a lot although I'm only adding CC's at a time. During the first 18 days it was easy to maintain between 40 - 50 humidity but has been difficult to maintain 65 - 70 which I'm sure has to do with our home and the fact that we burn a wood stove and also have propane stoves (no gas in the country here). I hope to find additional information on how others maintain the humidity during lock-down but for now I'm one happy soon to be.... Chicken Mama!
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RustyBucketFarm said:
I really appreciate all this information and will certainly run over and join in on the thread you told me about. Indeed I do have pips now!! lol It started last night at 11:45 and all night long a total of 10 have pipped so far... I actually started hearing them peeping in the shells before any tried to pip! It just all seems like such a miracle and soooo addictive. If my calculations are correct they started pipping on the 20th day and I'm hoping I'll have some chicks by the beginning of the 21st day. I have been keeping a journal (since this is my first incubation) for future incubations. The only real problem I've had so far is maintaining the humidity during this lock-down phase. Every two hours I've had to add water and that seems like a lot although I'm only adding CC's at a time. During the first 18 days it was easy to maintain between 40 - 50 humidity but has been difficult to maintain 65 - 70 which I'm sure has to do with our home and the fact that we burn a wood stove and also have propane stoves (no gas in the country here). I hope to find additional information on how others maintain the humidity during lock-down but for now I'm one happy soon to be.... Chicken Mama!
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Dollar store sponge cheap 4inch x2.5n inch 1half inch thick come six to a pack I use those wet one or two and throw it in Learned it on the thread
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