APRIL Hatch-A-Long 2015: PLEASE READ FIRST POST

[jenntucker2000]

What kind of eggs did you set? Hatching is so much fun. It rapidly becomes an addiction!

We have white chickens some rodeisland reds lol and a tan one mixed with something hahaha I will have to post pictures we also baught 2 last week a black sex link and a golden sex link they are baby's I am very much hooked on doing this I Want to do more but unfortunately hubby said I need to wait lol he is going to add on to our coop hopefully this weekend

 

[blkjak]

Up to 4 chicks this morning.

 

[devyn]

We have 8 or 9 this morning. It is hard to count them in the bator. They still aren't dry though, my humidity was high at 80 so I quickly removed a sponge. Hopefully my humidity will drop a little soon and they will dry. They should be dry before I move them to the brooder though right?

We also have several more pipped! Can't wait for the final count.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Here are my first 2! An OEGB and whatever that little blue thing is, a Sizzle, I'm guessing. I had to open the 'bator and add more water, so I took them out and put them in the brooder. My humidity was and has been holding steady at 67%, but the wells were all dry. Once they dry out it doesn't take my LG long to loose humidity, so I went ahead and put more in. Now its at 70% and I have LOTS of pips!

 

[pewterchick]

Here are my first 2! An OEGB and whatever that little blue thing is, a Sizzle, I'm guessing. I had to open the 'bator and add more water, so I took them out and put them in the brooder. My humidity was and has been holding steady at 67%, but the wells were all dry. Once they dry out it doesn't take my LG long to loose humidity, so I went ahead and put more in. Now its at 70% and I have LOTS of pips!

So cute.

 

[devyn]

Question: We have several chicks that hatched last night. They still look wet. Yesterday am I wet our 2 sponges ( they were dry) and the humidity is now 80. I removed one but left the other. Do I leave the wet chicks in the bator or can I move them to the warmed brooder to dry?

 

[scflock]

Question: We have several chicks that hatched last night. They still look wet. Yesterday am I wet our 2 sponges ( they were dry) and the humidity is now 80. I removed one but left the other. Do I leave the wet chicks in the bator or can I move them to the warmed brooder to dry?

Leave them in the incubator until they are dry

 

[devyn]

Leave them in the incubator until they are dry

Thank you, it is just taking forever. lol

 

[Heron's Nest Farm]

Question: We have several chicks that hatched last night. They still look wet. Yesterday am I wet our 2 sponges ( they were dry) and the humidity is now 80. I removed one but left the other. Do I leave the wet chicks in the bator or can I move them to the warmed brooder to dry?

Leave them in; especially if you are still hatching.

 

[Wrightsx4]

Last minute joining, anyone else? Should hatch 4/30 on my daughter's 13th birthday. I set 10 eggs today from various hens with my golden cuckoo marans rooster, Rye. Homemade incubator, plus I have a broody hen that I may let take over some or all once I move her to a separate coop where I currently have Rye and his girls. She's a first time broody so I want to make sure she's as dedicated to her fake eggs once she's moved. My incubator has hatched out several batches, but I'd prefer to have a hen raise them once they hatch - so much easier!