EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Firstturkey]

First time hatching. I have 34 eggs to go in the incubator tonight. Incubators been on for 24 hours. Temp range 99.1-100.4. Humidity 52%-57%. Anything else I need to have in place?

 

[Wickedchicken6]

You could definitely catch me with a bag of marshmallows. Get an x-large trap and I'm as good as caught.

LIST

1 super extra large trap
5 bags of marshmallows
1 roll of duct tape
1 box cutter
1 roll of wire
4 packages of sedatives

 

[Wickedchicken6]

It was the only one I had at the time

I believe that's probably a good thing. That it was just one.

 

[kwhites634]

First time hatching. I have 34 eggs to go in the incubator tonight. Incubators been on for 24 hours. Temp range 99.1-100.4. Humidity 52%-57%. Anything else I need to have in place?

Yeah....something to lower that humidity to about 30%-35% 'til the 18th day. You have an auto turner?
Hold on! We talking chicken eggs or turkey eggs?....just looked closer at your username

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Yeah....something to lower that humidity to about 30%-35% 'til the 18th day. You have an auto turner?

X2 The humidity should only be 50-60% from day 18 on for chicken eggs.

What type of eggs are you setting?

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Envious. Both of the chickens and your lights. My light hasn't stopped working...but now it's like a night club strobe. It flashes 100% of the time...and I've tried different bulbs. I heard a pop in the switch box when it happened. I don't want to burn it down so I'm waiting for the electrician...lol. Whenever we decide to call him. ...

Turn off the breaker and change out the switch. Install it exactly like the original..

 

[ronott1]

First time hatching. I have 34 eggs to go in the incubator tonight. Incubators been on for 24 hours. Temp range 99.1-100.4. Humidity 52%-57%. Anything else I need to have in place?

Do not touch the settings on the incubator for 24 hours after adding the eggs(unless the temperature spikes over 102F).

Consider lowering humidity on day 7 if the air cells look like they are not developing correctly

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Canada is quite a drive!

It would be.
So I guess I should get my own derriere in gear and get painting.

 

[ronott1]

It would be.
So I guess I should get my own derriere in gear and get painting.

I have some painting to do too! I need to finish up to match the new floors we put in this summer....

 

[Lazy Farmer]

You installed a drive-in movie for them?
Can I come live with you?

You will have to dip yourself in deet here after dark. The mosquetoes are in force. I little gift from Irma's flooding.