Incubators Anonymous

[duluthralphie]

I have an internal pip! I can hear peeping in the bator. We'll see what happens!

Are you hearing those other voices still too?

 

[WVduckchick]

@Auroradream26 what hatched??

 

[OneMountainAcres]

@Auroradream26 what hatched??

Both are out! One is fluffed up and in the brooder, the other was sticky and I had to help it and wash the gunk off. It's stil drying in the incubator.I'll get pictures when both are in the brooder and fluffy

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Serama babies!

 

[WVduckchick]

Serama babies!

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Eeee!!! Congrats!

 

[WVduckchick]

I just posted an article on Humidity in the Learning Center. I'm not trolling for "likes" or ratings, would just appreciate if you other hatch-a-holics could read over it and let me know if you see anything incorrect or bad, etc.... suggestions welcome.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/incubation-humidity.73386/

 

[R2elk]

I just posted an article on Humidity in the Learning Center. I'm not trolling for "likes" or ratings, would just appreciate if you other hatch-a-holics could read over it and let me know if you see anything incorrect or bad, etc.... suggestions welcome.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/incubation-humidity.73386/

Nice but your implication that zero humidity is impossible to attain is incorrect. If you live in an area with naturally low humidity to start (less than 10% humidity in the house during winter months here) it is very easy to drive an incubator to 0% humidity if no water is added.

When speaking about hygrometers, I like to point out that the cheap hygrometers often have a low limit of 20% that is as low as they will display irregardless of how low the humidity actually is.

I also tend to point out that even though a person does calibrate their hygrometer using NaCl to the 75% mark that it does not mean that their hygrometer will be accurate at 30%. There is a table around that lists different salts and their humidity points. At least one company sells a kit or at least the salts to check hygrometer accuracy at both 75% and around 30% (can't remember exactly the lower number and too lazy to look up it or the company).

 

[WVduckchick]

Nice but your implication that zero humidity is impossible to attain is incorrect. If you live in an area with naturally low humidity to start (less than 10% humidity in the house during winter months here) it is very easy to drive an incubator to 0% humidity if no water is added.

When speaking about hygrometers, I like to point out that the cheap hygrometers often have a low limit of 20% that is as low as they will display irregardless of how low the humidity actually is.

I also tend to point out that even though a person does calibrate their hygrometer using NaCl to the 75% mark that it does not mean that their hygrometer will be accurate at 30%. There is a table around that lists different salts and their humidity points. At least one company sells a kit or at least the salts to check hygrometer accuracy at both 75% and around 30% (can't remember exactly the lower number and too lazy to look up it or the company).

Great points. Thank you!

 

[gimmie birdies]

Thought I would post pic of my 5, 5 day old chicks

Hard to get everyone in the frame.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Thought I would post pic of my 5, 5 day old chicksView attachment 1200230 View attachment 1200231 View attachment 1200232 Hard to get everyone in the frame.

Adorable!