Recent content by Rochelle Day

So here's the update: I kept the humidity at 40 until day 18, then raised it to 50. Something made a difference. I had 30 chicks hatch without any sticky membrane problem. Then two got stuck. They were already stuck when I ended lock down to get the 30 chicks out. The sticky membrane was not as...

I started a new batch. Set the humidity at 40. Let's see if that makes any difference. I hear about people not supplementing the humidity but how can that even work?

My new one is Brinsea Ovation 56. Only been used 3 times so far. I had two cheap styrofoam ones that I've used a hundred times without problems and another one that I can't remember the brand. I haven't calibrated any of them. Don't even know how to do that. This Ovation doesn't have a way to...

I just read somewhere a recommendation to keep humidity LOW for the first 18 days and then increase it the last 3 days. I wish I could find that post again. It said something about the higher humidity causing the chicks to get too big too soon, and that makes it difficult for them to turn their...

I've had 4 different incubators. I did use a separate hygrometer/thermometer with those but then I finally invested in a Brinsea Ovation 56, I figured I didn't need to double check a brand new expensive incubator. Plus about that time my friends had the same problem with my eggs so I kinda know...

Good idea, I'll try that.

As part of home schooling my grand daughter, we got an incubator and eggs to hatch. We made it into a little business selling eggs and laying hens to help her learn about managing livestock and a business. She built a website and was really good at selling eggs. When she turned 15 she lost...

I am not having much luck incubating eggs lately. I changed incubators. Still have trouble. Out of 56 eggs I end up with maybe a dozen chicks. These hatch early without trouble. Then a bunch of chicks pip and zip but the membrane gets sticky and hard. It adheres to the chick and they cannot...