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  1. Midnyte

    HELP!!!!

    Oh OK thank you! I was having a panic attack lol power just came back on but not sure how long it was off. The temp in the bator was at 83. I was getting ready to show up at a family members house with it lol
  2. Midnyte

    HELP!!!!

    I woke up and my electricity is out? How do I keep my eggs in the incubator warm? Is it too late already? What do I do?
  3. Midnyte

    Mostly new to hatching chickens and super excited!

    So here's a new update. The baby chicks are all doing fine. We have 5 here at the house and my grandma took 2 to her house. I have 20 new eggs I got off the web and shipped to me. 10 are in the incubator and 10 are under a hen who recently went broody. Not sure what breed they're going to be...
  4. Midnyte

    Bad luck so far with the incubator :( any suggestions?

    I will have to make a trip up there then lol
  5. Midnyte

    Bad luck so far with the incubator :( any suggestions?

    I'm starting to agree with you lol
  6. Midnyte

    Bad luck so far with the incubator :( any suggestions?

    oh shoot no I didn't know that! Alright wet cloth it is! Guess I should have done more research instead of relying on incubator instructions lol thank you again!
  7. Midnyte

    Bad luck so far with the incubator :( any suggestions?

    Phoenix is awful! It's so miserable during summer or anytime lol I dont think I've ever been to Sedona. My mom goes up there a lot for work though.
  8. Midnyte

    Bad luck so far with the incubator :( any suggestions?

    Ok thank you! I just put more water in it. If it doesn't go higher I'll try a sponge or cloth! Thank you so much! and I agree scflock it is very beautiful up here. So glad I moved up here and everyone is so nice too.
  9. Midnyte

    Bad luck so far with the incubator :( any suggestions?

    Oh ok and my humidity is currently at 55% I have been raising it slowly since it started chirping trying to get it to the right setting. And I will try your advice for the rest of my eggs thank you very much
  10. Midnyte

    Bad luck so far with the incubator :( any suggestions?

    Ok I will try not opening the incubator. Thank you for the suggestion :)
  11. Midnyte

    Bad luck so far with the incubator :( any suggestions?

    Yes there was no chirping and no movement. The membrane was yellow and when I opened it I was careful with watching for any signs of life. Nothing. I found the head 1st of course and it wasn't breathing and eyes were glazed over. When I opened the rest of the way it was way bloody. Feel bad for...
  12. Midnyte

    Bad luck so far with the incubator :( any suggestions?

    Ok so this is my 1st time with an incubator and 2 eggs haven't made it so far. I put 20 eggs in an incubator to see if I could hatch them. 2 died before day 10 when I 1st candled them. I added another a couple days before that so I had 19. Egg 9 died around day 15. So I had 18 left. Today is...
  13. Midnyte

    Mostly new to hatching chickens and super excited!

    Out of the coop today. She's been coming out with them the last few days. Very curious and wondrous they are lol
  14. Midnyte

    Mostly new to hatching chickens and super excited!

    Lost 2 of the new Buff Orphingtons today to my moms dog :'( she's never bothered them before today so we weren't worried about her getting them. Lesson learned I guess...
  15. Midnyte

    hi everyone! big question for ya.

    Thank you!
  16. Midnyte

    Mostly new to hatching chickens and super excited!

    Well we bought 4 Buff Orphingtons a couple days ago and put them out with the mama hen and other chicks. She doesn't mind them being out there and takes care of them just like the others.
  17. Midnyte

    hi everyone! big question for ya.

    Thank you ^_^
  18. Midnyte

    Mostly new to hatching chickens and super excited!

    Well I left the Chicks out with the broody. I have a night time job throwing newspapers so i checked the chicks before I went to bed, before I left and when I came back. Chick #3 hatched before I went to bed. Chick #4 was hatched before I left, and #5 didnt hatch until the next day...
  19. Midnyte

    Mostly new to hatching chickens and super excited!

    So in my introduction I talked about doing an experimental hatch that only ended up with 1 success who turned into a rooster lol well now we're on hatch number 2 and the 1st hatch of the year. I have 2 chicks so far. For those of you who read my introduction the "early bird" chick (whom my 5...
  20. Midnyte

    hi everyone! big question for ya.

    Thank you for your replies! Yes tomorrow is day 21 and I think one of the other chickens accidentally cracked it when trying to lay an egg in the nest while the broody was eating. I lost another egg early on because of this. We currently have the little one in a cat carrier with a heating lamp...
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