LOL I did this the first time ... ramped up humidity ... then realised my error. The hatch ended up okay but I have a similar incubator ... a generic China made unit that probably speaks Chinese as well.
Yes found them on eBay - they call them pocket scales and go to the 0.01g for about $8 so that is awesome.
Now to deal with this hatch ... 8 chicks so far and the last 2 with curled up feet, gooey fuzz ... so clearly we have some issues here. No losses yet but there are still 5 eggs in the...
Wow! That all sounds simple enough and even half logical but to measure 1.8755g will i need a highly sensitive measuring device? Pretty sure my kitchen scales don't even read a decimal gram
Thank you so much for the great replies guys ... is there a sticky here that might help explain the weighing process in terms of what is being aimed for?
I must admit, I hate being so fixed on the whole humidity thing too. I guess it's really just that because its all so new to me, I'm still...
I thought I would update ...
We gave it our best shot but Squirt did eventually die. He failed to thrive and while he was eating a little, that clicking noise remained ... very sad ...
A big hello from a chilly South Australia where we are in the first day of spring ... and my 2nd go at hatching light Sussex chicks in an automatic / fan forced / Chinese incubator hubby picked up on e-bay ... we don't appear to get the same choices in brand purchases here ... anyway
I am...
I realise this is an old thread but I think this is a really good idea because I am having problems with the chicks getting stuck to the egg shell in our fan forced bator. Does anyone else move to a still air after lockdown??
It is certainly worth a try and I can tell you here and now, I am so glad I happened onto your post because we had about run out of options for our little 3 day old light sussex chick --- but 2 days after going the garlic path, he turned around and is now eating normally, breathing normally and...