I bought 3 different thermometer and took them to work and used a calibrated fluke multimeter with a temperature probe to find the most accurate one which ended up being the warehouse incubator model with the probe for 19.99. I also checked a friends same thermometer and it was only .2 of a...
Colourful that is a great hatch! My first 4 hatch's were not so good lol.
udovichtoony it may take a few times to figure out your eggs vs. incubator for the right temps and humidity...keep us posted on your hatch.
I am up to 23 chicks. 15 Buff's and 8 Lavender orpingtons with 4 more eggs...
Nice! I believe its ok to crack them open for a bit to tend to chicks and shells even though the die hards would slap my hand for it. So glad your getting a good hatch!
So I walked passed the incubator this morning and heard a peep.I walked back to see a pipped egg...oh and the web cam is a bust for now, my country internet is to weak i think.
It's gone...27 eggs out of 28 made lock down. I just set up a web cam to keep track of my temps and humidity for now and come Friday I will point it at the eggs. I'm using Ustream so I can post the link if you would like to take a peek.