First....started a tad early as we just flipped to 21 days. Oh..I put only water in one bottle and made sure to level the whole incubator...what do ya kniw...the humidity dropped from 71% to 46% !!!??
No idea if it is...but we've been hatching 50% for the most. We did have one set that only 2 chicks hatched. We think the cold in the barn had something to do with that
Yes!! My grandma too!! Pinch of this or that or "I just know how much"
I so miss her!! I figured a lot out of many recipes but a few are no go.
I made my own secret family sweet roll dough...it's fabulous
I'd like to master sourdough stater and bread
Well...we started with 9 Lavender Orpingtons and 9 Isa Browns..until one day or several days..our hens went MIA. A live trap produced a opossum..not the killer. Another time, a wild cat...maybe, but then we saw a hawk!!!!?? Could be...every few days more went a miss.
Fast forward..down to 5...
So cute!!! Welcome! I'm a newbie to the forum too, and we've had chickens on and off for years!! We also used to do balute eggs for Asian culture for 5 years.
We have horses, dogs, a cat, 1 🐓 7 hens, and 15 you gins 8 week old chicks
I'd like to give this a go.
Our incubator isn't a high class but a mediocre priced generic one.
Manufacturer and brand are the same: NyPots
Model number BODJ65W9J4
2 TRAYS 8 goose or 18 chicken eggs which we have lavender orpington/isa browns 18 eggs in. We're on day 10.
I love the auto...
Great information, well thought out! I liked the information on temps to set and why. I also liked humidity option ideas. I'm currently trying to figure out the reasons for low hatch rate. I'm thinking humidity and fertility issues. The incubator I got was mediocre in price...the only...
Sweet baby!! In my experience, humidity and temp affect the shell and veining- life support, and amount of time it takes for hatch. We are on 5th hatch, and think a fertility issue since half to less than half are viable 🙁
I never heard of fry hatching. If incubator hatching is working, why change to dry? Fertilized and non Fertilized are the only issue we have. I think out of 18 there was 3 not Fertilized
We are on 2nd batch with new incubator that does it all. I'm very happy with it so far. Currently 1st...