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  1. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    And here
  2. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    3 eggs left that made it to lockdown. So 21 so far.
  3. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    One more out. 5 left.
  4. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    3 more out. 6 left Happy Easter
  5. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    I did, :lau 6 more are out.
  6. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    I had something similar with my Altsteirers a few years back. It eventually went away. The feathers weren’t as many though.
  7. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    I do
  8. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    :clap Yes like watching water boil only worse.
  9. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    8 out. The other 2 are under heat plate. Several more pipped.
  10. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    X2 leave it. They need rest before starting to zip
  11. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    Still just the 2 for me. But they are very early. Happens a lot with my hatch. Rest should be tomorrow afternoon, then there will be the stragglers.
  12. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    That’s what I tried to do. Now my lockdown incubator is full of eggs. Will be hatching in the better one.
  13. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    Maybe as UThobby mentioned water being cold. I like to run my incubator at 40 percent to start then 60 percent for lockdown. Super hard to control in the foam incubators though. The incubator I have now keeps the humidity for me. It is literally almost hands free.
  14. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    Is this humidity for duck eggs. Have you calibrated the hygrometer. That amount of water should have it up to 80 plus I usually run without vent plugs. In fact I don’t where they are anymore.
  15. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    Do you have propane stove to make hot water bottles? Not to close to eggs. At this point it won’t take much heat to keep them going. Or under shirt if not too many. And of course if it’s not too long. Being with PG&E utilities for so long I’ve learned the hard way. Wife saved 4 of the ones I...
  16. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    Two are out. Love the Bresse. Hatch like popcorn usually. The insulated box for incubator is working well. 58 degrees in barn right now.
  17. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    Me too. Purchased extra gas cans in case
  18. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    Last fall power company turned power off due to the high winds and fire safety. Four days without power. Had generators running, for the house of course. :lau The eggs had nothing to do with running the generators nope not all. Hope your power stays on and chicks stay warm in their shipping.
  19. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    All of my air cells are small this time. I’m giving them till tomorrow to raise the humidity.
  20. Pensmaster

    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    They may still be good. I’ve had some go to day 23 before. :fl
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