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They sell those at Walmart and home depot. Just know they're not designed to be terribly accurate since weather is not a life or death situation. I have messed up the displays on two already with the humidity of lockdown, so that's another thing I don't like about them.

Out of the last two babies out I finally got one that had Black Jack Randall as it's dad. Fingers crossed it's a girl! I thought there would be more since he was so persistent with the girls. Here is Black Jack. I forgot to take a good look at the comb so I don't know if the mom is the...

The last two babies hatched under my OEGB last night. I was thinking they were DIS. The Brahma bantam still has three eggs but they are definitely no good according to a quick candling this morning. I think tonight I will candle the guinea eggs under my bantam rock and the ones that are furthest...

I stuck the last five eggs under two of my broodies. I gave them chicks last night but had to take them away from the oegb because she would sit on them but as soon as she's see one peek out she'd fling it all over. So the Japanese has them now. The Brahma kept a chick warm all night and then...

One chick must have been smothered today. It was still alive when I got home but I lost it. I just took ten to their new owner and one more has hatched so I'm at...11 I think. 5 more to go and then I'm done until the guineas start popping. My Broody hens are not being very cooperative about...

Which one is the brassy back? Isn't the whole hatching thing amazing? Like they're in there and suddenly thing, hmmm I think I need to start pecking now, I'm getting kinda cramped. Oh look, an air pocket, let's breath that and rest for a bit and suck in this yummy yolk. Okay keep pecking...

Yes. apparently I lost my mind three weeks ago and now I am asking myself what I was thinking (and also keep thinking about setting more eggs, of course!) I am going to hold off until I find out the timeline on my NPIP, though.

Six eggs to go and then I just have to wait on the guineas in a few weeks. I have someone taking 11 of the chicks that hatched this weekend so that is a relief. One hen has 5 of the chicks so I will have to divide the remaining 16 (assuming all hatch) between the other two broodies. I think I...

Progress update: one EE was out on Wednesday, three more yesterday, and one today. Another died yesterday after piping and two appear DIS. Someone else is chirping in the hatcher, I think a wheaten Marans mix. I am a bit overwhelmed by all these babies that may hatch but hopefully they sell...

That is what I use since I don't use sponges for anything. A small Tupperware lid filled with water and then a piece of cloth/rag works well. The cloth keeps a baby from drowning if it stumbles into it.

Four are out this morning and one died from the stickiness, I guess. I added a wet washrag in there to help get the humidity up. I've found that that's a really easy way to do it instead of trying to get down to the wells underneath my grating and shelf liner. I had to help #4 because it was...

I've got three out and two still pipped. They're a bit sticky. The Chinese incubator is @26% dry. Oh, and one of my bantam rocks is broody now too. It must be something in the water!;

Well I will check the humidity in both incubators when I get home and let you know what it is and also keep you guys posted on how these Marans do. Like I said, with the last batch of four, I incubated at 16% and hatched at around 40%. I had some mixes before that and they incubated in the mid...

I wouldn't mess with it. They make some weird movements with their beak while they are absorbing the yolk. One person called it "chewing gum". I would give it a while. If it is stuck it will let you know and start crying incessantly, ime.

I have only sold Marans mixes so far. The last hatch was pure Marans (two each of blue copper and splash copper) but I am keeping the two splash and the two blues will go with me to the swap this weekend. The breeder that I got my parent flock from sells them for $10 as day olds and sells out...

My last Marans I incubated at 16% and got a 100% hatch rate. The dry air really does help. I did put a damp rag in there at hatch time and I think it was around 40% for hatch - much lower than what I usually aim for. I think these are the first EE eggs that I've hatched, IIRC. I think part of...

I have one EE out as of this morning and four more are pipped. I have a lot of small air cells in my Marans and bantam eggs for some reason. I have not upped the humidity in the hatcher and won't unless I get dry membranes or I see some serious membrane dippage when I recheck the eggs this...

I went out to collect eggs yesterday and it looks like my buff Brahma bantam has gone broody. For some reason I never expected that of her! So, now I have three broodies waiting for babies - what great timing! I'm hoping I get a decent number of Olive Eggers and full Marans, and not too many...

I'm 99% sure my first batch of chicks are due this Thursday.. They will be olive eggers, EEs, Marans, Marans mixes, and bantam Brahma mixes.

I checked the eggs yesterday and the turner was broken AGAIN. I didn't get to fix it until this morning. This incubator is so aggravating. I'm also not sure the temps are right but I'm going to work on fixing that when I get home. I just didn't have time this morning. I am getting the house...