2015 HALLOWEEN Hatch-a-Long, Join us IF YOU DARE!

[TJChickens]

Question: When is everyone going to do their pumpkin carving? I think we will do ours this weekend. I need to get some ideas for the kids.

Dont forget to ENTER THE CONTESTS YOU GUYS!!! I know most of the stuff is close to Halloween when we go to parties and trick or treating and stuff, but dont forget those images to enter too!

We will do ours this weekend or never because my kids will be gone for Halloween.

They are leaving Monday with their dad to visit family in PA...Long road trip from CA. More than I can handle.

I'm so glad your dog is feeling better. I hope she stabilizes.

 

[TJChickens]

I figured that, but had to check, lol... will be giving you a holler come spring though, if that's ok?

Of course

 

[sonshine15]

First baby, BE. 10 pips and 6-8 to go. I did a short vid clip to post here and forgot it has to be on youtube.........the camera itself doesn't want to take photos with the lighbulb in there?

 

[tiffani day]

First baby, BE. 10 pips and 6-8 to go. I did a short vid clip to post here and forgot it has to be on youtube.........the camera itself doesn't want to take photos with the lighbulb in there?

yay

 

[Saris]

I'm having a small issue, I dumped all the water from my bator. The digital hygrometer is reading 38% and my other hygrometer (I'm pretty sure it reads low by at least 10%) reads 15% humidity. I'm on the hunt for a better hygrometer and the eggs have only been in about 4 hours. Am I safest leaving it be or adding water until I get an accurate hygrometer? These are brown/blue/olive eggs.

 

[TJChickens]

I'm having a small issue, I dumped all the water from my bator. The digital hygrometer is reading 38% and my other hygrometer (I'm pretty sure it reads low by at least 10%) reads 15% humidity. I'm on the hunt for a better hygrometer and the eggs have only been in about 4 hours. Am I safest leaving it be or adding water until I get an accurate hygrometer? These are brown/blue/olive eggs.

Ron or Sally might help you better but I don't see them on here right now. I would leave it as is until you get a better hygrometer. Dry is safer.
Nothing wrong with 38%, or even 25% for now. Do you have an idea of your ambient humidity? Even a local weather report? (Or how I do it, how curly, straight or frizzy is my hair.....)

 

[frmboyinthecity]

While I'm on here posting Halloween stuff...should share...

Since I got that new turner in...everything is great! Love how this bator hold the humidity, just wish I had known the turner would give up the .. ghost...within a week.
I usually prefer turning by hand, but this is a lot of eggs. Did have to toss three with blood rings..think I said that already. Not too bad. Going to have me some cute EE's by the 2nd and 3rd.

The ones I put in at first are doing great! My friend gave me several, her brown ones were not fertile at all. But, all of the six small eggs are thriving. Lock down is come Sunday. I am hatching a few days early so I can be here for grand kids, and they will have babies to look at. Hopefully!

Cynthia, what turner did you get to replace the old one. I don't have my turner clear full, but even with just 18 eggs, it seems to struggle a bit.

 

[Saris]

Ron or Sally might help you better but I don't see them on here right now. I would leave it as is until you get a better hygrometer. Dry is safer.
Nothing wrong with 38%, or even 25% for now. Do you have an idea of your ambient humidity? Even a local weather report? (Or how I do it, how curly, straight or frizzy is my hair.....)

Thanks, I was thinking dryer was safer too. Ambient outside humidity is supposedly 79%, my house humidity is unknown, but it feels normal, not dry or wet. So.....

 

[TJChickens]

Thanks, I was thinking dryer was safer too. Ambient outside humidity is supposedly 79%, my house humidity is unknown, but it feels normal, not dry or wet. So.....

I live in a hot, dry desert and use very little extra humidity in my incubators. I would assume that in Spokane, you may not need to add any water unless your house is dry from heating....

 

[ronott1]

I'm having a small issue, I dumped all the water from my bator. The digital hygrometer is reading 38% and my other hygrometer (I'm pretty sure it reads low by at least 10%) reads 15% humidity. I'm on the hunt for a better hygrometer and the eggs have only been in about 4 hours. Am I safest leaving it be or adding water until I get an accurate hygrometer? These are brown/blue/olive eggs.

First, it takes time for the water to get out of styrofoam so you really will not know what you have for a day.

Second, humidity is something that has an effect over time--Averages are more important than one reading of humidity. It is more important to measure moisture loss in the egg, either by air cell development or weight loss.

It is early enough in incubation that you can start weighing the eggs. You just need a digital kitchen scale for that. Look up the exact method if you want to go that way.

Ron or Sally might help you better but I don't see them on here right now. I would leave it as is until you get a better hygrometer. Dry is safer.
Nothing wrong with 38%, or even 25% for now. Do you have an idea of your ambient humidity? Even a local weather report? (Or how I do it, how curly, straight or frizzy is my hair.....)

Thanks!

It the winter in Seattle you likely would not need much moisture. When you get the new hygrometer, go to Sally's guide and calibrate it. I like to incubate at 30 to 35% for most breeds. Dorkings go to 40%.