21st Day and no pips :(

[mulia24]

ups, i'm sorry to hear that.

ew, i have to update the information that 2 hours ago i just check my chicken eggs in bator and i found out that 2 eggs have crack on their side.

i think i'm going to be a chicks daddy, they have suffer 107 and higher for more than 2 weeks before i realize that thermo is stupid useless one.

then maybe i will get rooster. just see tomorrow or later since i'm going to city now to follow my college/class.

hope they all well and i can get a surprise when i get home about 5 hours later.

i've make sure water is enough and temp and humid stable before i left but as we now, temp fluctuates without warning us first.

wishing your lucky.

 

[Kullas]

Congrats on your new chicks

that you have a good hatch

 

[shelleyd2008]

Your 100 quail eggs are going out today, I'd hate for them to go bad!! Did you check your thermometer and make sure it is right? Might be a good idea to get another one (walmart has the springfield digital ones that only cost about $6) to compare with the one you have.

 

[speckledhen]

The problem with most household thermometers and hygrometers is that they are not calibrated for optimum efficiency--they are not made for the task for which we are using them. Hygros can be easily calibrated with wet salt in a ziplock bag for 8 hours. The thermometers are a bit trickier. If I really wanted a great one, I'd buy the Egg Temp or one that GQF sells that has an accuracy rating to within .18 degree or something similar. If you read most thermometer packages, it will tell you the range, but not the accuracy of them.

 

[shelleyd2008]

That's true, but having more than one can give you an idea as to how accurate they are. If they are sitting in the same spot on the counter, and they have a difference of 2 or 3 degrees, that's pretty significant. Then you'd need another one to see which is right

I have good luck with the springfield models, they are all pretty accurate.

 

[speckledhen]

My little gray Springfield that came with a suction cup and large numerals is reading two degrees low now that it's been through numerous hatches. It used to be accurate. The white squarish Springfield one that many use is a piece of crap, really. Mine never reads anything remotely close.

The brand doesn't matter as much as the individual instrument. And when they spend lots of time in an ultra humid environment, they can get water inside and mess up. I have a Taylor with probe that has never been in the bator and so far, it works well, but I bet if I put it inside the bator for a couple hatches things would change. Once accurate, not always accurate.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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I have many of the white square ones, and they are my best thermometers. Much better than any others I have

Of course, if I could find the dial types all my digitals would go in a yard sale, or the trash can

 

[speckledhen]

Yours may be accurate. Mine is not. Mine only reads in whole numbers, shelley, no half degrees, plus the hygro always reads 20% or less. Every line of thermometers can have manufacturing defects. The brand is not the main thing--every one needs to be tested for accuracy somehow. Household thermometers are made to be just close, not necessarily right on the money. No one really needs to know to within a half degree what their home's temp is.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Yeah, the hygrometers on mine aren't that accurate, but I did calibrate them so I know how far they are off. They're close, but not right.

But anyway, Kullas, the point we are trying to make is that you need to make sure that your hygro/thermometer (s) are working right

 

[Cetawin]

I have the little white square springfield and it was reading 7% low from right out of the store. I am glad I spoke with speckledhen and was told how to calibrate it or I would have killed all my babies by Day 6 probably.