27th or 28th May hatch, looking for buddies

[kraftyladies]

This is all very exciting! I can't wait! I work 8- 4:30 on Friday as well, but I can come and peek in at lunchtime. If I took off work...and I'm really tempted....my luck they won't start until later. So, I'm gonna work and hopefully come home to a surprise!

 

[MSH]

ok so now I'm wondering if I set the eggs around 3pm around what time should they start piping and ziping and all that lol I don;t really know the difference lol should they hatch in the afternoon or morning or while I'm sleeping lol I'm so excited ! I'm constantly checking the brooder today as tomorrow is day 21 lol

 

[Chickenrandomness]

i can't wait! todays hatch day

 

[GeoKan]

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I don't know about others here, but I found that my analog hygrometers to be the most accurate. Every single digital hygrometer I own is off by miles. I'm really disappointed in that "Acu-rite" piece of junk. Not worth the money I paid for it. I bought my analog hygrometers from cigar paraphernalia sellers on eBay and performed the salt test on both. They were dead on at 75 percent. They even have adjustment screws in the back if needed for calibration.

You have done very well on your primitive incubator. I think being very diligent monitoring it has been key for your success. My brother told me, while he was in high school, his teacher put some fertilized chicken eggs in an aquarium with a brooder lamp and all but one hatched. He was consoling me after my power outage. He believes nature has designed fertilized eggs to take a lot of variance and abuse during the incubation period. (Natchlaly's near catastrophe with very low temps early on is a good example) Otherwise we would see many extinct species. I believe this to be mostly true. If I can maintain 97 to 102 temperatures, I think I'll have some success. The 99.5 is the bullseye that we all strive to hit and maintain. I guess I'll see in a few days, huh?

Lightfoote — I would build your brooder to accommodate the design of your finished mega-bator. Counting your chicks before they're hatch should not be the measurement you're looking for.

If you need a quick one to throw together — that's understandable. I envision you building a brooder with fancy hardwire cloth doors, on wheels and even a storage compartment with locks and switches. Perhaps even incorporating those auto nipple waters. And a removable liter tray. How's that for starters.

 

[GeoKan]

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Hey Kraftyladies — I think you'll need to take one of those extended executive lunches if you can't take the day off.

 

[GeoKan]

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Greetings MSH and

It's hard to put an exact time on hatch dates. So many variances to account for. I would give it a day or two after lockdown. Some may hatch early, while others seem to take their own sweet time.

This probably didn't help answer your question much.

 

[GeoKan]

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Lucky devil!

Well wishes for you and your hatch! Keep us posted as we are all

for our own hatch day to come.

 

[MSH]

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Greetings MSH and

It's hard to put an exact time on hatch dates. So many variances to account for. I would give it a day or two after lockdown. Some may hatch early, while others seem to take their own sweet time.

This probably didn't help answer your question much.

thank you it helped though lol I have cleaned the brooder box a million times lol and keep trying to clean the chicken pen so I'll leve the incubator alone lol I'm so excited !

 

[kraftyladies]

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Hey Kraftyladies — I think you'll need to take one of those extended executive lunches if you can't take the day off.

Hey you know that IS an idea. I don't do it, but many in my office do just that.... hardly seems fair... But if I do come home for lunch to some activity...I might just take some vacation time for the rest of the day. I won't be worth anything anyway....Ill be too worried about the chicks!

 

[Silkie horsechick]

I'm with you! 27th or 28th - 30 silkie eggs
black, blue, buff, and partridge.

Setting 12 white on the 26th!

I'm excited!