5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[kara1015]

i guess the humidity isnt as important as i originally thought... do you think i should keep a hydrometer to measure the humidity in the room as well? I have the incubator in my room but i think i may need to move it to a room with more consistent temps because my room fluctuates too much for some reason

Yes, I measure the temp and humidity in the room as well as the bator. I have those walmart thermometer/hygrometers everywhere! I also ordered a brinsea spot check, should be here Thursday.

 

[Wisher1000]

Kara, those are some nice blue eggs in your avatar. Are they from your own birds? What kind are they?

 

[ronott1]

Make it official<<< 18 EE <> 11 Japanese <> 3 FBCM .
Am I the farthest north participate ? Waving a hand from Fairbanks Alaska... Peace,,,,

Got it!

Good luck with the hatch!

 

[bantambury]

It is safer to leave them out. I do not use plugs because I often have staggered hatching going on--It is really hard to remember when to pull the plugs.

if I kept the plugs in the way my bator tells me to.....it should be ok? I think ill just follow all bator instructions this hatch.....I may do your easter hatch too!

keeping my plugs in in the beginning will be ok correct? I have a fan bator (non still air)

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Quote: I've heard putting a sponge or cup of water works. I havent tried this though, so backup would be appreciated.
I don't put cups of water to avoid accidental drowning, but I have put cups with soaked paper towels in them. The last hatch I remember doing where boosting the humidity became an issue (duck eggs at lockdown) I fixed my problem by putting a sanitary napkin (yes, your read that right) directly under the vent hole, I used a straw to direct the water into the sanitary napkin. held the moisture and nobody drowned….worked great.

WOW! He IS gorgeous!!

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[ronott1]

if I kept the plugs in the way my bator tells me to.....it should be ok? I think ill just follow all bator instructions this hatch.....I may do your easter hatch too!

keeping my plugs in in the beginning will be ok correct? I have a fan bator (non still air)

The plugs will be fine for the first part of incubation. Remember to pull them though.

 

[bantambury]

Got it!

Good luck with the hatch!

wait...do you need to know how many we are hatching now? if so...here!

~8 crème colored silkie eggs
~ 9 white colored silkie eggs
~ 7 OE mix eggs (green)

24 total!

 

[bantambury]

The plugs will be fine for the first part of incubation. Remember to pull them though.

ok thanks so much!!!!

 

[bantambury]

WOW! He IS gorgeous!!

thank you!!!

also, if anyone has ordered very nice quality black tailed white Japanese bantam eggs, PLMK!!! I will prob buy some!

 

[chickee]

okay so i wont really worry to much until the eggs go into lockdown?

oh awesome! i have the genesis, do you fill up all the troughs to get your humidity up for hatching? Thanks! im keeping my fingers crossed

i guess the humidity isnt as important as i originally thought... do you think i should keep a hydrometer to measure the humidity in the room as well? I have the incubator in my room but i think i may need to move it to a room with more consistent temps because my room fluctuates too much for some reason

For the Genesis, keeping the center well filled day 1 through day 19 (it will not hurt for it to get to half full before you add more water) and that will keep your humidity correct. Then on the evening of the 19th day I fill one of the side wells. When I see the first pip I fill the second side well. You don't want to up your humidity too soon. If your incubation temps and humidity have been correct through day 19, the chicks are less likely to have trouble hatching. I have even just brought it up to 55% and the chicks hatch fine. Once the first chick hatches, its wet body brings up the humidity anyway.

I use fish tank airline tubing and run two lengths of it through the hole at the back of the incubator that the turner cord goes through, into each side well so I can use a turkey baster attached to the tubing to add water without opening the incubator. When it gets close to lockdown I can post some pictures of how I set up for hatch if you like.