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

[itsbob]

Was trying to think how to get an accurate temp from inside the Little Giant incubator.. then I remembered, wife LOVES to bake.. she has highly accurate thermometers...

 

[insanity]

Itsbob, my hubby would be so unhappy if I even thought of snagging his pampered chef stuff. I would keep that hidden from your wife if I were you. Great idea though.

 

[bantambury]

yeah im having the same issue. i dont know which one to trust :/ i have two coming in the mail actually, both from incubator companies so maybe i could trust those more...im not sure if i should take water out or just trust my incubator humidity

thing is.....I barely have any water in my bator! with 25 eggs all the humidity is coming from them!

if I tried to take water out anyways id really have no point! haah

 

[chickengirl1193]

thing is.....I barely have any water in my bator! with 25 eggs all the humidity is coming from them!

if I tried to take water out anyways id really have no point! haah

yeah i noticed the eggs are producing humidity.. my house is so dry tho that i think when my vent is open so much humidity comes out lol

 

[ronott1]

Got our eggs set last night. I think we ended up with 11 or 12 not sure if they are fertile have to many roosters and I think they are fighting rather than getting the job done. This is our first attempt at the incubator but temp holding tight at 99.5 and we will keep our fingers crossed on fertility.

I have added you to the list!

so for the last 24 hours + my incubator has been going between 99.4 and 100.1 degrees according to the incubator "control panel" and the humidity has been between 44% and 48%. i went to walmart tonight and got one of those temp hydrometer things (i have a hydrometer coming in the mail that hasnt shipped ) and when i put the walmart thing in it now says that my humidity is at 53% while the incubator says 40% the three thermometers are agreeing on 99 degrees. Should i change anything? i have the vent plug out and the room is 30% humidity. its been about an hour since i put the different hydrometer in. maybe im being too paranoid...

Let the humidity drop to 25 and then add more water. It all sounds fine so far!

Do you suggest the ovaview candler? I need to get one, but don't want one too pricey.

How much did that cost?

Yes! You can see one in action in my Siggy.

I made this using mine and a canon elph camera

yeah im having the same issue. i dont know which one to trust :/ i have two coming in the mail actually, both from incubator companies so maybe i could trust those more...im not sure if i should take water out or just trust my incubator humidity

Average the results and you should be close enough for humidity.

thing is.....I barely have any water in my bator! with 25 eggs all the humidity is coming from them!

if I tried to take water out anyways id really have no point! haah

Yes, the humidity will even out soon.

 

[bantambury]

Yes, the humidity will even out soon.

ok......we got our hydrometer good....I think....all day it said 70, so then I took out an air vent plug, and it went down, then I took out another, and it says its perfect!
is it ok to leave these two out ron? I know you said you do this...but didn't know how it would affect them if their temp and humidity has been good all day....



another thing. just went to home depot and got a hydrometer.....that one is saying 47%, my actual incubator one saying 60%......I DONT KNOW WHICH TO TRUST!!!!!

I thought I had my hydrometer going good, all this time I was trusting my reference one!

 

[chickengirl1193]

Let the humidity drop to 25 and then add more water. It all sounds fine so far!


Average the results and you should be close enough for humidity.

okay thank you. im stressing too much. idk how i would have been able to do this without having everyone here to consult...

 

[ronott1]

ok......we got our hydrometer good....I think....all day it said 70, so then I took out an air vent plug, and it went down, then I took out another, and it says its perfect!
is it ok to leave these two out ron? I know you said you do this...but didn't know how it would affect them if their temp and humidity has been good all day....



another thing. just went to home depot and got a hydrometer.....that one is saying 47%, my actual incubator one saying 60%......I DONT KNOW WHICH TO TRUST!!!!!

I thought I had my hydrometer going good, all this time I was trusting my reference one!

Your are fine. Leave the plugs out and let the humidity drop to 25 on the new one and add water. For the Genesis incubators I add water every thee days or so until lockdown.

 

[chicken farmer]

I don't have an actual egg candler but what are some homeade ways I can make one? and it has to hold smaller eggs too

 

[JLaw]

My pretty little Call Duck Dolly got hit by a car today.

The ice was so heavy on the netting over her run, it caved in, she must have flown and I found her out front of my house. I am so ticked off...I was soo looking forward to her being a momma this spring!

This was her first snow last week (she's the white one). R.I.P. Dolly

Sorry to hear that. I lost a chicken today younger barred rock lady but my fault so more mad at my self.