6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

[cree57i]

I've got my new 'bator heating up and am going to try this. Please sign me up. This will be my first time and as a virgin hatcher I am quite intimidated.

I have a Brinsea Eco 20 with the turner. I am thinking you guys have said the temp should be 99.5, but what humidity am I looking for. I live in TN. where it has rained for 9 straight days, so we have plenty of natural humidity...just no sun. I am only getting a temp of 95 by the Brinsea thermometer. The thermometer/humidity monitor I got at Walmart says 90 degrees and 29% humidity with the vent 3/4 closed. So I'm thinking I need to adjust the temp some. What should my humidity be though? The air is so wet you can wring it out so I haven't put any water into the incubator yet. All this is prep work for the big day. My hens are laying like there is no tomorrow, and they may believe that with the serious lack of sun, so I have plenty of eggs. Going to set RCM, blue copper marans, birchen marans and some blue egg laying mutts.

Thanks in advance for the moral support. I've had my incubator since July and have been scared to try this. It seems very complicated.

 

[sunshinechick83]

Getting comfy (and excited).

 

[TexaCaliChick]

I have been reading the forums for awhile but joined so I could be a part of this HAL. Hatching my mixed up chicks plus some bantams and "naked necks" for friends

 

[Peep_Show]

Oh. Wow. Hadn't even thought of a need for a backup. Well, I guess if the power is out long-term I'll just old school it and stuff a couple of the chosen eggs** in my bra.


** Well, they won't ALL fit in there

 

[LemonMeringue]

Told my little chicken helper we are on board for this HAL. She is excited too

 

[ronott1]

I have been reading the forums for awhile but joined so I could be a part of this HAL. Hatching my mixed up chicks plus some bantams and "naked necks" for friends

Welcome to BYC too!

It is nice to hatch for others.

 

[hennible]

I have been reading the forums for awhile but joined so I could be a part of this HAL. Hatching my mixed up chicks plus some bantams and "naked necks" for friends

Welcome to BYC glad to have you

 

[ronott1]

I've got my new 'bator heating up and am going to try this. Please sign me up. This will be my first time and as a virgin hatcher I am quite intimidated.

I have a Brinsea Eco 20 with the turner. I am thinking you guys have said the temp should be 99.5, but what humidity am I looking for. I live in TN. where it has rained for 9 straight days, so we have plenty of natural humidity...just no sun. I am only getting a temp of 95 by the Brinsea thermometer. The thermometer/humidity monitor I got at Walmart says 90 degrees and 29% humidity with the vent 3/4 closed. So I'm thinking I need to adjust the temp some. What should my humidity be though? The air is so wet you can wring it out so I haven't put any water into the incubator yet. All this is prep work for the big day. My hens are laying like there is no tomorrow, and they may believe that with the serious lack of sun, so I have plenty of eggs. Going to set RCM, blue copper marans, birchen marans and some blue egg laying mutts.

Thanks in advance for the moral support. I've had my incubator since July and have been scared to try this. It seems very complicated.

Don't close the vent. The chicks will die at the end because they need ventilation.

The temperature likely needs to be increased--get a better thermometer. Brinsea sells a very good one for about $20.00.

Humidity goes down as temperature goes up. Humidity is base on surface size of water and not depth so fill a tank with a small surface area first. Try to get humidity to 35% for the first hatch and see how the air cells develop.

 

[jbenson]

Tonight I will fire up the 'bator and get everything in place for setting. Got more than 2 doz eggs stashed for this HAL already. Balmy winter weather has got the girls in good spirits and they are laying well. And it has been warm enough to keep the eggs from freezing before I can get out to collect in the evenings (d'Uccles are not known to be very broody so they don't do a good job of keeping them warm for me.)

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Oh.  Wow.   Hadn't even thought of a need for a backup.  Well, I guess if the power is out long-term I'll just old school it and stuff a couple of the chosen eggs** in my bra.


** Well, they won't ALL fit in there  

Make sure you sleep on your back.

I have gotten NO eggs. I am worming the coops with Wazine tomorrow, does anyone know if Wazine effects the embryo? I know we can't eat the eggs, but as the girls are not laying, I figured now is the time to do it.

I'm still in the hatching spirit as I have a few BLRW eggs in the incubator, they are supposed to hatch next week.