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

[ronott1]

I went to get take some pictures of an internally pipped chick, but had to take these instead!




-Kathy

Thanks Ron!
I pulled the thermometer, but now I'm having thermometer withdrawal. I have checked that thing a gazillion times a day for 18 days and keep going to look at it and having anxiety attacks when it is blank! Since the thermometer that came with it was bad and I couldn't get the cheap hygrometer I got to work right, I am now just trusting everything will work like it is supposed to! Water is in the channels with felt to increase surface area. No condensation in the incubator...yet. Fingers crossed!
What is the name of a good dependable hygrometer that would fit in an eco 20? Does anybody have one?
I hope there isn't a fine for occasionally sticking the spot check thermometer in the hole, cause I will be fined! This is nerve wracking.

Temperature is not as important now. As they get closer to hatching, the temperature can go down.

95 degrees is what day old chicks are kept at. I have hatched at 97 degrees for the last two days and they did fine.

My Brinsea has a built in hygrometer that connects to a water pump. It keeps humidity at the level I set it to. Works great!

 

[Amberjem]

seems like the brinsea has had good results and user comments about it ....I dont think I have heard anyone say anything bad about them who has had em..too bad they are sooo expensive

 

[casportpony]

Quote: These eggs are from an abandoned nest that I found yesterday, so yesterday is when I set them. The mama that left the nest have five other chicks. She a mutt banty, maybe an OEGB cross?

-Kathy

Edited to add:
Clearly incubation started ~21 days ago.

 

[Amberjem]

ok lockdown is here and set just a lil tweaking with the humidity it's at 65% right now did go up to 74 but took paper towel out and halved it..the humdity is holding as steady and going up as fast as the temp did when opening so thats good right? and My incubator is a DIY with water heater thermostat thats been modified to be more sensative

 

[casportpony]

It's 3/4's zipped!

-Kathy

 

[LittleRedCoop53]

It's 3/4's zipped!

-Kathy

Yea...

 

[Amberjem]

lockdown for my chicken hatching eggs today next three days could have baby chickens! 70% (after I halved papertowel)humidity, 99.5 temp, all eggs candled and wiggling and developing yesterday evening! things looking good for my DIY incubator

 

[Amberjem]

It's 3/4's zipped!

-Kathy

I probly come back from store and you will have a new hatchling!!

 

[casportpony]

I bet it's out now, lol

-Kathy

 

[FuzzyHens]

I went to get take some pictures of an internally pipped chick, but had to take these instead!




-Kathy

OMG...now I'm excited!!!