A Logic Puzzle For You All (4 Staggered Hatches with 3 'bators)

[Cherlyn]

Remember those logic problems we had to solve as kids? I have one now, regarding hatching.

I have four staggered hatches, and three incubators.

Details:

- 10 chickens due on 15 Sept
- 40 quail due on 17 Sept (going by 18-day incubation cycle, which maybe is too long)
- 1 duck due on 18 Sept
- 6 chickens due on 21 Sept

All are supposed to go into lock down three days prior.

Humidity for quail should be as high as possible.

For ducks, 65% until pip, then 80%, then down to 70% when fully hatched.

Chickens, humidity 65%.

I have three incubators. R-Com 20, Covatutto 7, and a homemade one.

So, firstly, can I be flexible with any of these requirements?

And if not, how can I meet all of these requirements?

I had another homemade 'bator, but there were some major flaws in it. If absolutely necessary, I can rebuild it tonight, but it will be without a water wiggler and thermostat.

~Cherlyn

 

[Paganbird]

I've got ducks, guinea, cortunix & button quail, and chicken eggs in my bator. The buttons are hatching, the cortunix are pipping & the chicken eggs come out of the turner today (day 18) but the duck & guinea stay in for another week.
Everyone's doing just fine & I just raised the humidity a little for the quail hatch. Otherwise, I didn't do anything differently. Looks like it's going to be a pretty good hatch.

Good luck with yours!

ETA: I have a cabinet 'bator. I also have a hatcher, but only the cortunix are in the hatcher. The buttons are in the bottom "hatch shelf" of the 'bator & the chickens, ducks, and guinea are in the turners. I'll be moving the chicken eggs to the hatcher tonight after the quail finish hatching.

 

[Cherlyn]

So, keep the chickens and quail together, and just raise the humidity a bit? How about 70-75%; is that a good compromise for the two?

~Cherlyn

 

[Paganbird]

My quail are hatching at 65 - 72%. They're doing fine. The humidity raises a little with each chick hatched. Then, after a few minutes, it goes back down. It's at 67% right now.

 

[Cherlyn]

Quote:
Excellent. I will keep the chickens and quail together. Thanks!

~Cherlyn

 

[Cherlyn]

I am supposed to stop turning the chickens on the 12th, and the quail on the 14. Will it matter significantly if I stop turning the quail on the 12th?

~Cherlyn

 

[Paganbird]

No. I stopped turning my cortunix 5 days too soon (due to a math error on my part) and they're pipping now.

 

[Cherlyn]

Quote:
Excellent!

Ok, then, I feel better.

~Cherlyn