Anyone due around Dec 5th?

[Hobbley_Farm]

This is my first incubating experience that seems to be (knock on wood) successful. The first time I cooked them by accident when the temp shot up to 105

I moved our bator into the kitchen where I could check on it ALL THE TIME! It's been really REALLY steady. i am pleased. I have what appears to be two ancona half breeds hatching. The other two sex links are a bit slow lol That's alright. But I definitely got the bator fever now.


I have to say JMajors...Those DUCKLINGS are adorable!!!

 

[Fudgie]

OMG!

4 more geese are pipping and one duckie is pipping

I have some staggering throughout the week so this is like CHRISTMAS!!!! I CANNOT believe I am hatching waterfowl. Just took the wet sock out yesterday and I guess I better get it back in there! URGH! that is a good URGH!!!!

For some of you newbies and us not quite newbies......the wet sock works good but the best was when I put my one duckie that was not doing good in a wet paper towel to keep her moist until she sucked in the yolk.......the humidity went from 56 to 80 like in 2 hours! That was AWESOME!!! Keep that in mind if you need to spike a humidity.

FUZZY DUCKIE AND GOSLING BUTTS!!!

 

[miss_jayne]

what the heck? do i need to be higher than 60 to hatch the chicks???

am i all confused?

 

[Fudgie]

miss-jayne, I hatched chicks at 45 humidity but what i have seen with them is they tend to get "stuck" and need help getting unstuck from the shell to continue on. With this bunch of duckies and goslings, I had that problem at 50% humidity but when it climbed, I did not have to help out ANY of the goslings. I would look at this link

http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/hatch.htm

towards the bottom it has a chart for type of hatchling and temp and humidity for a chick it says:

Species -Chicken
Incub. Period (days) - 21
Temp - 100
Humidity - 85-87%
Do not turn after 18th day
Humidity Last 3 days 90%
Open vent more 18th day

 

[Rufflemyfeathers]

Woke up this morning to a new baby chick from one of the five eggs due today hatched during night last night.. couple others pipping.

 

[Fudgie]

 

[what was i thinking]

got four baby chickies so far. two pips and some i don't know what they are doing.

 

[Fudgie]

Leave the bator closed as much as possible!!!

 

[Laskaland]

Put 7 in the hatching bator today- day 18
Wish me luck!! This is when I stress out the most!
Hugs
Christina

 

[Fudgie]

me too Christina! LOL