Anyone setting eggs tomorrow (13th March, EDD Apr 3rd)

[Happy Chooks]

Once you add water for lockdown, I have had to increase my thermostat to get the temperature back up. On my incubator (hovabator 1602) it's almost a full turn. I don't think your embryo's have died. Not seeing any movement is okay, they are all ready to hatch and there's not much room in there.

Yes, you're aiming for 65%. When they start hatching and your humidity gets high, be careful pulling the vent plugs. It can lower your humidity too much and cause the chicks to get stuck in the shells. I really had to watch mine, I pulled one and watched it. Then I'd pull the 2nd if I needed, then I had to put them back in when my humidity got too low. My last chick that hatched was 3/4 zipped but completely stuck. I had to help it.

The hardest part is sitting on your hands and not opening that bator! Walk away if you have to. It takes a LONG time for them to get out, especially when you're sitting there watching.

 

[raimnel]

ok I'm soooo nervous, I'm not gonna be able to do this! I feel like it's the last week of pregnancy

I got the "what ifs" what if this goes wrong, what if I can't get the humidlty up, what if, what if, what if.....................

loopy r u already going into lock down? I thought that was tomorrow? now I'm really nervous!

 

[clothdiaperingmom]

JB, congrats!!

Loopy, its ok to not see movement. I candled my last hatch before lockdown. I only saw 2 out of 6 move. 5/6 hatched though.

I have a 2nd baby from my pips from yesterday. Still waiting on 2 to come out!

 

[raimnel]

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What no pictures yet!

OMWord I just had some bird run into the window next to my computer.

wonder if it got knocked silly?

 

[clothdiaperingmom]

Here are some pics.

The 2nd baby hatched about 1:30ish this morning. The 1st one was earlier in the day.

Wish that black one still in egg would hurry up so I can see what it looks like. The other egg with the little hole looks light colored inside like the 2 that hatched.

I have to clean out the bator. The eggs in the carton are my EHD 4/3 eggs going on lockdown tomorrow.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Hey, I just realized I forgot to post pics of my hatch here. So sorry I forgot! I was posting on a few different threads.

So here you go! I ended up hatching 10 of 11 viable eggs. I had 13 eggs in there, but 1 quit about a week before hatch and the other quit a few days before hatch. (insides were on the outside)

Blue Orp passed out:

Same chick resting in the bator.

Silver penciled rock hatching:

The whole crew: (sorry about the messy brooder)

Splash Orp: (I'm totally in love with these little sweeties, I got 4!)

Silver penciled rock:

 

[raimnel]

too cute! too cute!

so kristie how did that work? did you up the humidity for these little cuties?

 

[clothdiaperingmom]

Ohhhhhh how cute!!!

Amy, yep upped the humidity, and really up it when see pips.
It worked out fine last time I did it. These are eggs hatching now that were in there during last hatch. And last time candled a few days ago, the eggs in the carton (which were in during last hatch as well), were all moving and looking good.

 

[raimnel]

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That makes me feel better about the eggs I put in there 2 days later than the rest.

 

[clothdiaperingmom]

I got a better result doing it all the hovabator then my 2 times I tried to do the hatching in the LG.

I started out this time putting the lockdown eggs in the LG. But the temp jumped to 103, then went down to 97. I put them back in the hovabator.
According to the therm still in the LG (keeps track of highs and lows in temp and humid), it got up to 105. Im glad the eggs werent in there!!