BEST HATCHES : Give us all your best results

[Mahonri]

I thought it would be great if we could use the expertise of those who have had great success with hatching with incubators and broodies.

So here is the format:

# of Eggs Set:
# of Eggs Hatched:
Percentage % :
Type of Incubator: (brand, forced or still air or broody hen)
Ave Temp Setting thru hatch:
Humidity setting Day 1-17 :
Humidity setting Day 18-21:
LOCATION: (where you are from)
EGGS: (shipped vs. own pen or pickup nearby)
Variety (breed) of chicken:
Month of year:

 

[Katy]

Quote:
13 eggs
11 hatched
I don't do math!!

Genesis 1588
99.5-100
30%
60-65%
Kansas
shipped from Kentucky
BLRW
first week of June

I should add that my own eggs I generally have a good hatch rate too. This was my best on shipped eggs tho. Since I haven't shelled out money for my own eggs I don't keep as close of tabs on them!!

 

[BirdBoy88]

My 2 best hatch %


# of Eggs Set: 15
# of Eggs Hatched: 13
Percentage % : 90%
Type of Incubator: LG Still air
Ave Temp Setting thru hatch: 99.5
Humidity setting Day 1-17 : 45%
Humidity setting Day 18-21: 70%
LOCATION: Maryland
EGGS: Shipped
Variety (breed): Jumbo Coturnix Quail
Month of year: June 2008 i think

............................


# of Eggs Set: 6
# of Eggs Hatched: 6
Percentage % : 100%
Type of Incubator: LG Still air
Ave Temp Setting thru hatch: 99.5
Humidity setting Day 1-17 : 45%
Humidity setting Day 18-21: 65%
LOCATION: Maryland
EGGS: From my own birds
Variety (breed) : Button Quail
Month of year: September 2008


** can't do math so if i am wrong with the % let me know!

**

 

[shelleyd2008]

My best so far was:

# of Eggs Set: 8
# of Eggs Hatched: 8
Percentage % : 100
Type of Incubator: silkie-bator

Ave Temp Setting thru hatch: who knows?
Humidity setting Day 1-17 : not very high, it was cold!!
Humidity setting Day 18-21:
LOCATION: KY
EGGS: local pickup
Variety (breed) of chicken: Mille fleur d'uccles and BR
Month of year: November/December
_______________________________________________
2nd best:
# of Eggs Set: 21
# of Eggs Hatched: 17
Percentage % : 81%
Type of Incubator: LG still air
Ave Temp Setting thru hatch: 99.5-100.5
Humidity setting Day 1-17 : 50%
Humidity setting Day 18-21: 70%
LOCATION: KY
EGGS: shipped
Variety (breed) of chicken: Oops! These were quail

Month of year: December
_______________________________________________
3rd best:

# of Eggs Set: 18
# of Eggs Hatched: 14
Percentage % : 77%
Type of Incubator: LG still air
Ave Temp Setting thru hatch: 98-102
Humidity setting Day 1-17 : 35-45
Humidity setting Day 18-21: 45-55
LOCATION: KY
EGGS: my own eggs
Variety (breed) of chicken: mixed bantams
Month of year: July (?)
(One of the hens was a very fluffy butted cochin and I didn't know they needed to be 'clipped'

)



Oh, and Katy? You take the hatched rate and divide it by the set rate, and that will give you your percent

 

[Mahonri]

I think we are learning here.

Keep them coming. This is very educational.

We should be able to come up with "Regional" settings suggestions at the end of this thread doing averages.

 

[klf73]

my best hatch -
# of Eggs Set: 9
# of Eggs Hatched: 9
Percentage % : 100
Type of Incubator: (brand, forced or still air or broody hen)-forced air homemade
Ave Temp Setting thru hatch: 99.5-100.5
Humidity setting Day 1-17 : dry incubated, didn't bother with the hygrometer
Humidity setting Day 18-21: added small dish of water for last 3 days, still no hygrometer used
LOCATION: (where you are from) Maine
EGGS: (shipped vs. own pen or pickup nearby) shipped from MS -2 day transit
Variety (breed) of chicken: silkie/sizzle
Month of year:July

 

[Kajunbanty]

# of Eggs Set: 4
# of Eggs Hatched:4
Percentage % : 100
Type of Incubator: Bantam broody hen
Ave Temp Setting thru hatch: ?????
Humidity setting Day 1-17 :
Humidity setting Day 18-21:
LOCATION: Louisiana
EGGS: own eggs just to see what we would get
Variety (breed) of chicken: Bantam mutts mainly
Month of yearec

We have had lower tempts than our normal. But broody hen has been a great mom, we got 2 pullets that we kept and 2 roos, who have already been placed in a new home

 

[Fox]

Quote:
Maybe they should add how often they turned the eggs and if they did it by hand or with an automatic turner. It would effect the results if you have to open or not open your incubator to turn the eggs. Just a suggestion.

 

[tiki244]

Quote:
set 6 eggs
hatched 5 chicks
percentage Idk
bator:homemade with air
Hum 1-17:between 30-40%
Hum 18-21:around 60%
Location Upper Wisconsin
Eggs shipped from Mississippi
Variety Silkies
Month: June

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Quote:
Set 18
Hatched 18
100%
Hova Circulated Air Model #1583
Temps.... 99.8
Humidity 1 thru 18th day, 40 to 50% range
Humidity 19 thru 21st day, 60 to 70% range
West Virginia
Shipped from PA
Lavender project birds
January, 2009
Used a turner with these, only candled from the top down on day 10 and 14, candled by hand once last time on the evening of day 18.

2nd set
Set 13
Hatched 12
93% ? It's early a.m. !!
Lyons Transparent Hen - Still Air
Temps.... 100 to 101
Humidity thru day 18, 40 to 50%
Humidity day 19 thru 21, 60 to 70%
West Virginia
Washington State
BBS & Buff Orpingtons
May, 2008
No turner, all candled on day 10, 14 and 18 by candling down into the egg and yes I had to pick each one up.

Most times 100% to 90% on eggs hatched from my flocks same incubators, temps and humidity levels, any time of year.