Calling All New Brinsea Owners!!! January Hatch-a-long...

[gryeyes]

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[sonew123]

My broody should be hatching out 9 1st generation Ameraucana x FBCM babies today

She got off the nest for about 4 hours to protect other babies (3) when the heat light blew

So we'll see delayed hatch? I hope she hatches a few out-shes the best broody mom ever!

 

[ChickensR2addicting]

Okay I have a HATCH!!!!!!!
Put 12 eggs in on Christmas eve and they hatched thursday night into friday am.
This was my first ever try with any incubator.
The only thing I had issues with was the humidity I think.
When it came time for them to pip the outer membrane was so leathery that they had a hard time getting through it.
Three actually pipped and then may because first time I got nervous and helped all of them the rest of the way.
Bit time consuming to carefully remove inner and outer membrane taking care not to bust blood vessels until they had dried up.
BUT 11 chicks out of 12 eggs (one was not fertile).
I kept inc full of water but I don't think it was good enough.
Keep me updated on how those wicking pads affect your hatch.
I have heard chicks die in shell by drowning with too much humidity.
ANY IDEAS OR ADVISE WOULD BE GREAT
I can't wait to do it again

 

[ChickensR2addicting]

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So have you hatched any eggs with these?
Were there any issues.
Hatch rate.
Would love more info
thank you

 

[Kelly G]

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So have you hatched any eggs with these?
Were there any issues.
Hatch rate.
Would love more info
thank you

Full disclosure - I HAVE NEVER HATCHED ANYTHING....not even a good idea!

They were recommended to me by two other Brinsea owners (who DO have a lot of experience).

I can tell you that it is making my job of maintaining my humidity at 40% VERY easy - before I set eggs, I even had it up to 75% just to give it a try.

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Just a quick update for the day:

**************Day 2 since I set my first batch of eggs.....still no pips!

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Really??? 21 days???? It's going to be a longggggggg wait!

 

[sonew123]

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So have you hatched any eggs with these?
Were there any issues.
Hatch rate.
Would love more info
thank you

go back a couple of pages and we chatted pretty heavily about it

 

[Kelly G]

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So have you hatched any eggs with these?
Were there any issues.
Hatch rate.
Would love more info
thank you

go back a couple of pages and we chatted pretty heavily about it

....start reading at about post 148 for the discussion on humidity.

 

[blefky]

One week to go for mine! The suspense is killing me!!

 

[gryeyes]

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And that's exactly how it starts. ~ Mwaaahaaaahaaaaahaaaaa! ~

 

[CDennis]

My temp is back at 100....