Can't wait to start hatching soon! Anyone else with 10/14 hatch day?

[bobbieschicks]

Okay - all 37 eggs are in the bator - now the countdown begins. This time I have a fan and a new thermometer that hangs into the bator - so I'm hoping I'll have better control of the humidity and temps.

 

[Bmac]

I should have a batch of Amerucana eggs hatching on 10/9, and a dozen EE's on 10/15.

 

[Cattitude]

Good hatching vibes to all of us. Go, chickies, go!

 

[Nmarine1057]

Hi all, I set 12 welsummer eggs in the bator on the 20th, hatch day is October 10. I set them at night and when I woke up I had a temperature spike to 105!!! Then I tried to turn it down and of course it got to low...low 90's I believe. My wife now thinks I'm nuts because I have a total of 5 thermometers in there now including the digital in the wiggler, I also have 2 hydrometers one digital, and one that is not. I've been struggling with temp till last night which was day 3 the air temp was 102 and the humidity was 31% on digital and 45% on the other, the wiggler temp was 100/101. Right now (day 4) They are about the same except wiggler temp seems to be sitting at 101 as long as this hold I think all will be ok until lockdown. I'm excited to be joining you guys hope everyone has a 100% hatch rate even me with this horrible start

Edited to say: I'm using a Little Giant still air incubator

 

[bobbieschicks]

Got a little worried today - the power went out for about 3 minutes - but thankfully it came back on. With all the rain we've been having I don't know if it was a tree/accident or just wind issue.

 

[chipmunkridge]

My 12 serama eggs have been in the incubator for about 28
hours now. It's my mom's incubator, shes hatched successfully
with it, but it's my first time. It's a hovabator, with a fan and
an eggturner. I have a digital thermometer probe inside, the temps
are very stable at 100.4 to 100.8, with it reading 100.6 almost
all of the time. I am hoping this is going to be alright, some
people even advise incubating seramas at a slightly higher
temp. The last batch of eggs, only one chick hatched, it pipped on
day 19. Will be interested to see what is developing when I
candle on day 7. I think that half the eggs had detached
air cells, at least I think that was what I was seeing.
Remaining Ever Hopeful.

 

[bobbieschicks]

Bad news is our power just went off again. Its now been 10 minutes. How long before the hatch goes bad and is there anything I can do.

 

[chipmunkridge]

Quote:
Well, hens get up and walk around and eat and drink some,
hopefully the power comes back on soon.

 

[bobbieschicks]

Hope so. My iPhone is about to die too

. I'll just go to sleep and hope the powers on soon.

 

[Impress]

I have a hopefully viable mixture of eggs in my Brinsea, 28 of them, due to start pipping late Monday night, 10/10/11! I have to set them up to start pipping when I am asleep or I stay up all all night and all day watching them. If I can wake up and one chick is out or almost out, I seem to be able to relax a little more.