Day 1 - I filled my incubator

[Olive]

Okay, I just fill my incubator with my BO eggs. I have never tried to hatch any of their eggs. They are know 9 months old now. I'm hoping my cockeral is doing his job. My DH doesn't think any of the eggs will hatch. I went out and got a water wiggler. I've been running my incubator almost a whole week trying to get the temp to stablize. I ended up putting a beach towel around the incubator. The temp now is around 98.3 - 100.7 and my humidity is 63%. I so hope I have a good hatch. I usually have a 50% hatch rate. I'm hoping the water wiggler will help. I'll update at day 8 when I cancle. Geez I can hardly wait for day 8.

 

[arlee453]

Good luck with the eggs!!

 

[shellimac]

Where should I go to get a water wiggler? I want to get everything I need before I start trying to hatch eggs. Thanks, Karen

 

[Justino]

wait...my hummidity is like 45-55 is that ok?!?!

 

[Olive]

I bought my water wiggler at Walmart in the toy section for .88. I thought humdity should be between 50 - 65%. I'm not positive. Does somebody else know for sure what it should be? I'm fairly new at this.

 

[hart31]

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Some people have found them at Walmart. Others at dollar stores. I couldn't find any locally so I bought one off of ebay.

 

[Tsagirl]

Hey Olive!
I just put in about 23 eggs from a farmers mutt eggs today! Yea! And then I am getting eggs from Jody that are BO,EE and Buffs in another couple of days and then....I will be getting some more from Lisa. Akkkkk.... I will have more then a bator full and I really hope the hatch goes well.
Since they are all going in at random times they will have different times to be hatched so i am gonna make a hatcher with my DH.

This is exciting!!
BYW..Buff chicks are just awsome!

 

[ozark hen]

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go here to the learning center. My temps and humidity was a bit lower and the hatch was 8 out of 9 eggs for my first time. You can do it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/LC-hatch.html

 

[Josie]

Olive

how did it go?

 

[RepoBob]

You may want to lower your humidity. 40 to 50 for the first 18 days, then raise it.
Good Luck