EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Wickedchicken6]

Keets are cute, but I'm not buying the adults love to be held bit.

Dont' your's like to be held? I like to hug mine nice and tight when I trim their nails. Or when I'm moving them.

 

[mlm Mike]

Dont' your's like to be held? I like to hug mine nice and tight when I trim their nails. Or when I'm moving them.

Mine no longer have nails, and I can hold them, hands get cold though.

 

[Christinecam]

I'm a bit confused about how my air cell should look. I've seen some pictures and read a lot but from what I see my air cells might be to big. Anyone have a good pic, advice etc about this? I did have 2-3 that are saddle shaped.
Thanks!

 

[BantyChooks]

I'm a bit confused about how my air cell should look. I've seen some pictures and read a lot but from what I see my air cells might be to big. Anyone have a good pic, advice etc about this? I did have 2-3 that are saddle shaped.
Thanks!

 

[duluthralphie]

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disregard day 7 and 14... And on 18 it is too late to worry....



BTW watch the humidity with summer hatching. I have the auto humidity device turned off and a dehumidifier running in the room with the incubators. It is still running 35%.

 

[BantyChooks]

disregard day 7 and 14... And on 18 it is too late to worry....



BTW watch the humidity with summer hatching. I have the auto humidity device turned off and a dehumidifier running in the room with the incubators. It is still running 35%.

You're a silly. I do think it is wise to candle and keep an eye on the air cells until you know your incubator and weather conditions enough to leave them.

 

[duluthralphie]

How many eggs do you have to hatch before one gets to know them well enough??

Am I close yet?

 

[BantyChooks]

How many eggs do you have to hatch before one gets to know them well enough??

Am I close yet?

With your memory and intellect, methinks it's probably as good as a new experience every time you do it.....

 

[BantyChooks]

With me, it took about a year (10 hatches) to get comfortable enough to set and forget. Before that, if I had simply left it alone and not monitored air cell size and humidity, I would have had a lot of dead chicks. It's an art, not a science, and for those of us newer to the hobby, more hands on methods are sometimes required to get live chicks. Just my two cents.

 

[duluthralphie]

Did I mention I have eggs in the incubator?





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