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

[kwhites634]

(no time to catch up, did I miss anything exciting or important? )

Not a lot, no. Glad to see you back

 

[ronott1]

So I had some humidity issues early on, but now I'm at day 18 just locked down the incubator but I'm a little nervous I didn't see as much change in the air cell size between day 14-18 as I would have liked on most of the eggs. Here's some pictures.

Are these air cells big enough? Some of them are decent but others I'm worried about. I have the largest part of the air cell upright so in the pictures you're seeing the widest part of the cell.

Right now between the 3 hygrometers my humidity ranges from 50-54%. Should I leave it there? I'm just not experienced enough to know if these air cells are big enough and what humidity range will allow for them to grow a little without shrink-wrapping the chicks! With 18 eggs still looking good, I'm a little nervous to screw this up!

The air cells are fine!

Go with lockdown humidity--65 to 75%.

 

[BullChick]

We are hoping to build an area on a slight slope to an edge with a half pipe to drain the hosed off area. Sorta like a poop shoot to a french drain. We had a pump already for circulating and draining the pond. Circulation will be from a cascading waterfall. I have been planning and planning. Slowly collecting materials.

I never got around to doing it, but the plan was a pool on cinder blocks so I could have a drain on the bottom. A PVC pipe would then run over to the garden, and have tiny holes drilled in it (at that point). Of course, the blocks would not be needed if the drain were on the side.

Hatching question:
I just finished a round of de-worming (Valbazen). I now have a broody hen. It's been 5 days since the last meds, and about 5-6 days since she started going broody. Can I allow her to sit on a couple eggs? Has anyone hatched eggs laid after de-worming? What were the results?

If I make the hen wait another week before giving her fertile eggs, she may decide to give up brooding before the eggs hatch.

Advice?

I have done numerous hatches after using a wormer. Right after. No waiting. I didn't have any issues.

Got a Waffle iron? Take 2 slices of THICK sliced bread in a waffle iron with a couple spoonfuls of canned apple pie filling between them. Sprinkle ground cin and enjoy

Oh, the things you can make in a waffle iron! Brownies, eggs, cinnamon rolls...

(no time to catch up, did I miss anything exciting or important? )

Every single thing I say!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Got a Waffle iron? Take 2 slices of THICK sliced bread in a waffle iron with a couple spoonfuls of canned apple pie filling between them. Sprinkle ground cin and enjoy

I do not have one. Now I've lost my place...my mind......

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Send me one of those!
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Don't you have that there?

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Send me one of those!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

See, THAT is what goes through my mind when I go through a spider web.

Ewww...don't go through spider webs.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Ewww...don't go through spider webs.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Quit hugging! Some people have allergic reactions to latex gloves..
Jus saying...

I'm wearing vinyl
For safety of course!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I'm wearing vinyl
For safety of course!