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

[The Duck Ladie]

Not sure I agree on them, Some of my worst hatches were with them. Just saying.... however Calibration is key. We have links to suggestions from experienced hatchers in Twps section of notes. I can't grab her the links on iPad though.
. Good luck!!!!




CONGRATS DUCK Lady!!!!!

Thanks!

 

[The Duck Ladie]

MB hatched out about half a hour ago, and ME hatched a min. Ago. ME has good coloring. Not much black on face. MB looks a lot like patricia. Patricia is trying to fluff them out. Pics. Tomorrow. -the very very very very happy duck ladie

 

[dan26552]

Any progress on MC?

 

[The Duck Ladie]

Any progress on MC?

Can not tell they rolled her again.

 

[The Duck Ladie]

Need help. The humidity is was at eighty. I barely opened the bator to let some out. How do i lower it?

 

[dan26552]

Can not tell they rolled her again.

They? Are you implying that you've more hatchlings that you didn't tell us about????



As to your humidity it should go down as the ducklings dry. I usually just let it be.

 

[The Duck Ladie]

They? Are you implying that you've more hatchlings that you didn't tell us about????



As to your humidity it should go down as the ducklings dry. I usually just let it be.

No. There is more than one duckling!

 

[dan26552]

How many ya got so far?

 

[duluthralphie]

Morning...

Can;t sleep so I got up to check on the chicks.

I had a huge hatch the last couple days and it appears it is not over. I pulled about 130 chicks out of the hatchers last night ( maybe more) I have shipping boxes full but they all leave this morning so I am not worried about where to put them.

ADVICE TO PEOPLE HATCHING BIRDS ..Do not assume you can tell the difference between Polish chicks and Appenzeller Spitzenhuaben chicks. I hatched them in the same tray with some Doms, and did not divide them. It took me a half hour to figure out which were the Polish and which the Spitzes. I think I have it right. They will never be in the same tray again. Also I think I have an EE marked as an Yokohama. I thought I saw a chick jump over the back end of the tray. When I pulled the one out under it, (the Yokohama tray) I had a chick in it that was marked identical to a Yokohama. but a tad larger, I have had larger Yokohamas so I am not sure what it is right now.

Another thin for you hatchers,,,, When I empty a tray I set the tray on a stand. Then stack the trays on top of each other. I saw I had a couple that were pipped so I put all 5 trays back in the hatcher. I was thinking I had a poor hatch. When I checked a few minutes ago the hatcher is full of chicks again. The eggs sat out of the hatcher for over an hour while I unloaded and tagged the chicks. Never give up on eggs. Unless they are Dux eggs.

I was thinking the Legbars were a terrible hatch this time, but I know they take longer than other chicks, now I have a full tray of legbars again!..


Also I have countered the evil the DUX hatchers cause. I hatch 2 turkeys, my first turkeys of the year! 2 blues they are so cute with their bug eyes and stupid look!

 

[newchickmama91]

Thought I'd wake up to see atleast a little pip but nothing

I'm sure I heard a little peep but I don't know if that was from the birds outside or my brain playing tricks on me! Lol