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

[kwhites634]

Quote: cooker...slang for incubator

 

[Pensmaster]

I know right, that's wha


My incubator type is styrofoam and they said humidity should be 101.5.

Ok temp is good must be a still air styrofoam incubator. No fan.
I'm still concerned about humidity 60-65 seems high. The air cell must develop over the next 18 days for them to hatch well. I'm quite certain that's listed for you in the beginning of this thread. Lots of good stuff there. The picture is hard to see if there's an air cell developing or not.

Have you calibrated your thermometer and hygrometer to make sure they are accurate?

 

[Poultry keeper2]

Yeah the only thing that I'm worrying is the air sack there is nothing there, should I lower the incubator humidity

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Yeah the only thing that I'm worrying is the air sack there is nothing there, should I lower the incubator humidity

I would. Most folks here who have had good success hatching start at about 30% humidity. You'll follow the air cell size to see how you're doing (you might need to run dry for a while until you "catch up" if you've been that high). I personally find that it's easier to track weight loss (expected is 0.65% per day) so I don't have to squint at the air cell and ask myself "is that ok looking?" You'd need the weight of each egg before setting them in the incubator (so maybe you can try that next time).

DEFINITELY recommend reading all the notes and links at the beginning of this thread.

- Ant Farm

 

[dan26552]

I'm thinking it's a boy.

 

[dan26552]

I would. Most folks here who have had good success hatching start at about 30% humidity. You'll follow the air cell size to see how you're doing (you might need to run dry for a while until you "catch up" if you've been that high). I personally find that it's easier to track weight loss (expected is 0.65% per day) so I don't have to squint at the air cell and ask myself "is that ok looking?" You'd need the weight of each egg before setting them in the incubator (so maybe you can try that next time). 

DEFINITELY recommend reading all the notes and links at the beginning of this thread. 

- Ant Farm

X2

 

[duluthralphie]

Hey,,,

I think my hatch is almost over,,,

96 legbars--16 white,,,,60 girls and 20 boys!!!!


22 Speckled sussex...19 Partridge chanticler
26 Doms.... 52 EE.... 8 pollacks

16 appletinis

2 marans
1 turkey.....

I think that is it.. I have a bunch of cripples and semi-hatched in one tray. A few will make it most won't.

 

[duluthralphie]

I would. Most folks here who have had good success hatching start at about 30% humidity. You'll follow the air cell size to see how you're doing (you might need to run dry for a while until you "catch up" if you've been that high). I personally find that it's easier to track weight loss (expected is 0.65% per day) so I don't have to squint at the air cell and ask myself "is that ok looking?" You'd need the weight of each egg before setting them in the incubator (so maybe you can try that next time).

DEFINITELY recommend reading all the notes and links at the beginning of this thread.

- Ant Farm

Not me...I start around 45% and finish there on day 18....then I go up to 65-70ish

 

[BullChick]

Goodnight, sweetheart. Sleep tight wherever you are! God hold you in His arms while we're apart.

 

[BullChick]

Since the only ones reading that are Benny, and possibly Phage... well. I'm leaving it.