Eggs in the bator as of 4/4 first time hatcher anyone else?

[chickchickchiky]

I have 16 eggs in the bator this is my first attempt at incubation. I have a little giant still air bator with turner and i am doing the dry air method of hatching. I will be attempting to hatch French black copper marans and true Ameraucana's. I would love any and all advise from the experts.

I have the bator in a bathroom with no windows or drafts of any kind. Temp is holding at 100 degrees and humidity is 60% in the room 28 in the bator not sure if this is good or not but i will not be adding water just yet i am letting the room humidity do it's thing. Plugs are out in the bator so we will see. I am following the dry method posted here on BYC learning as i heard these breeds i am trying to hatch like things drier.

 

[smchickfarm]

Welcome and congrats!!!

Sounds like you are on your way. However, my personal opinion is your humidity is too high right now. During the first 18 days I keep mine about 45-50. Then during lockdown (days 19-21) I bump it up to 60-65.

Everyone has different opinions and different humidity levels work for where you are. It is trial and error.

Good Luck! Keep us posted!

 

[chickchickchiky]

Well the humidity is at 60% outside the bator inside it's 28% i have not added any water to it at all. I figure between what is outside and inside it's enough for now. I will add water on day 18 before lock down to help them hatch or was it 14 i have to go back and read lol. I have not added any water since the humidity in the room is so high do you think they will be ok for now?

Welcome and congrats!!!

Sounds like you are on your way. However, my personal opinion is your humidity is too high right now. During the first 18 days I keep mine about 45-50. Then during lockdown (days 19-21) I bump it up to 60-65.

Everyone has different opinions and different humidity levels work for where you are. It is trial and error.

Good Luck! Keep us posted!

 

[smchickfarm]

well, I am by no means an expert. But you would want the humidity IN the incubator to be 60. Also lockdown starts on day 19

hopefully someone with more knowledge of humidity will jump on here and give some more advice.

I use a homemade incubator. and I always try to get my humidity levels like I stated above.

 

[SilverDuck284]

Set my eggs today (4/6) and this is also my first hatch!! Mind if I join your thread? =]

I have 8 Cayuga duck eggs in my home made cooler Bator. Temps are perfect and humidity ranges a little throughout the day. Mostly in the 50's so I think its ok. I'm so excited!!!!! e

 

[chickchickchiky]

Sure u can the more the merrier

 

[chickchickchiky]

So i am like ready for tomorrow to candle my eggs and see what if anything has changed inside! Tomorrow will actually be 7 days i actually put them in on the 3rd but forgot oh well. I am excited to see if any are starting to grow in there.

 

[SilverDuck284]

Oh, I want to candle mine so bad! But my day 7 isn't until Friday, I hope I can wait. I want to know so bad. xD

 

[chickchickchiky]

I know i have been comping at the bit to see what i have but i have been good and keeping it closed and not peeking lol

 

[chickchickchiky]

Well i did the 7 day candling and i have no idea what i saw lol from what i can tell in the blue eggs they look like the pictures i have been looking at but i did not see any movement and saw some veining in some. So i guess i will leave them to day 14 and go from there. Anyone else?