This is the very first time I've ever incubated eggs and I've been a nervous wreck for the last 3 weeks! These are shipped eggs (21 of them, 5 different breeds) and they all had terribly detached air cells. The postal service did them no favors; the box was mashed! No broken eggs, though.
I used a Hovabator Genesis 1588 and it did a great job holding 99.5 and 45-50% humidity. The hatcher is a used (and sanitized with a quat sanitizer) LG. I had to put sponges in to keep the humidity up at 65-70% and I am using a jar of water as a heat sink since I've had to add water and rewet the sponges every day.
The day of lockdown I saw two or three eggs rocking and starting yesterday (day 20) I could hear peeping coming from the incubator! Last night when I got home from the evening shift at the hospital, I went to check on everything and add water to the sponges and I noticed two eggs with pips: an Olive Egger and Welsummer. And the peeping could be heard across the room!
This morning (day 21) I had just gotten up when the peeping became loud and persistent. I rushed over to find a little Olive Egger chick! My husband said when he looked a half hour earlier, the pip was bigger but there wasn't much of a "zip" yet. That little bugger really wanted out!
There are 3 more eggs with pips at this point and the kids and I are so excited for more to emerge soon!
I used a Hovabator Genesis 1588 and it did a great job holding 99.5 and 45-50% humidity. The hatcher is a used (and sanitized with a quat sanitizer) LG. I had to put sponges in to keep the humidity up at 65-70% and I am using a jar of water as a heat sink since I've had to add water and rewet the sponges every day.
The day of lockdown I saw two or three eggs rocking and starting yesterday (day 20) I could hear peeping coming from the incubator! Last night when I got home from the evening shift at the hospital, I went to check on everything and add water to the sponges and I noticed two eggs with pips: an Olive Egger and Welsummer. And the peeping could be heard across the room!
This morning (day 21) I had just gotten up when the peeping became loud and persistent. I rushed over to find a little Olive Egger chick! My husband said when he looked a half hour earlier, the pip was bigger but there wasn't much of a "zip" yet. That little bugger really wanted out!
There are 3 more eggs with pips at this point and the kids and I are so excited for more to emerge soon!
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