First Day :)

[chickenfanatic]

good luck everyone on here who is starting on day 1. sending good hatch vibes your way and hoping the hatch gods are with you. keeping fingers crossed for you

 

[MagsC]

I am thinking about candling on day 10 as well, probably because its my first time and I want to make sure I know what I am seeing.
So far, so good!

 

[turtle1173]

Your thread is getting buried. Well, ... I guess not now

Today is day 7. That means we are one week into this and 1/3rd of the way done.

My temps have been stable at 100-101. Humidity has been a little more difficult. If I run it without water, it gets down below 30%. So I've been putting just a little water in. Even a little bit bumps it up to 50%. As the water runs out, the humidity slowly decreases over a day.

I'd like to keep it at 40% but probably a flux between 30 and 50 isn't a big deal.

Shane

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

I'm having a problem with my humidity too - must be the weather because I've never had this problem before. I'm having trouble even getting it to 40%!

My temps have been stable too at 102 (I have an LG still air and found this to be ideal with the thermometer I use.)

C'mon chickies!!

 

[MagsC]

I have been putting just a little water into the incubator as well. No "smelly" ones yet either.
My temps have been right around 100, no real fluctuations.

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

What kind of thermometer are you using? I'm using a digital Accurite thermometer/hydrometer and it measures temps above the eggs, so unless my temps display 101-102, the hatch is delayed. I also noticed a couple weeks ago when they were hatching, if the temp dropped to 99-100, all activity stopped. If I kicked it up a little, then they started hatching again.

Depending on what kind you're using and where it measures from, 100 might be too low (or it could be exact!)

 

[MagsC]

I have been using an Accurite as well and have it so it measures the temps above the eggs. I found that I can get the incubator to hold steady at 100 but if I fiddle with it even a hair, it goes beserk one way or another! I will do my best to raise it just a little but so far havent had luck with that.

After I get the TX I might just use the LG as a hatcher.

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

I found that if I barely touch the knob until the light goes on, that's about 1 degree. Just be sure to test it when you have a couple hours to watch and make sure. You're using an LG still air like I've got, right? If so, then try to get it so if it fluctuates, which it will, then it's between 101 and 102. Mine has hit 103 many times and been ok (for short periods of time) but I panic. To turn it down, wait til the light goes on, then barely touch the knob until the light turns off. Give it about an hour each time just to be sure it's stable.

 

[MagsC]

Will do!

I have it where I can keep an eye on it most of the time so will try again to see if I can get it up a notch.

 

[turtle1173]

OK OK, I give. I just couldn't help myself. I had to look. It was bothering me. Yes, I know, it's only the evening of day 9.

I was getting ready to turn my eggs this evening and I suddenly had a thought... "Why don't I just candle 1 egg?"

OK, I candled my 2 mixed eggs and 1 welsummer. I figured the 2 mixed eggs would not be fertile. It looks like I was right. However the one welsummer egg I looked at showed definite veining & a dark blob.

How exciting!!

Well I just had to share (and confess). I'm going to do a full candle session tomorrow night, LOL.

Shane