Hands on hatching and help

[MotherKocher]

Thank you! I will keep an eye on them. When should I start to worry? Nothing has happened in about 5 hours but it is peeping

 

[BYC910]

I've heard the hygrometers for the reptiles are awesome too and pretty cheap.
Lol
No. I only use videos of chicks cheeping.

The cheap ones are off most of the time . Wet bulb I guess is the most accurate but a pain to use I think . I'm so sold on the Hygroset II humidor hygrometer won't even try another brand . They have the digital thermometer but its wrong by a degree or two most of the time .
Also it can't be set or even calibrated except by comparing to another thermometer .
This thermometer/hygrometer is $24 from GQF and will work wet blub comes with sleeves but it cost to much . I ordered two because they fit the cabinets and still I use the mainstays I got at wal-mart to set my temperature .I like hygrometers and thermometers that can be set after calibration. I don't trust digital except the hygroset II. Two out three came out of the box spot on. The third one was off 4% two clicks of the set nob and now it's just like the other two. They cost around $20

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Thank you! I will keep an eye on them. When should I start to worry? Nothing has happened in about 5 hours but it is peeping

It can take a good 24 hours for some to transition from one step to the other.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Neighbors who let their dogs roam suck, I'm sorry. Have you contacted the owner? I would, and warn them the next time it shows up it'll be shot (even if you don't intend to follow through, it will make them think twice). I had a horrible neighbor who kept letting their lab/shepherd mix attack and kill my birds.

I only mention contacting the owner because it probably wasn't a stray if it just killed your rooster. Strays and predators kill to eat and it would have eaten him. Pets kill for fun and leave the body.

There are probably dog laws in your area too - I would call and alert the dog warden so if it is a stray they will come and pick it up, and if it's not they may be able to figure out who the owner is provided the dog is registered and give them a warning.

We had to have our 14 year old dog put to sleep yesterday morning. I miss him and I worry without his presence we're going to start seeing a lot more of my other neighbor's annoying dogs. They already come onto half of our property and bark at us. They do run away when challenged though, at least, and haven't bothered my birds yet.

I scared the dog pretty bad so hopefully it doesn't come back. I've never seen it around before so I don't think it belongs on our street. If it does come back I'll shoot it before I let it get another one of my chickens!!
I'm so sorry to hear about your pooch. My aussie passed away a few years ago. I had her for 12 years. It's really hard to lose a pet that's been a part of you for so long..

I know!! When that momma hen attacked my splash looking silkie- my favorite, I was heartbroken. First time I cried over a chicken. Ok, I should say I blatted like a baby.



I totally agree with everything Pyxis said. I run about 30%  for the first17 days.

If you're not in and out of the bator 62% is doable. If you find you do have to open for assisting or such, I would add a wet sponge or cloth and try to get up around 70%

Yeah I've felt bad losing a pet before but this is the guy who struggled so much from the start. He made it against all odds only to have this happen. That dogs dead if I see it around here ever again..

 

[kdbaker42]

Hi everyone My names Karen and I just had my first hatch of chicks! Out of 7 I have 5 live and 2 died.Im not sure y one died for it was 24hrs old and seemed to be doing ok was it because she/he was an assist hatch? She was stuck in the egg for over 24hrs before I started helping and when the hatch was over yolk was absorbed and veins.The other baby was tiny and all matted up and again yolk and veins absorbed.The other 5 are doing good.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Hi everyone My names Karen and I just had my first hatch of chicks! Out of 7 I have 5 live and 2 died.Im not sure y one died for it was 24hrs old and seemed to be doing ok was it because she/he was an assist hatch? She was stuck in the egg for over 24hrs before I started helping and when the hatch was over yolk was absorbed and veins.The other baby was tiny and all matted up and again yolk and veins absorbed.The other 5 are doing good.

Were these shipped eggs or local?

 

[kdbaker42]

Local got from a friend

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Hi everyone My names Karen and I just had my first hatch of chicks! Out of 7 I have 5 live and 2 died.Im not sure y one died for it was 24hrs old and seemed to be doing ok was it because she/he was an assist hatch? She was stuck in the egg for over 24hrs before I started helping and when the hatch was over yolk was absorbed and veins.The other baby was tiny and all matted up and again yolk and veins absorbed.The other 5 are doing good.

Hi Karen! Congrats on your hatchers. There are often times we don't find the answers we are looking for. It could have had inernal problems that you can't see. Were these hatchers on time or were they late hatchers? Assisting can result in high success, but why the chick needed assisting in the first place can play a big factor in it's chances of survival after. I've done quite a few assist over the two years that I have been hatching and have only ever lost one. All the rest went on to be HEALTHY chickens. Assisting a chick that is overdue due to delay in development (caused by low temps) and needs assisting because of a weakend state has a less chance of survival than a chick that needs assisting, that is on time and positioned wrong or has dried out membranes hindering it's progress. I help no matter what the circumstances because in my world you never know until you try, but many won't assist because of their personal philosophies or bad experiences.

 

[kdbaker42]

they was to hatch Saturday one assist was born yesterday and one today.So one day late and 2days late.Out of the live ones 3 hatched on their own 2 was assists.i have seen different answers to this question what is the humidity supposed to be from day 1 to day 18 then lock down humidity.i may have messed up with reading different answers my temp stayed at 99 to 99.5 but my humidity day of lock down would range from 80-85 and from day 1 to 18 was 65-70 I bought a less expensive incubator n having a hard time controlling humidity temp seems correct,I also bought a temp n humidity unit that I mainly go by got it at home Depo is there a good brand to buy?

 

[MotherKocher]

I searched for that and can only find the digital. Where did you find the non-digital one?