Hands on hatching and help

[WVduckchick]

Just remembered this is still-air. Gonna have to crank it up a bit... Shoot for 102???

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Just remembered this is still-air. Gonna have to crank it up a bit... Shoot for 102???

Between 101 and 102.

 

[WVduckchick]

Between 101 and 102.

K. Thanks!

 

[pipAchick]

Ok folks I know this is early but can I get a yea or neigh?

Technically day 2
This one seems to have more a red dot in center verses..

 

[pipAchick]

Power out for 18 hours.... Yup, spring in Maine! Temps down to 7° last night house got into low 40s. Moved the bator next to wood stove.
1 egg. I only lost 1 egg!!!!!!!!
Yup, counting my ducklings before they hatch!!

That's really amazing if you only lost one.

 

[RubyNala97]

Power out for 18 hours.... Yup, spring in Maine! Temps down to 7° last night house got into low 40s. Moved the bator next to wood stove.
1 egg. I only lost 1 egg!!!!!!!!
Yup, counting my ducklings before they hatch!!

Happy to hear it! I feel for you. Our weather took a turn for the worst and we had snow and ice all day. It was in the 70's and 80's last week. I moved all the young ones outside and my broody just hatched chicks. It was a nightmare. Actually rigged up a heat lamp out there...something I said I would never do.

So believe it or not, my test is going well in the FI. My known thermos were all within a couple degrees of each other at room temp in the bator before I turned it on. I laid them out so the sensors are around the same height. I've got 98 (lowest to the floor), 99.1, 100, and 100.2 on the one that's the tallest. The unit itself is on like 96 and the extra one included in the unit is only reading like 95. I feel for people who buy them and don't get extra thermos. Getting the proper readings on the units would cook the poor chicks.

That's the tough thing about still airs. Trying to get the temp stable. Sounds like you're on the right track and good to know to use many thermos...I think I might order one this week. Not the FI but the hova.

K, I will let him do his thing.  I guess I will just add the other 3 eggs to the hatcher and see what happens.  Good to know he won't suffocate.  I think that lil guy wore himself out pretty good and had to take a nap after I played him that chick video and he pipped the shell a bunch more.  Played another video and heard nothing from him so he must be conked out, lol.  It's so entertaining (and nerve-wracking) goin through this the first time!!!

I don't usually play the music until zip time. That's when they need that final boost to get out. They go crazy. I mean, nothing wrong with playing it whenever, just saying. any more progress or new pips?

Ok folks I know this is early but can I get a yea or neigh?

Technically day 2
This one seems to have more a red dot in center verses..

I say to early. Give it another day.

 

[caesargirl]

13 hours after power came on, just candled. All eggs still good. There's a couple I'm not getting happy vibes about, but, we'll see.
Have to build a baby pigeon appropriate brooder tomorrow. They must get out of the bator. Like the adults, the largest one likes to poop out of the nest bowl.... Yup, got on eggs. Ick. They gotta go! Candled the egg under the adult pigeons, their duckling is cooking along nicely. They even coo at it. Gonna be a rather confused baby!

 

[pipAchick]

13 hours after power came on, just candled. All eggs still good. There's a couple I'm not getting happy vibes about, but, we'll see.
Have to build a baby pigeon appropriate brooder tomorrow. They must get out of the bator. Like the adults, the largest one likes to poop out of the nest bowl.... Yup, got on eggs. Ick. They gotta go! Candled the egg under the adult pigeons, their duckling is cooking along nicely. They even coo at it. Gonna be a rather confused baby!

Lol,awah the though of it makes me smile...who amoungst is is not confussed at least once in awhile anyway!

 

[quackshack74]

Day 25 (lock down ), I had 2 eggs going in my wee homemade incubator. Lost #1 last week. #2 looks great as of few hours ago.
Nervous ducky momma wish I could take the week off. Candled last time little bit ago. Very full, good veins, little movement seeb. Very hopefully. Eeeeee can't wait. ♡♡♡

 

[caesargirl]

Day 25 (lock down ), I had 2 eggs going in my wee homemade incubator. Lost #1 last week. #2 looks great as of few hours ago.
Nervous ducky momma wish I could take the week off. Candled last time little bit ago. Very full, good veins, little movement seeb. Very hopefully. Eeeeee can't wait. ♡♡♡

I hate waiting, even when it's someone else's hatch!!!! Good luck!!!