Hands on hatching and help

[Blueyes132]

I don't know how to check it for accuracy. This is my second incubation. The first one went great. I adjusted the temp to 101.5 and have put a pot on the wood burning stove to put humidity in the house.

 

[dcba flock]

I don't know how to check it for accuracy. This is my second incubation. The first one went great. I adjusted the temp to 101.5 and have put a pot on the wood burning stove to put humidity in the house.

Ugh I can't seem to find the link for the hydrometer calibration adding humidity to the room is a good idea. There is an article I read either on here or another hatching site when I googled hatching chicks recently. Are you weighing them that seems to work well for some ppl as well and air cell marking when u candle? I have not used the hydrometer prior to this hatch using a new incubator.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I don't know how to check it for accuracy. This is my second incubation. The first one went great. I adjusted the temp to 101.5 and have put a pot on the wood burning stove to put humidity in the house.

Salt test is supposed to be the most accurate. http://www.cigarsinternational.com/cigar-101/article/29/salt-test

Ugh I can't seem to find the link for the hydrometer calibration adding humidity to the room is a good idea. There is an article I read either on here or another hatching site when I googled hatching chicks recently. Are you weighing them that seems to work well for some ppl as well and air cell marking when u candle? I have not used the hydrometer prior to this hatch using a new incubator.

I swear by air cell monitoring. At this point, I pay very little attention to my hygrometer, (that's off anyway), but I still recommend newbies have an accurate hygrometer to guide them and give them an idea of what works for them. Monitoring air cells let's you see whether you need to adjust and which way to adjust.

 

[dcba flock]

Also I like this thread as I am a more hands on person w/ my hatching and of course you here a lot of just leave them alone then you read how gross and bacteria filled the hatched eggs are that are sitting in w/ the now hatched chicks the one little that hatched last night was picking at it like it was trying to eat it YUCK. So I just wanted some feedback about more in support of pulling them than just let them sit for days lol.... That little nugget and his buddy (I'm guessing both boys one for sure) are in their brooder the earlier hatcher was hungry went right for the food and ate quite a bit. I am of course concerned the others pipped could be shrink wrapped

I'm still waiting on those to pop out if no progress is made by tonight 12+ hours I will be pulling them to see if they are struggling due to opening the incubator earlier. My humidity did go right back up to 70% so I'm trying to let them be for a little bit. So I appreciate the feedback

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Also I like this thread as I am a more hands on person w/ my hatching and of course you here a lot of just leave them alone then you read how gross and bacteria filled the hatched eggs are that are sitting in w/ the now hatched chicks the one little that hatched last night was picking at it like it was trying to eat it YUCK. So I just wanted some feedback about more in support of pulling them than just let them sit for days lol.... That little nugget and his buddy (I'm guessing both boys one for sure) are in their brooder the earlier hatcher was hungry went right for the food and ate quite a bit. I am of course concerned the others pipped could be shrink wrapped

I'm still waiting on those to pop out if no progress is made by tonight 12+ hours I will be pulling them to see if they are struggling due to opening the incubator earlier. My humidity did go right back up to 70% so I'm trying to let them be for a little bit. So I appreciate the feedback

I pull mine as the become active in the bator. My brooder is always warmed on one end to 100F for hatch. Here's my thoughts on pulling them versus leaving them. One, the old LG I was using had the fan kit installed. No fan cover. I actually have had chicks get hurt on the fan. I had one chick get hurt when I left them in there and 7 or 8 had hatched and they were pushing each other off the thermometer. Cracked it's beak. So one of my reasons are I feel they are safer in the bator where they can run and play and strengthen their legs. My second biggest reason is being able to access food and especially water. Hatchling can be dehydrated or become dehydrated. While theoretically a chick can survive from the yolk 2-3 days. You have no way of knowing when the yolk was absorbed. Cobb's development chart tells us (on average) chicks absorb the yolk between day 19-20. So if this took place on day 19 and your chick hatches day 21, logic says they have been utilizing this food for 24-48 hours already. Almost all of my chicks are drinking within the first few hours after getting their feet under them. Some are eating within the first 24 hours while others don't start till into the second day- but it's available for them if they want/need it. I also use sav a chick electrolyte so they get that extra boost right after hatch. Number 3- I don't like my eggs being knocked all over the place. Often it doesn't affect them, but I think it can and does with others. Also, because I keep my humidity high, my chicks won't fluff well in the bator.
I do use videos of chicks cheeping to replace the presence of siblings and keep them motivated during pipping and hatch, plus my brooder is only a couple feet away so they can still hear the others.

 

[Blueyes132]

Silly question... Do all incubators have hydro meters?

 

[Lilmissesmom]

Silly question... Do all incubators have hydro meters?

No if you do not have one, you can find one at TSC or even Walmart

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Silly question... Do all incubators have hydro meters?

No. Your digital usually do, your non digital don't. Even bators with digital displays, should have the thermometer and hygrometer checked for accuracy.

 

[Blooie]

Nothing to do with the current question (nothing to add anyway, since I don't have the experience of the other hatchers on here) but I had to come in and make a confession.

I lied. Yes, I did, right here on this thread.

Here I was all excited that two of my Silkies were laying, and it wasn't my Silkies at all. Nope. Now, in my defense, I did see one of them coming off the nest and found a nice warm egg in the nest she vacated. And the eggs are the right size and color.

But today I went out to do chores and kinda smiled as I saw a nice, fuzzy-all-over pullet in the nest. "Ah, look at that -- she's laying another one!" Um, nope. The pullet stood up and dropped an egg identical to the others I was so excited about. But it wasn't a fuzzy-all-over Silkie with fuzzy legs....it was one of my two white fuzzy-all-over Cochins with fuzzy legs. And in the upper nest was the other Cochin. I forgot that they'd be closer to lay than the Silkies and got all hyped up without knowing for sure.

So I didn't mean to tell a whopper, but I did. You may now make me eat soap.....if you can catch me!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Nothing to do with the current question (nothing to add anyway, since I don't have the experience of the other hatchers on here) but I had to come in and make a confession.

I lied.  Yes, I did, right here on this thread.   Here I was all excited that two of my Silkies were laying, and it wasn't my Silkies at all.  Nope.  Now, in my defense, I did see one of them coming off the nest and found a nice warm egg in the nest she vacated.  And the eggs are the right size and color.

But today I went out to do chores and kinda smiled as I saw a nice, fuzzy-all-over pullet in the nest.  "Ah, look at that -- she's laying another one!"  Um, nope.  The pullet stood up and dropped an egg identical to the others I was so excited about.  But it wasn't a fuzzy-all-over Silkie with fuzzy legs....it was one of my two white fuzzy-all-over Cochins with fuzzy legs. And in the upper nest was the other Cochin. I forgot that they'd be closer to lay than the Silkies and got all hyped up without knowing for sure.    

So I didn't mean to tell a whopper, but I did.  You may now make me eat soap.....if you can catch me!

Lol. I thought you had an early bloomer...lol Aren't yours at least a month behind mine?