Hatch-Along - Setting eggs this weekend (Jan5/6) WHOS WITH ME!

[Outrun Acres]

I'm using a LG still air too. I have three sponges in there, one in a bowl of hot water. The other two were steaming and hot when I put them in. My humidity was at 40% and now t is only at 43%! So frustrating! The relative humidity inside the house is 50%. I'm thinking it should be going up! Maybe I will try the microwaved damp cloth next. How long do you put in the microwave for?

Just realized my hygrometer isn't working. I grabbed the outdoor sensor and put it in the bator. It gave me a reading of 85%! Now to bring it way back down!

 

[Shellz]

Holy crap! That's a problem! Argh!!! At least you have a backup! Phew!
Ok, I have all wells filled, one sponge, & a dishcloth. I can get access to all with a straw & syringe, if necessary.
My hubby got the idea to nuke cloth. Don't know how long, I imagine try nuking every 20 seconds till its steamy, but not too hot to handle! I fold it in half & make sure it's lined up under an air vent.

Any luck getting it to stabilize? Hope everything's ok!

 

[Outrun Acres]

Holy crap! That's a problem! Argh!!! At least you have a backup! Phew!
Ok, I have all wells filled, one sponge, & a dishcloth. I can get access to all with a straw & syringe, if necessary.
My hubby got the idea to nuke cloth. Don't know how long, I imagine try nuking every 20 seconds till its steamy, but not too hot to handle! I fold it in half & make sure it's lined up under an air vent.

Any luck getting it to stabilize? Hope everything's ok!

Right now I have one sponge in water, one wet sponge and a dish cloth in the incubator. The humidity has been holding for the last half hour at around 64-65%. So fingers crossed, it has almost stabilized! The sensor I put in there is much more high-tech and was a lot more expensive. It is the one we use to measure the humidity/temperature/wind speed outside. It seems to be working fairly well.

 

[Shellz]

Awesome Outrun! My fingers are crossed for you! I wish for you healthy chicks!
I'm getting new incubator in April. Hoping it takes some of the edge off of the frustration!

 

[chicken pickin]

Ive had one cheeping egg since this morn but still no pips. Still lots of wbbling eggs. Im hoping one hatches tonight before the kids go to bed, or I wouldnt mind if they waited til tomorrow morn so we can watch the pippin and zippin all day.

 

[LuvMyRoo]

Oh those chick picks!!!! So cute!

Our's are pretty quiet today. There were four moving quite a bit yesterday and I thought for sure one or two would have pipped by now. But nothing, hmm. I have yet to hear any cheeping.

 

[Outrun Acres]

Awesome Outrun! My fingers are crossed for you! I wish for you healthy chicks!

I'm getting new incubator in April. Hoping it takes some of the edge off of the frustration!

Thank you for the well-wishes! If anything I will keep adding warm rags to boost the humidity. I know what you mean now about the LG. It takes a lot of TLC to get it to work properly. I'm a stay at home mom so I can watch the dang thing all day if necessary. I don't think it would be possible to use one of these if I was working full time. It's tricky little machine. This is my first time incubating and I am very glad I decided to practice on my own eggs before buying any.

 

[Shellz]

Couldn't agree with you more, Outrun! I retired early, so I'm in the same boat as you! I don't REALLY need all eggs to hatch but I'm enjoying the experience, nonetheless!

My hubby & teen son are starting to feel a bit neglected though! I sense an intervention. They'll have to pry this iPad out of my dead hands, LOL!

 

[chicken pickin]

GOT MY FIRST PIP!!!!!!!!

 

[Shellz]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! So happy for you! Good times coming!