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

[chicken pickin]

Sounds like candling has begun with everyone and so far seems to be with good results.Good job everyone

 

[Outrun Acres]

i put mine in on the 4th they are from my hens just some mixs

We have done the same thing. This is our first time incubating. If ours hatch they will all be barnyard mixes .

 

[SilkieSensation]

lol I did peek in one last night and I saw a tiny floating dark dot(eye) so I know that one was good. Then I stopped because I wasnt going with my plan I have a serious guilty consious lol Im a rule follower LOL. So candling is still sat night. I did however plug in the turner this morn day 5 so that makes me feel like we are moving forward. Im going to keep an eye on the temps to make sure they dont rise and I added water because the huimidity dropped over night so now its high blagh.

If it's over 40% I would quickly take all eggs out & dump the water. I never add water to the wells. I only put a bowl of water in or wet sponges (some people use maxi pads). That way everything can be easily removed if humidity spikes. A little trick I have learned for during lockdown: if humidity drops too low it can be instantly raised by 10-20% by misting the inside of the lid of the bator with hot water from a spray bottle. Only spray once or twice at a time & wait 10-15 minutes before spraying again until desired humidity is reached.

 

[Outrun Acres]

My humidity went up to 45% yesterday and I am doing a dry incubation. We mainly heat our house with a pellet stove. Do you think turning on the forced air heat would help dry the house out? It seems to be hard to keep humidity low when it is raining outside. Even without the rain my humidy had been staying at a solid 40%.

 

[SilkieSensation]

My humidity went up to 45% yesterday and I am doing a dry incubation. We mainly heat our house with a pellet stove. Do you think turning on the forced air heat would help dry the house out? It seems to be hard to keep humidity low when it is raining outside. Even without the rain my humidy had been staying at a solid 40%.

If you are running a completely dry hatch then I wouldn't worry too much about it. With dry hatch you just go with the ambient humidity just like the broody does.

 

[BroosterSpringsteen]

My humidity went up to 45% yesterday and I am doing a dry incubation. We mainly heat our house with a pellet stove. Do you think turning on the forced air heat would help dry the house out? It seems to be hard to keep humidity low when it is raining outside. Even without the rain my humidy had been staying at a solid 40%.

I agree with Silkie. I have the same problem at my house most of the year. Right now, I have no water in the Brinsea, and the humidity gauge reads 40%, and that's in a room with a wood stove. If you're running at 40-45%, you should be fine, but if the rainy weather continues and your humidity goes up, you may want to turn on the blower if it'll dry out your house a little. With my styrofoam bator, wet weather has impacted my hatches before, but only when it's REALLY rainy for the whole incubation, and it's in the warmer months when the heat isn't on. But you know, broody hens hatch chicks all the time in rainy weather, and they never check the hygrometer.

 

[dblea202]

We started turning our eggs this morning! Woohoo! Day #4!!!

 

[fisherlady]

We started turning our eggs this morning! Woohoo! Day #4!!!

 

[Outrun Acres]

If you are running a completely dry hatch then I wouldn't worry too much about it. With dry hatch you just go with the ambient humidity just like the broody does.

Ok, thanks for the info!

 

[Outrun Acres]

I agree with Silkie. I have the same problem at my house most of the year. Right now, I have no water in the Brinsea, and the humidity gauge reads 40%, and that's in a room with a wood stove. If you're running at 40-45%, you should be fine, but if the rainy weather continues and your humidity goes up, you may want to turn on the blower if it'll dry out your house a little. With my styrofoam bator, wet weather has impacted my hatches before, but only when it's REALLY rainy for the whole incubation, and it's in the warmer months when the heat isn't on. But you know, broody hens hatch chicks all the time in rainy weather, and they never check the hygrometer.

Good. I can't imagine what would have happened if I hadn't decided to do a dry hatch. We have only had a couple days of mild rainy weather and the humidity is starting to fall a little inside the incubator. I was worried I was going to have turn of the AC to dry out the air in here. I never thought about that with the broody hen. Nature knows best I guess . Thank you for your advice and input.