Hatch-Along - Setting eggs week of February 8th!! Who's joining me?

[Pyxis]

You can make a water wiggler if you wanted. I did back when I was first getting used to my incubator. It's really easy - all you need is a Ziploc bag and two rubber bands.

 

[NestingHillsSC]

You can make a water wiggler if you wanted. I did back when I was first getting used to my incubator. It's really easy - all you need is a Ziploc bag and two rubber bands.

Nice.

 

[Crisses]

Yea read about the water wigglers. Can't seem to find one at any stores. Only seen them online. But my thermometers don't have a probe.

I found the wigglers in a dollar store ($1), and the meat thermometer at an overstock store for about $3.99. Been wondering whether I should buy up their stock and resell a wiggler-thermometer bundle I didn't like the price+shipping through Amazon, so I hunted around my area until I found them. Wigglers were called "water snakes" at that store, if that helps. I've seen "water worm" also....

You can make a water wiggler if you wanted. I did back when I was first getting used to my incubator. It's really easy - all you need is a Ziploc bag and two rubber bands.

I did try this -- and it really didn't work for me. I overbalanced my homemade egg turner, tumbled one of my eggs... and I was using 2 small sandwich sized ziplocs. I also didn't get accurate temperature readings from it. So I resolved to try everywhere that could have toys to find it -- ToysRUs didn't know what I was talking about, and I looked in a local flea market but no luck, 2 dollar stores, struck it rich on the 2nd one and bought 5

 

[NestingHillsSC]

I think mine are all dead!!

I couldn't take it any more. I candled one then another till all 4 and no movement at all in the eggs. You can see feathers and all. I don't know what I did at lockdown. Something happened. Not a very good day.

 

[r4eboxer]

I found the wigglers in a dollar store ($1), and the meat thermometer at an overstock store for about $3.99. Been wondering whether I should buy up their stock and resell a wiggler-thermometer bundle I didn't like the price+shipping through Amazon, so I hunted around my area until I found them. Wigglers were called "water snakes" at that store, if that helps. I've seen "water worm" also....

Never heard of a water wiggler, must google.

I think mine are all dead!!

I couldn't take it any more. I candled one then another till all 4 and no movement at all in the eggs. You can see feathers and all. I don't know what I did at lockdown. Something happened. Not a very good day.

Oh sorry, what day are you on? They are big now and you may not see them move.

I just put 11 of 14 eggs in lock down, I still can't see in my dark eggs but I think they have chicks in them. My temp is at 99.5, my humidity at 80. I cut up a big sponge and soaked the pieces, the trays are full of water. I know the humidity is not going to stay at 80 all three days so I'm trying to put a plan together for that. I cut down an egg carton and put holes in the bottoms of each egg holder. Both plugs are in the vent holes, I think If my humidity drops a lot I'll take a plug out and add a hose there and send water to the trays that way.

Of the 5 eggs I put in 10 days ago all are fertile have good veining and are moving well. I have been collecting more eggs to fill up my incubator for the Easter Hatch a long. I'm getting turkey eggs now and got my first goose egg today. I think I'm going to need another hova bator

 

[Adam7]

I have a chick! It's huge. It literally hatched bigger than my two week old silkie. It's also ridiculously loud and clumsy. I had to take her out because she was playing hockey with all the other eggs. Still, she's cute

I just had an Americana hatch that looks like Bigfoot. Fortunately she is a real sweet heart . It's funny actually, my runt tries to pick on her an she is 1/4 the size!

 

[Adam7]

Yea who knows about the temp. These thermometers aren't right from what I can tell. Have a better one ordered for next time.

Really easy way to calibrate your thermometer is to take crushed ice put it in a glass add just a little water, stir vigorously then put your thermometer in. It should read exactly 32 deg F. If it doesn't that how far it's off.

 

[Adam7]

I found the wigglers in a dollar store ($1), and the meat thermometer at an overstock store for about $3.99.  Been wondering whether I should buy up their stock and resell a wiggler-thermometer bundle  I didn't like the price+shipping through Amazon, so I hunted around my area until I found them.  Wigglers were called "water snakes" at that store, if that helps.  I've seen "water worm" also....

I gave up trying to find one of those... I just said screw it and stuck the thermometer in the incubator and that was that lol

 

[Adam7]

I think mine are all dead!! I couldn't take it any more. I candled one then another till all 4 and no movement at all in the eggs. You can see feathers and all. I don't know what I did at lockdown. Something happened. Not a very good day.

 

What day are you on?!? Don't assume they are dead yet!! Wait it out!! They may still hatch!

 

[NestingHillsSC]

Really easy way to calibrate your thermometer is to take crushed ice put it in a glass add just a little water, stir vigorously then put your thermometer in. It should read exactly 32 deg F. If it doesn't that how far it's off.

The thermometer I have doesn't have a probe. No way to put it in the crushed ice. This is the one I have.