Help! first time hatching!

[silkiecuddles]

I have the hydrometer I used in my bator. I'm kinda scared to open hers tho, especially cause she said she'd pay me $1 for every chick hatched. (Haha. What we young people do for money.) I've read of people having bad results with Little Giants. But she still should of gotten more than 2 out of 40 eggs.
To raise humidity how should I add water? I don't see channels. And she has an egg turner in there so the eggs each have their own individual "egg hole" to sit in. Also, today being due date and day-till-due date, she only stopped turning today.

 

[WVduckchick]

I have the hydrometer I used in my bator. I'm kinda scared to open hers tho, especially cause she said she'd pay me $1 for every chick hatched. (Haha. What we young people do for money.) I've read of people having bad results with Little Giants. But she still should of gotten more than 2 out of 40 eggs.
To raise humidity how should I add water? I don't see channels. And she has an egg turner in there so the eggs each have their own individual "egg hole" to sit in. Also, today being due date and day-till-due date, she only stopped turning today.

@AmyLynn2374 is the best LG person I know of. If it were me, and there are no pips yet, I'd pull the turner out, lay them down, and get some water in there. I don't know a thing about channels and such in there though.

 

[Lacrystol]

Try some wet paper towels. If the turner isn't being used I would take it out. If they are in the turner I would leave it.

 

[silkiecuddles]

The turner covers the whole bottom. There are probably about 16 eggs in there. I'll put some paper towels in there later. I'll PM Amy now

 

[WVduckchick]

So what did you do?

 

[silkiecuddles]

Amy helped me. Filled the channels. Two chicks hatched last night. I moved them to my Octagon which I plugged up so I could add eggs today. I'll put the chicks in brooder when I get back. Same neighbor's runner ducks are at the PO so we r going to pick them up

 

[WVduckchick]

Amy helped me. Filled the channels. Two chicks hatched last night. I moved them to my Octagon which I plugged up so I could add eggs today. I'll put the chicks in brooder when I get back. Same neighbor's runner ducks are at the PO so we r going to pick them up

Great!

 

[Lacrystol]

So you made $2.00 so far. LOL

 

[silkiecuddles]

I actually think she meant $1 per chick with the ones I'm hatching for her.

The two chicks are doing great. Another egg has pipped and chirped a couple times.

The runners are so cute! One was dead unfortunately.

 

[WVduckchick]

I actually think she meant $1 per chick with the ones I'm hatching for her.

The two chicks are doing great. Another egg has pipped and chirped a couple times.

The runners are so cute! One was dead unfortunately.

Hey @silkiecuddles how are yours and your neighbors hatches going now?