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[kookykate328]

ok I'll try that thanks!

 

[kookykate328]

from that pic your incubator looks like its the same one I have so if using the sponge works in you incubator it should work in mine too probably

 

[kookykate328]

I dont have a clean sponge right now so I put in a wet paper towel i hope that works. also we found a thing to tell us the humidity in there(humidity thermometer, humidometer???) i dont know what its called

 

[cmom]

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thermometer/hygrometer

 

[kookykate328]

oh thanks and what should the humidity be at about?

 

[1234duck]

I use a wash cloth Get it wet with warm water then ring it out but not too tight(leave some water in it) then put it in a container/bowl and place it in the incubator. And fill the water trays or water area. you dont want to leave eggs in turner during lockdown/hatch the chicks can get caught in turner they need to be laying in a normal manner in the incubator.(I know you said that you hand turned, & thats good.) for lockdown temp is 99 humidity is 65-70 . mines a little over 70. Good luck ~Julie~

 

[kookykate328]

ok thank you! and a blue silkie hatched this morning!!! it doesnt really look like the first one did when it hatched though, its more of a yellowy color but it isnt dry yet

 

[kookykate328]

this is the blue silkie but it looks kind of yellow

 

[onthespot]

Looks like it is splash or white. Yay!!!

Next time you incubate, use that hygrometer/thermometer from day one, and try to keep the humidity around 35-40%, and keep turning them three or more times a day for the first 18 days, and bump it up to 55-65 for the last three, not turning them. You can put them in an egg carton pointy end down if you want to keep them from rolling around. Some people swear by it, some say it doesn't help, or even hurts their hatch rate. Congratulations on your hatch so far! You have done very well! You may have totally lucked out with your weather, which may have helped you out with your humidity and let the eggs hatch. If it stays too humid in your incubator, the eggs will not dry out enough during incubation and the chicks will drown. If you run it too dry, they will not have enough moisture in there to survive until hatch, or they will start to hatch, get shrink wrapped, or dry out and be stuck to the shell so they can't turn around and finish hatchng. Not trying to scare you with all this info, just letting you know you did GREAT! but next time, if your weather is different you could have a different outcome.

 

[kookykate328]

ok thank you so much. the splash and white silkies are sooo cute

i looked up a pic of them!! thanks for all the humididy help we will probably get a better hydrometer for our next batch of eggs we are going to hatch the one we have now is old and im not sure how acurite it is.