Humidity Obsessed

[3Dchicken]

My heart goes out to you nok. I hope your chicks have hatched.
We obsess over what a hen does so easily. We just dont know their secrets. Modern technology is no match for nature. What we do will never replace a hen, but for me, it allowed me to bring 73 eggs accross the pacific ocean and allows so many others the joy of owning chicken breeds not possible under natural laws.
Hang in there. You will work it out.

 

[nok13]

eesh!!!!!!

i chose four eggs to open; two were just full of yoke; and two were viable eggs...

one i returned to the incubator although probably i caused it a bit of injury even though i did what was suggested in an old thread, to sort of oepn only the shell and not the membrane, the membrane ripped a bit; the second one had a viable chick with beak and feather, it had its head under its wing, and i had to sort of pull a bit to see its face, had a well formed face and beak and eye, but totally covered still in liquid and blood veins everywhere, so that one got euthenized quickly in a plastic bag/// so i will wait longer. i couldnt bring myself to open the entire egg and check the whole body/ had it been dead, i would have no problem, but that was one fo the most uncomfortable moments ive had in all my years of working with animals including euthenizing several of my own pet goats, and the stuff u do as a vet assistant/

its possible that the eggs might make it, it could be that the incubation period started very slowly and only really kicked in when we got the incu. set at the correct temperature. it could also be that the chicks are viable but wont be strong enough to hatch themselves or maybe under developed... but we will wait a few days more. so at least i know now that the machine works, and the eggs are fertile. not all of them, but many.
oooof!! ive delivered so many goat kids and foals, only one dead foal and all my kids always came out alive and kicking or were able to be cleaned up and revived... never 'broke in' to an egg before. way too intimate a thing... and i have a very scientific mind , but there is something very intimate about cracking open an egg and seeing something witha very quick heartbeat sitting curled up in there. the chick didnt cheep or anything so most likely it isnt/wasnt fully developed and probably would ahve failed to thrive, but still...

well... ooooof! again. im sure im getting more softhearted with old age (just turned 50)

 

[ozexpat]

Its 730 in the morning. Its 80f and 90% humidity. Inside the bator its 54%

 

[3Dchicken]

eesh!!!!!!

i chose four eggs to open; two were just full of yoke; and two were viable eggs...

one i returned to the incubator although probably i caused it a bit of injury even though i did what was suggested in an old thread, to sort of oepn only the shell and not the membrane, the membrane ripped a bit; the second one had a viable chick with beak and feather, it had its head under its wing, and i had to sort of pull a bit to see its face, had a well formed face and beak and eye, but totally covered still in liquid and blood veins everywhere, so that one got euthenized quickly in a plastic bag/// so i will wait longer. i couldnt bring myself to open the entire egg and check the whole body/ had it been dead, i would have no problem, but that was one fo the most uncomfortable moments ive had in all my years of working with animals including euthenizing several of my own pet goats, and the stuff u do as a vet assistant/

its possible that the eggs might make it, it could be that the incubation period started very slowly and only really kicked in when we got the incu. set at the correct temperature. it could also be that the chicks are viable but wont be strong enough to hatch themselves or maybe under developed... but we will wait a few days more. so at least i know now that the machine works, and the eggs are fertile. not all of them, but many.
oooof!! ive delivered so many goat kids and foals, only one dead foal and all my kids always came out alive and kicking or were able to be cleaned up and revived... never 'broke in' to an egg before. way too intimate a thing... and i have a very scientific mind , but there is something very intimate about cracking open an egg and seeing something witha very quick heartbeat sitting curled up in there. the chick didnt cheep or anything so most likely it isnt/wasnt fully developed and probably would ahve failed to thrive, but still...

well... ooooof! again. im sure im getting more softhearted with old age (just turned 50)

I know how it feels.

 

[ozexpat]

My thread on my plights in the philippines in the philippines is up to date.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...diary-of-a-crazy-chicken-man/10#post_10202303

 

[ozexpat]

Breed Name Purpose Egg Production Egg Size Egg Color Broodiness
Ameraucana Dual Purpose Medium Medium Blue/Green Average
American Game Ornamental Medium Medium White Frequent
Ancona Egg Layer High Large White Seldom
Andalusian Egg Layer High Medium White Seldom
Appenzeller Spitzhauben Ornamental Medium Medium White Seldom
Araucana Dual Purpose Medium Medium Blue/Green Frequent
Aseel Ornamental Low Medium Light Brown Frequent
Australorp Dual Purpose High Large Brown Average
Barnevelder Dual Purpose Medium Medium Brown Average
Belgian D Anver Ornamental High Small Light Brown Frequent
Belgian D Anver Ornamental Low Small White Seldom
Belgian D Uccle Ornamental Medium Small White Average
Booted Ornamental Medium Small White Frequent
Brabanter Ornamental Medium Large White Seldom
Brahma Dual Purpose Medium Large Light Brown Average
Buckeye Dual Purpose Medium Medium Brown Average
Campine Egg Layer Medium Medium White Seldom
Catalana Dual Purpose High Medium White Seldom
Chantecler Dual Purpose Medium Medium Light Brown Average
Cochin Ornamental Medium Small Light Brown Frequent
Cornish Meat Bird Low Medium Brown Average
Cornish Cross Meat Bird Low Medium Brown Seldom
Crevecoeur Dual Purpose Medium Medium White Seldom
Cubalaya Ornamental Medium Medium Light Brown Average
Delaware Dual Purpose High Large Brown Average
Delaware Blue Hen Ornamental Low Medium White Frequent
Dominique Dual Purpose High Medium Brown Average

Dorking Dual Purpose Medium Large White Average
Dutch Ornamental Medium Small White Frequent
Easter Eggers Egg Layer Medium Medium Blue/Green Seldom
Faverolles Dual Purpose Medium Medium Light Brown Seldom
Fayoumis Ornamental Medium Small White Seldom
Frizzle Dual Purpose Medium Medium Light Brown Frequent
Hamburg Egg Layer High Small White Seldom
Holland Dual Purpose Medium Medium White Average
Houdan Ornamental Medium Medium White Seldom
Hungarian Yellow Dual Purpose Medium Medium Light Brown Average
Japanese Ornamental Medium Small White Average
Java Dual Purpose High Large Brown Average
Jersey Giant Dual Purpose Medium Large Light Brown Seldom
La Fleche Dual Purpose Medium Large Light Brown Seldom
Lakenvelder Egg Layer High Small White Seldom
Langshan Dual Purpose Medium Large Brown Frequent
Legbar Egg Layer Medium Medium Blue/Green Seldom
Leghorn Egg Layer High Large White Seldom
Malay Ornamental Low Medium Light Brown Seldom
Marans Dual Purpose Medium Large Dark Brown Average
Minorca Egg Layer High Large White Seldom
Modern Game Ornamental Low Small White Frequent
Naked Neck-turken Dual Purpose High Large Brown Average
New Hampshire Red Dual Purpose High Large Brown Frequent
Old English Game Ornamental Medium Small Light Brown Frequent
Orpington Dual Purpose Medium Large Light Brown Frequent
Phoenix Ornamental Low Small White Average
Plymouth Rock Dual Purpose High Large Light Brown Seldom
Polish Ornamental Medium Medium White Seldom
Production Dual Purpose High Large Brown Average
Pyncheon Ornamental Low Small Light Brown Average
Redcap Dual Purpose High Medium White Seldom
Rhode Island Dual Purpose High Large Brown Seldom
Rhode Island White Dual Purpose High Large Brown Average
Rosecomb Ornamental Medium Small White Frequent
Russian Orloff Dual Purpose Low Medium Light Brown Seldom
Sebright Ornamental Low Small White Seldom
Serama Ornamental Medium Small Light Brown Frequent
Showgirl Ornamental High Small Light Brown Average
Sicilian Buttercup Ornamental Low Small White Seldom
Silkie Ornamental Medium Small Light Brown Frequent
Sizzle Ornamental Low Medium Light Brown Frequent
Star Dual Purpose High Large Brown Seldom
Sultan Ornamental Low Small White Seldom
Sumatra Ornamental Medium Medium White Average
Sussex Dual Purpose High Medium Brown Average
Vorwerk Dual Purpose Medium Medium Light Brown Seldom
Welsummer Dual Purpose Medium Large Dark Brown Seldom

White Faced Black Spanish Egg Layer High Small White Seldom
White Faced Black Spanish Egg Layer Medium Large White Seldom
Wyandotte Dual Purpose High Large Light Brown Frequent
Yokohama Ornamental Low Small Light Brown Average

 

[chickenman111]

I'm incubating mine at 100 degrees and 40 percent humidity

 

[turkey lover]

what is the difference between dry hatch,and humidity,i recently made an incubator temp seems right i had to but a hydrometer from for reptiles cause i live a a very small town an our wall mart don't carry thermometer hydro digital combo thins,so humidity,in incubator is like 34 % with just a 25 wt light to heat 99.5temp I'm not at all sure what I'm doing,but thought it would be fun to put turkey eggs in it my hen just hatched her own chicks but i wanted to try to incubate any ideas out there,on what the difference is

 

[ozexpat]

in my signature below there is a link to hatching101. it willgive you the info you are looking for.

 

[NewDucksMama]

Hey everyone. I have 1 Muscovy duck egg that I rescued because a raccoon got to all of them and the mama. I built a make shift incubator out of a Styrofoam cooler, heat lamp etc. ( Its what I had the night it happened) Happy to say ( and shocked because I have NEVER done this) that 30 days later the little guy has internally pipped, and we can hear him peeping away. So I know its close to hatch time. I am concerned about the humidity. I have read that during lock down it is really important but I am having a hard time keeping it high. Any suggestions??

Thank you