I set eggs 2/27/10 ** DUE 3/20th-3/21st** WE"RE HATCHING!!!!

[prncssprplfrog]

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I have my homemade wiggler with probe thermometer in it as the only temp monitor in the bator this time. It hovers between 99 and 100. When I used the air thermometer and the wiggler there was almost always a difference in temp, by at least 2 degrees. I'd stay with the wiggler temp personally, that's the temp of the inside of the eggs but monitor the other in case there's a sudden drop/increase in air temp that the wiggler hasn't been affected by yet.

Thanks. SO if I just make sure that the "internal egg" temp stays within 99-101 at the highest- I should be okay?

 

[KDbeads]

Should be if you are using a forced air bator, I think it's supposed to be closer to 102 for still air.

Don't worry too much about spikes, I had a 115 spike when we lost the AC last fall and I still had fuzzy things hatch. As long as you can get it back to normal within a decent time period you should be fine.

 

[clucktastic]

I'm working on my very first batch, and we're due on the 21st as well. I wasn't expecting it, but one of my BR hens is all about laying, so now she has 11 eggs under her. She started out with just one, and on day two, she got moved to a new pen with the one egg she started with and 10 others... she's happy as a clam now. It's really funny to me that she just up and decided to have babies. no planned parenthood for chickens.

I have a really mixed flock. 24 layers ( 7SLW, 3EE, 2RIR, 5 BR, 5 comets, and 2 random white Sex links) I have a BR roo and a Sexlink roo, so I don't even know who the babydaddy is gonna end up being. (maybe chickens could use some planned parenthood afterall.

) I made sure to put 2 eggs each from the RIR, SLW and EE hens, and the rest are a grab bag. My girls have kept on trucking all winter as far as the laying goes. I get 19+ eggs per day, so I figure they could be whatever mutt they want. I am a little disenchanted with the SLW's. they seem to lay a much smaller egg than anyone else, and the ones I have must not be great stock, as they don't really look all that pretty...

either way, whatever we end up with will be awesome. This is the most exciting thing that's happened to me in years!

Anyone else have experience with broodies?

 

[patandchickens]

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But if this is a water-wiggler or fake egg temperature it does not matter which kind of incubator you have -- you want the w/w or fake-egg temp to be 99.5 (or possibly a smidge higher), period, fan or no fan.

Pat

 

[fordmommy]

Good morning, all. Things are going good here on the home front. Quiet but good. Temps staying steady and humidity staying steady. How is every one else doing?

 

[jerseygirl1]

I did my first candling!!!!!!!I saw veins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAY me!!!!!!!!!

It was on the bobwhites, they take longer to hatch so I put them in first, the others it's too soon to tell
I have coturnix and some BLRW eggs in there also

 

[ilovebuffs]

I did my first candling on day 6...maybe that's too soon. Not sure

But on the white eggs I saw veins

On the SLW eggs-since they are brown and I didn't have a very strong flashlight, it looked just like the white eggs except I couldn't see the veins. I hope they are developing.
And the Jersey Giants, same as the SLW.

Temps are holding steady, and humidity is up to 37%. This is so much fun!

 

[fordmommy]

for you both!

I have some scary news. With my "saraget" incubator.....babylady4....her son accidently unpluged the bator for an unknown time.

It was down to 82* she said when she found it. Hopefully all will be well. I'm not too overly worried yet.

Here. Thing's are fine. No change. I wish I could candle these. It would make things more exciting.

 

[kayla_sayswa]

Can I join in? My first hatch ever and my eggs are mix of shipped and local. I set them on Feb 26 at 7:00am and am using my new Brinsea Eco 20 which has been awesome so far - keeping the temp right at 99.5 degrees. Humidity is at 42-47% in a dry house. I candled a few yesterday (day 5) and saw veins! Some appear to be non-fertile or just never grew - one will never know for sure. I'm going to let them ALL stay until day 10.

I got from pasofinofarm: 11 standard favorelles, 3 black copper marans, and 2 golden cuckoo marans.
I got from the local 4H leader: A Lefleche roo crossed with the following hens: EE's, cochin, phoenix, and LaFleche. interesting combo!

I also set 4 of the above eggs under our brahma hen that just went broody.

I want to set up a wecam for the big day but not sure how to do that! It can't be live video or I won't be able to see it at work - just something like a refreshing photo. Any instructions on how to do that?

 

[fordmommy]

I don't know anything about the webcams, but I'm glad you came over.

There's plenty of room for us all.