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[MommaHen2Four]

Good luck.
Wish for 2 so they'll have a friend.

Yes at least two would be great... I'm so excited and nervous... I have 9 eggs total which I know not all 9 will hatch but Wednesday will be 21 days... If they start hatching say 3 hatch how long do I need to wait on the other ones?

 

[BullChick]

OK, so I bought the wrong thermometer. Someone had told me I had to make sure that my Hovabator is correct temperature. What kind of thermometer am I supposed to do that with ?

The fishtank thermometers are popular. For under $2 you can get several for putting in several places in the incubator.

Well fingers crossed I have lockdown on my very first ever eggs... I don't have many eggs so I will be happy with 1 chick to survive...

This one
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Eagle has Landed

 

[BullChick]

Yes at least two would be great... I'm so excited and nervous... I have 9 eggs total which I know not all 9 will hatch but Wednesday will be 21 days... If they start hatching say 3 hatch how long do I need to wait on the other ones?

Should be close, but could be a few days.

 

[Akrnaf2]

 
The USPS eagle.

I figured that. I just wondered what the eagle was carrying. I guess I'm just too nosey.

Paracord for paracord bracelets. Colors that l can't find here

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Is it a good Monday?

 

[Chaos18]

I'm good. Weekend was too short, as usual.

That's usually how it goes.

Well fingers crossed I have lockdown on my very first ever eggs... I don't have many eggs so I will be happy with 1 chick to survive...

 

[Chaos18]

Is it a good Monday?

It is a Monday.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Yes at least two would be great... I'm so excited and nervous... I have 9 eggs total which I know not all 9 will hatch but Wednesday will be 21 days... If they start hatching say 3 hatch how long do I need to wait on the other ones?

I have 11 due Wednesday but I think 2 quit a bit ago. I'll be sending you good vibes. I'm about to go up and put some in pedigree boxes/bags.

Paracord for paracord bracelets. Colors that l can't find here

Thanks for satisfying my curiosity.

 

[Akrnaf2]

I'm definitely fearful of it. Do you remember what temp you lowered yours to?
The study I read said that cooling eggs at 24ºC for 6 hrs. at the 16th day of incubation significantly increased hatchability% but it didn't say how much.
Another study was a little more ambitious and cooled for longer periods more frequently and it said chicks in those studies were smaller than in the control group.

I think I'm just going to cool for 2 or 3 hours instead of 6.

I cooled them to 75*F for 6 hrs. I cooled two groups. One group that I used ascorbic acid on and one that I didn't. The one I used it on hatched about 12.5% better then the one I didn't use it on. Although both group that I cooled hatched between 12.5-25% worse then my other two groups. The ascorbic acid I used was in a spray form. I can't remember the concentration of it off the top of my head.

CG1 - Control Group 1 (No Spray, No Cool)
CG2 - Control Group 2(No Spray, Cool)
SG1 - Spray Group 1(Spray, No Cool)
SG2 - Spray Group 2(Spray, Cool)

CG1 Hatch Rate - 87.5%
CG2 Hatch Rate - 62.5%
SG1 Hatch Rate - 87.5%
SG2 Hatch Rate - 75.0%

You need to run on the resolts a statistical X squer test to see if they are significantly different.

 

[Chaos18]

You need to run on the resolts a statistical X squer test to see if they are significantly different.

Shalom Benny. Care to explain the test?