INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[BantyChooks]

Wish me luck ya'll. First time hatching. French copper/Wheaton/blue splash marans. Using an old hova bator with a fan. Temp is 99.5 and humidity is 47%. Tried to candle but do not know what to look for really. I expect the temp to drop after I add my eggs. Looks like I will be up for a while. Am I forgetting anything?

Good luck!

@Sally Sunshine
 , know how I know I've had too much wine? My incubator (which has an automatic water pump thingie) is holding temp and humidity pending arrival of shipped eggs. It has been on for the last couple days, so I should be used to the soft little sounds when the pump goes on. I have now gotten up TWICE tonight, thinking my toilet is running. Just now almost got up again, then I remembered. 

- Ant Farm 

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Good evening everyone!

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Just got in from chores and I have an early riser in the bator!

Hope everyone in that storm path makes it through ok out east, we had a very balmy high of 14 today. They are saying 30 tomorrow, but I will believe that when I see it!
Time to play catch up, only 400 posts, must a been a slow day.

hello cc!!! I wanted to know if you are taking it easy on the knee and you say you only now got in from chores?

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Wine and take out pizza here - it's FRIDAAAAAAAY!!!!!!

- Ant Farm

Quote: not very brite and cheerful am I

Wish me luck ya'll. First time hatching. French copper/Wheaton/blue splash marans. Using an old hova bator with a fan. Temp is 99.5 and humidity is 47%. Tried to candle but do not know what to look for really. I expect the temp to drop after I add my eggs. Looks like I will be up for a while. Am I forgetting anything?

Sassyhens!!! Welcome!!!

yes, did you calibrate thermo and hygros?

and I think humidity is too high for marans, I would drop to 30-35 until day 7 candle.

HUMIDITY Humidity is NOT a set number!
Its a tool to get the correct weight loss in the egg! post #8924 see Hatching Eggs 101
WHY do we need less humidity to get the best weight loss for colored hatching eggs during incubation? post #36320
Maintaining high humidity in an incubator during hatch click HERE
KEEPING MOLD and BACTERIAL from growing in water WELLS during incubation post #1644

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[mlm Mike]

Quote: I think you should!

 

[canadachickens]

Hello Sally! I did take it easy on the knee, did 90% of the chores from the seat on my quad.
the rest I did on one leg.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Ur......what's up?

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Good evening everyone!

Just got in from chores and I have an early riser in the bator!

Hope everyone in that storm path makes it through ok out east, we had a very balmy high of 14 today. They are saying 30 tomorrow, but I will believe that when I see it!
Time to play catch up, only 400 posts, must a been a slow day.

Hi, CC!!!

Wish me luck ya'll. First time hatching. French copper/Wheaton/blue splash marans. Using an old hova bator with a fan. Temp is 99.5 and humidity is 47%. Tried to candle but do not know what to look for really. I expect the temp to drop after I add my eggs. Looks like I will be up for a while. Am I forgetting anything?

Best of luck to you, Sassy!!!

Some people here might suggest humidity, and I won't start an argument by saying I think it's okay because that's what I run mine at. When you candle, you are mainly checking the size of the air cell. It's good to know how large the air cell is on days 7, 14, and 18. It's not 100% accurate, but it will give you a very close idea of how much weight (in moisture) the egg is losing. There are charts that show the different stages of air cells on those days, and you should try to get your air cells to look like those. They don't have to be exact, just something close. On day 7, you also want to look for the formation of veins. These will help determine if the egg is fertile, as well as showing development in the egg. You want to look for the same thing on day 14, but the developing eggs will be more difficult to see in because the chick is starting to fill the egg with it's body. Day 18 is pretty much just checking the air cell and perhaps looking for movement. It's normal for the temp to drop after setting eggs, so it's been holding steady until you put the eggs in, let it run for 24 hours before making any adjustments. Other than keeping an eye on temp and humidity, there's not much else you can do at the moment. Try to relax and not over-think the process. You have a lot of good folks here to walk you through it!!!

 

[Sassyhens1]

Hmmm...I did not calibrate. Just purchased it so was assuming it was accurate. So lowering my humidity = less water?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hello Sally! I did take it easy on the knee, did 90% of the chores from the seat on my quad.
the rest I did on one leg.

one leg!!!

 

[kwhites634]

@Chaos18
Whatcha doin' over there in Lurkerland?
Get yer buns over here where you belong!

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Ur...

...what's up?

Hi, Phil!!!!

Just catching up (well, partially) on the thread. I read back far enough to see you caught a few crappie!

Hope you can figure out a way to keep catching them after dark. Speaking of dark, how'd you get home without a headlight on the snowmobile???