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

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

You know you were missed here, ya big dummy !

I shouldn't have been missed by you, whites... I took time out to send a couple of PMS to you!!!

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Omg yyy does it have to do that now.I had my temps running perfect for a whole week

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I don't breed these guys anymore but here's a few heritage BBS Orp's I still have. These are big birds. Now they get to run rampant living a life of luxury.

very pretty !!!

 

[chicknlove]

I still think you are going to help yourself tremendously by adding 4 more 3/4"-7/8" vent holes. As you are facing the cooler, one to right side a couple of inches from the side, same on the left and then mirror them into the back.

Like this? And the same on the front??

 

[caeti21]

Sure!

Cool , i got some that should be hatching next week , they are frizzle top hats like my profile pic, and frizzle/smooth silver-lace wyandottes so far

 

[caeti21]

I gots a buncha RIR too!

Lol really i just picked up three of them

 

[fire370]

Like this? And the same on the front??

Yes!!!!! You are on the ball! I do still think you need a bigger fan too or add another one but you need the venting as well.

 

[LocalYokel]

Wife is a great cook!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Evening folks! Back at the computer after a full day trying to work on finishing the Naked Neck coop ("The Nudist Colony") - it's all that little dinky stuff that ends up taking so much longer than you expect that's driving me crazy! But roost and nest boxes are FINALLY installed, floor of henhouse is in, and poop tray and egg doors cut. Still gotta hang the door and some other stuff, and finish the hardware cloth apron and pop door, but had to stop when I lost the light (and was so tired I was falling down!)

@Sally Sunshine , I remembered after my email that I DO actually have a very accurate thermometer on hand, a NIST-traceable Thermapen (in the kitchen), so I wiped it down with sanitizer, and took temps in both incubators, and temps are right on target compared to displayed temp (whew!). Don't have a good hygrometer (just a pretty inaccurate weather one), but again, I will use the air cell to guide me there. I preemptively dropped the humidity to 40% per your comments on blue/green eggs. I'm not sure if I'll be able to get the humidity below ambient (35-40%), though. Here's hoping that won't be something I need to figure out how to rig. I've read all the Hatching 101 and linked stuff, and LOVE some of the articles and guides you linked - especially the Hubbard Breeders and Pas Reform Academy! Thank you so much for gathering all these resources for us. I'm excited (and nervous) for candling on day 7 - hoping I have some developing ones.

OK, off to catch up. Back in a bit...

- Ant Farm

 

[LocalYokel]

Lol really i just picked up three of them

I got a dozen