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[scottcaddy]

Good Morning all!

Nice looking chicks AD26

Good luck with your temps gotro

Scott

 

[daxigait]

When do you remove a heat lamp from chicks? Mine were born Christmas day and are in the house but upstairs 48-63 degrees. I tried a search on heat lamps and too much came up. Thanks

 

[Akrnaf2]

Has anyone here ever hatched or attempted to hatch a double toilet? I just found a huge egg in my boxes and just candled it and it is a double yolker. And I want to put it in my next batch to go into the Bator.

You mean this?

I think that you will need an industrial bator for that!

 

[mlm Mike]

After coming home, from 3 days away, I am realizing the battery inside the remote to the digi thermometer was jogged loose. After 6 hours of (suspiciously) the same exact reading, I discovered it. I'm guessing the actual temps were somewhere around 98 degrees...for God knows how long. Good news is, when I candled tonight (Day 8), most air cells looked great and there are signs of life in 29/45, with 6 being supermarket eggs (they account for a big ZERO in the live category). We have: 1 Olive Egger, 2 Splash Marans, 8 BCM, 1 Lavender Cuckoo Orpington, 5 Lav. Orpingtons,1 Frizzle, 4 Crested Cream Legbars, 3 Bielefelders and 4 Silkies (thanks AGAIN Kathy @Jessimom !)... In the ones that are viable at this point, there was still a lot of movement. I had to make a run to the 24 hour pharmacy for my 5 year old (ear infection...apparently

)... I caught all this when I came home and checked on the babies...thank goodness! I'm up now and watching all 3 thermometers until everything settles out... Talk to me about the damage.

@Sally Sunshine @mlmddh

The low temp would slow the development, thus the hatch day a little bit.

 

[gotro17]

I'll keep my fingers crossed, Mike! Thank you! Humidity is LOW (22%). I know... I know- go by the AC, but....

 

[mlm Mike]

I'll keep my fingers crossed, Mike! Thank you! Humidity is LOW (22%). I know... I know- go by the AC, but....

On your day 14 candle compare what you see to some photos of day 14 candle. If yours look right they'll be about on time, if they look more like day 13 candle you might be a day late. I would guess with the shorttime you probably won't even notice.

 

[gotro17]

On your day 14 candle compare what you see to some photos of day 14 candle. If yours look right they'll be about on time, if they look more like day 13 candle you might be a day late. I would guess with the shorttime you probably won't even notice.

Where do you aim to keep your humidity (I know it's different for everyone)?

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: I start at 33%.

 

[gotro17]

I start at 33%. 

I'm fairly certain it was around 20-22 all weekend...BUT, that was after it being fairly high 40-48, all week. I'm playing with small dishes of water, trying to tweak it to 30

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: If the ac looked good when you candled you are fine.