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

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Good morning

 

[casportpony]

Probably think it won't happen to him.


-Kathy

That's what they all say until it does.

That's what the teenager in the duck forum thought. That was one of the most depressing posts I ever read.

-Kathy

 

[kwhites634]

DUCKSSSSSS

Willl yall leave me alone if I promise to hatch them?

That would take 28 days. You wouldn't make it long before you wound up in a rubber room

 

[Chaos18]

Good morning

morning

That's what the teenager in the duck forum thought. That was one of the most depressing posts I ever read.

-Kathy

That would be depressing

 

[Chaos18]

That would take 28 days. You wouldn't make it long before you wound up in a rubber room

She's already there.

 

[BantyChooks]

That would take 28 days. You wouldn't make it long before you wound up in a rubber room

Good point.

She's already there.

HEY! do you really think they have computers in rubber rooms? No? Than how am I here?

 

[Chaos18]

Good point.

HEY! do you really think they have computers in rubber rooms? No? Than how am I here?

The same way I am.

 

[campingshaws]

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[COLOR=000000]HUMIDITY[/COLOR][COLOR=000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=FF0000]Humidity is NOT a set number![/COLOR]

[COLOR=FF0000]Its a tool to get the correct weight loss in the egg![/COLOR] post #7068 [COLOR=008080]see[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]Hatching Eggs 101[/COLOR]

[COLOR=000000]WHY do we need less humidity to get the best weight loss for colored hatching eggs during incubation?[/COLOR][COLOR=008080] [/COLOR] post #36320 [COLOR=008080]KEEPING MOLD and BACTERIAL from growing in water WELLS during incubation[/COLOR] post #1644 [COLOR=008080]USING a aquarium pump to humidify incubator Begin post[/COLOR] post #42512 [COLOR=008080]TIPS n TRICKS to raising humidity in incubators[/COLOR] post #4251

[quote url="[URL]https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/7256474/[/URL]"]

[COLOR=FF0000]HUMIDITY[/COLOR]​

[COLOR=FF0000]The Air Bubble in the Egg[/COLOR]​

DRY HATCH incubation DOES NOT MEAN RUN DRY! It is not only the final size of the air cell that matters, but also the time it takes to form. In the first ten days of incubation, the embryo is small and floats in the amniotic fluid. Weight loss during this phase is mainly the effect of water evaporating from albumen and internal liquids. After this stage, changes occur quickly: the growing embryo gradually fills the egg, excepting the air cell. Low RH set points at days 14-18 of incubation increase evaporation from the allantois – and once the allantois is emptied of fluid, moisture will be drawn from the embryo, causing its dehydration.

The average chicken egg has thousands of pores running through the shell allowing the embryo to exchange oxygen, carbon dioxide. and water. Soon after an egg is laid, a small air bubble or “air cell” forms in the large end of the egg from this water loss. Humidity levels in the incubator determine moisture evaporation during the 21 days of incubation and hatching. The air cell is crucial for the chick to break out of the egg shell at the end of the incubation period. The chick can drown if the air cell is too small or the chick may be retarded in growth if the air cell is too large. This is why maintaining the proper humidity is crucial. [COLOR=FF0000]Slightly lower humidity levels are more likely to be less disastrous than slightly higher humidity levels.[/COLOR] There are quite a few opinions on Humidity, but it is no set number.​

Humidity is [COLOR=FF0000]NOT A SET NUMBER, you need it YES![/COLOR]​

However, you use it as a tool to "adjust" egg weight loss during incubation. [COLOR=FF0000]We candle on days 7,10,14,18 To WATCH WEIGHT LOSS IN EVERY EGG! [COLOR=FF0000] An EGG MUST[/COLOR] lose approximately 13-14% of its weight[/COLOR] during the incubation process. THIS IS YOUR GOAL!! You can monitor this by marking Air cells and also by weighing. Please refer to CANDLING section of this Article for more Air Cell info.​

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Size of air cell on day 7, 14, and 18 of incubation​

[COLOR=FF0000]WHY to MEASURE WEIGHT LOSS IN EGGS, [/COLOR]​

MEASURING PROCEDURES (HOW TO), HOW TO CALCULATE, and HOW to interpret RESULTS
[COLOR=005CB1]http://www.aviagen.com/assets/Tech_Center/BB_Resources_Tools/AA_How_Tos/AAHowto1WaterLossEN13.pdf[/COLOR]
I choose the easier method, keeping a close eye on air cell growth during incubation. You begin by ONLY adding a small amount of water and keep Humidity between 20%-30% and adjusting as you weigh or candle depending on moisture loss. IN SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTRY YOU MAY NOT NEED TO ADD ANY WATER! USE IT AS A TOOL FOR THE CORRECT WEIGHT LOSS IN THE EGG! So if your air cells look too large at each candle period you must add some humidity, too small air cell lower it, and if your weighing you adjust as needed. UNTIL DAY 18 LOCKDOWN,​

then stop turning and raise humidity to 65-70%​

UNDERSTANDING HUMIDITY​

Views of Day 18 Candle.....​

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[/quote] This what you wanted? [/quote] Yes! Thank you!

 

[kwhites634]

Good mornin everybody

 

[Laurel Meadows]

good morning, everyone! I'm not sure if I've posted here since I changed my user name (used to be J&T Ranch).
Been very busy lately but have been trying to stop in and keep up with you all here when I can

You guys are killing me with the duck pics lol.
Banti- you're not alone!!! I've been wanting Calls myself but my husband isn't on board with it just yet. We have tons of predators roaming around and the ducks would require another Fort Knox coop and run and pool. Lots of work and expense. (Our 3 chicken areas are fully enclosed with double layer fencing, buried welded wire 2' around the perimeter, covered runs and raised coops with locks.)

I've got eggs in the bator again lol. I set 12 of my Marans due to hatch 4/1, and set 9 shipped Lavender & black split lav Bantam Cochins and 5 more of my Marans this week. They should hatch 4/5.