Incubation Hatch Record Journals

[JerryR708]

I decided to start an "Incubation Hatch Record" journal back in February 2017 for my first try at incubating. I also took many photos and videos. I made a separate "Brooder Journal" as well.

Does anybody else keep records or journals? Should I add or change anything?

Please share yours.

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

I'm making a chick hatching scrap book that's cool what your doing

 

[9chickenwhisperer]

I do!! I always write the number of the egg down, what it looked like at day 7,14,18 and the date/time it piped zipped and hatched.

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

You've got a nice incubator

 

[BantyChooks]

Nice record system... I'll copy over some of mine. During the year I use a physical notebook, but at the end I digitize it and do a nice printout for my records. The first bit is what I put at the beginning of each year's book when finished, not at the beginning of every set. Batch numbers are carried over year to year.

Some of my first notes were a tad obsessive so I am using one of my more recent hatches. The letter 'Q' that keeps appearing is a checkbox that won't copy to this format. The notes by said Qs are so that I can have a general overview of each set without reading every single one of my daily records.

Hatching Notebook



Year Two – January 2017 to January 2018



Hatch #9 – Coturnix Quail – 1/29/17 – 2/15/17 (43%)

Hatch #10 – Ancona Ducks – 1/5/17 – 2/2/17 (0%)

Hatch #11 – Brahmas – 4/2/17 – 4/23/17 (NF)

Hatch #12 – ******'s Ducks – 4/2/17 – 4/30/17 (57%)



Stats

Average hatch rate: 33%

Eggs set: 41; all were shipped

Chicks hatched: 9



Gear

DIY Coolerbator

Brinsea OvaEasy Candler

Digital Hygroset II

5 Aquarium Thermometers


Hatch #9 – Coturnix Quail



0. Test run q

1. Set q (15 eggs)

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7. Candle q (Unsure)

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10. Remove vent plugs q

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14. Candle q (Removed all but 6 live eggs)

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16. Hatch day



Eggtopsy (1, yolk sac infection?)



43% hatch rate



Eggs from ****** ***********



Day 1 – 1/29/17 – 1/30/17

Set 15 Coturnix quail 1/29 @ 9:15 AM. 2 cracked, rest whole.



Day 14 – 2/12/17 – 2/13/17

Locked down early due to internals.



Day 15 – 2/13/17 – 2/14/17

External pips



Day 16 – 2/14/17 – 2/15/17

5 chicks out of the 6 eggs that went into lockdown. 2 brown stripey, 2 yellow, 1 yellow and brown. They really do hatch like popcorn.



Quail Hatching Notes:

Hatch time for cots: 16–18 days

Candle about day 8 and again day 15. Same AC ratio needed as for chickens. Lockdown day 15.

Quail need to drink soon after hatch. Put stones in water; they are small and not very smart.

Temp 100*F, humidity 45%. Turn 3x+ per day.

 

[JerryR708]

I do!! I always write the number of the egg down, what it looked like at day 7,14,18 and the date/time it piped zipped and hatched.

I did what you said. I just showed you only about 2% of my images. Here is a couple more photos.

 

[BantyChooks]

I did what you said. I just showed you only about 2% of my images. Here is a couple more photos.
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Wow, those are some pretty extensive records.

 

[JerryR708]

Wow, those are some pretty extensive records.

Near the end of incubation, I was writing down the amount of water in the measuring cup needed for each Trough so that it would not spill over into the other areas. I used a small funnel to pin point where I wanted the water to go. Worked well.

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

Near the end of incubation, I was writing down the amount of water in the measuring cup needed for each Trough so that it would not spill over into the other areas. I used a small funnel to pin point where I wanted the water to go. Worked well.

I want a small funnel where did you get it?

 

[JerryR708]

Nice record system... I'll copy over some of mine. During the year I use a physical notebook, but at the end I digitize it and do a nice printout for my records.

I like a physical copy that I can pull off the shelf on a whim. I like to physically write things down with my own writing and remember I was there in that moment writing it down in the style of my own. I like to include photos in with my journal like a scrap book. It makes everything seem so personalized.