Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[Wunjo]

Here I go again! I just set 18 shipped eggs I ordered from @chick-among-us . I also added 3 of my own.

 

[Heidisgran]

Day 23 and I got a pip!!
Kinda freaked me out, happened while I was candling to check for progress!! Hurry up and got the humidity up...Now the wait

 

[Heidisgran]

UGH!! Marans chick in the brooder started sneezing loudly a few days ago now she's rattling! she's not acting ill...vet rx

 

[chickydee64]

My friends and I do chickens together. She is hatching some more of my egges, some of her fist and some she bought. Her husband Macgyvered an old cell phone as a wireless camera to her laptop. And they set it up so I can see too. The chicks started hatching yesterday while we were on our chick adventure. I haven't had much sleep because I have been watching chickies.

You just tickle me Deanna.....................Got your own kind of TV......................

 

[chickydee64]

Do you have a back up meter going? Reason I ask is the incubator I use has a digital read out for temp and humidity. I also had a hard time keeping the number up, I like you could barely see it go above 63% with the entire bottom filled with water. I put in a separate meter and it did read higher so I just took it out and stopped worrying about it. I really stopped worrying when I saw due dropps in several places on the see through lid.

hi, sorry to ne so long responding...............suns out here..and so was I ...................

I use three hygrometers and calibrate them prior to using them..............
Think someone mention that fogging or water drops in the incubator is to high...........................
I have an LG still air and recently figured out the humidity read different in different locations in the incubator.............
I'll chceck the post further and see if you have posted again....good luck and I would not add anymore water............

 

[jan12]

[COLOR=4B0082]Here I go again! I just set 18 shipped eggs I ordered from @chick-among-us . I also added 3 of my own.[/COLOR]

What kind of eggs did you get? They're colorful!

 

[Wunjo]

What kind of eggs did you get? They're colorful!

Let's see if I can remember them all.

Super Blue Egg layer
Olive Egger
RIR/Mix can't remember
Silkie
Wyandotte
Americana
Silver Penciled something not sure if it's a rock or a wyandotte
Cochin

Mine is a barnyard layer mix, I hatched them on the NYD hatch a long also. They are the largest darkest eggs in there.











Maybe @chick-among-us can help me figure it out lol. Not sure what all the abbreviations stand for on the eggs.

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: I'm just so in love with the colored eggs!!! your going to have a blast!!

 

[Wunjo]

I'm just so in love with the colored eggs!!! your going to have a blast!!

Yes me too! This is my first time hatching shipped eggs. Actually first time not hatching my own eggs.... I can't wait to see what pops out of these!

 

[keblerdutch]

~~So I am working on my first hatch. I got a Brinsea Octagon 20 ECO with Auto Turn Egg Incubator for Christmas. I have 7 mail-order bantam eggs and 16 of my backyard mix eggs started on January 24th at 1:30pm. I have candled a couple of times and today took out one clear egg and one with a bad ring in it and no development. Everything else is moving and healthy looking. The temperature is staying steady between 99 and 100 degrees. The humidity is between 40% and 50%. The humidity has spiked twice to 65% for about a half hour each time and I quickly got it back to the 40’s. All this is what I have read to do, but I am a little confused on a few things. I live in a really dry climate and have to add water to a sponge every day to keep humidity between 40 and 50%. I am trying to figure out how I will keep the humidity even higher without opening the incubator. Any suggestions? Also, I have concerns that it will get crowded in the incubator when the chicks start hatching. From what I have read it will kill some eggs if I open the incubator to take out the hatched chicks, but it might kill some eggs if the chicks step on the eggs. What do some of you experienced hatchers recommend? One more question, will my bantams try to hatch before the other eggs? Thanks for any help. I am very excited for Valentine’s Day. The whole family is staying home to watch the eggs hatch with crossed fingers.