JANUARY 2015 Hatch-A-Long

[ChickyChickens]

Uh-oh. The marans may have to be culled. It acts like it has severe brain damage. My guess is lack of oxygen. It did hatch Day 22.

I have a theory on this:

I hatch at a high altitude (5200 feet). There's been studies done that eggs laid at sea level do not do well hatching above 5000 ft because the pore size is not compatible with the thin mountain air. However, I've found that white eggs and light brown eggs hatch out day in and day out. BUT it's the eggs with a heavy color coating (marans, welsummers, OE) that do not fare well. Compound this with the fact that for high altitude hatching you need to up the humidity as the air just sucks moisture out of everything....so more oxygen problems that can develop.

Anyway, we've got the little floppy special-needs chick isolated and giving it Poly Vi Sol and some TLC to see if it can "chick up" and be functionable. DH has named it Timmy. Those of you that watch South Park will get the reference.

(I am so ashamed)

 

[darkbluespace]

Hi everyone! I am hatching a bunch of eggs in January... it's practically Spring right?? I have some shipped Seramas about to go into lockdown and then some of my own Seramas. I put in some duck eggs to see if they are fertile but no sign yet. I am also hatching another batch of quail by the end of the month. My NY hatch was a complete flop so I am hoping this month goes better!

 

[ChickyChickens]

Hi everyone! I am hatching a bunch of eggs in January... it's practically Spring right?? I have some shipped Seramas about to go into lockdown and then some of my own Seramas. I put in some duck eggs to see if they are fertile but no sign yet. I am also hatching another batch of quail by the end of the month. My NY hatch was a complete flop so I am hoping this month goes better!

OKay, that's awesome!!

Must i add you to the members post??

 

[frillydishes]

Just candled the 154 eggs I set on 12/28 & 12/29 and got the clears out so I'm down to 145. Keeping the humidity in the LG's is a bit of a chore. If I fill only 1 chamber it'll get to 30-35% and 2 chambers goes straight to 70% but I think that's a bit high no? I feel like a 50-60% would be better, am I wrong? Any tips on how to find the middle ground? I have the egg turners so I don't have room for cups or sponges. I taped up the seams around the view windows and I got a couple bags of glass beads to put in the next round to help hold temps while I candle, any other tricks?? Good luck guys!!
@PD-Riverman - holy moly!! You've set a ton!! I'd love to see pics of your incubator.

 

[ChickyChickens]

Just candled the 154 eggs I set on 12/28 & 12/29 and got the clears out so I'm down to 145. Keeping the humidity in the LG's is a bit of a chore. If I fill only 1 chamber it'll get to 30-35% and 2 chambers goes straight to 70% but I think that's a bit high no? I feel like a 50-60% would be better, am I wrong? Any tips on how to find the middle ground? I have the egg turners so I don't have room for cups or sponges. I taped up the seams around the view windows and I got a couple bags of glass beads to put in the next round to help hold temps while I candle, any other tricks?? Good luck guys!!
@PD-Riverman - holy moly!! You've set a ton!! I'd love to see pics of your incubator.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Hi everyone!    I am hatching a bunch of eggs in January... it's practically Spring right??   I have some shipped Seramas about to go into lockdown and then some of my own Seramas.   I put in some duck eggs to see if they are fertile but no sign yet.  I am also hatching another batch of quail by the end of the month.  My NY hatch was a complete flop so I am hoping this month goes better!   

Keeping my fingers crossed for you. May you have a very successful Jan hatch

 

[ChickyChickens]

Keeping my fingers crossed for you. May you have a very successful Jan hatch

X2!!!

 

[Renee572]

My temps been holding steady at 101 and humidity at 40%. Think it's going good. Saturday is so far away but I am going to be good and not candle before then. I'm curious to see how many are actually fertile. However I will weigh the eggs on Wednesday to see how my humidity is doing and adjust accordingly if I have to.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I dry hatch- my humidity goes in at first pip.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Day 19 for my 4 eggs, all have externally pipped, 1 has hatched. Very amazing because on day 13 I found out
that my turner had not worked from day 1.