January Hatch Buddies?

[speckledhen]

Best of luck, trunkman! Here are the ones that are going in the bator, BBS Orps on top and Delawares on bottom.

 

[trunkman]

Thanks speckledhen, I see your starting with 17, I started with 16, now down to nine. 5 weren't fertile and two had small embryos about the size of a dime when I candled them last night before lockdown, so I think my hatch will be pretty good. This is my first and I'm finding it pretty exciting..

 

[terrilhb]

Just candled my eggs. Guess what??????? In some I can see them growing and in a few I saw them moving. Just little ones wiggling around. Oh this is so exciting. 2 more weeks. Oh how Oh how will I wait this out? I am so excited I can not wait. This is so awesomee

 

[epitman2]

Hey yall.... Well I started with 20 variety eggs candled all of them and now im down to 10. The 10 duds wasnt fertile the other 10 moving. I have 1 quick question..... my humidity has been 55-65% since I started (its day 8 for me) is it too high?? I have a small pill bottle that has water in it and its half filled. My temps are 97.8 - 101.2 and its in a homemade cooler bator.

 

[speckledhen]

I never get tired of seeing those little ones dance in the egg. I won't candle till probably Day 8 or so with these.


Humidity should be no higher than 50% for the first 18 days. I keep mine between 35-45%, then up it to 65-70%. Did you calibrate the hygro before incubating, epitman2?

 

[epitman2]

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I didnt I was in a hurry and needed 1 fast so I go to walmart and get that small white $6.50 one snd I was reading the instructions it said that there may be a 5% difference . How do you calibrate one ???

 

[speckledhen]

Put the hygrometer in a ziplock bag with a cup with a pile of salt, wet with water--don't get the hygro wet! It should be just like wet sand, but if you need amounts, 1/2 c salt to 1/4 c. water, though you dont have to use that much salt. Keep it sealed for 8-12 hours then read. It should say 75%. If it says 70%, then you know it reads 5% too low; 70% actually means 75%, in other words. You just adjust your reading by what it was calibrated at.

I'm recalibrating an old one right now. They should be recalibrated before each hatch, ideally.

 

[epitman2]

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ok Thank you for the info I didnt know that so that being said mine could be 50% on the low and 70% or more on the high end. If I open the vent more the temp decreases down around 94-96 so Im thinking of leaving it alone for now

 

[newlyweds]

I can't believe I haven't seen this thread until now, I have 13 OE'ers in the bator right now, due to lockdown tomorrow. They are all from my own stock, so it will be so fun to see what hatches. I candled them all last night and they all have great looking air cells and I could see slight movements in most, so I think crossing my fingers for a 100% hatch!

 

[vebyrd36]

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Welcome, please show pics when you have them.

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