July 29th Hatch along..anyone due for a hatch around then?

[floridachickhatcher]

heres 3 pics from my last hatch this is to give you an idea of what comes from breeding RIR roo with WR hen ^_^ and then of course some of my BR chicks lol

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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I have a 1588 also and love it. I do what is called a dry hatch. It isn't completely dry like some people think, you do want some in there. I keep mine around high 20's. Or, it may even go down some during the incubation period. I don't worry too much about humidity while I'm incubation. I just make sure I have mine up during lockdwon. Less worry for sure, and it sure helps the moisture in the eggs release.
Oh, and yes, always, mark your dates on the calendar. Not only does it come in handy in knowing when they are due to go into lock down and to hatch, but later, you will want to know/remember when they hatched so you can get an idea as to when they are due to start laying.

You can do the floating test..put them in some warm water, I haven't done it, so can't say that I have, but I hear they will move or roll in the water if they are still alive. Or, just candle them.. Anyone else here ever do the water test? Would be interesting to hear results.
Pictures, of your hatched babies!!

I also have a 1588 Hova-Bator, and I've been reading up on the Dry Incubation system and I'm going to use that from now on.

I marked on the calender when they were due etc, but then I ended up setting more eggs and when I had poweroutages the eggs got mixed up so I was unsure which eggs were due to hatch on which day etc.

I may candle them tonight and see if they're still okay. Question on the dry hatch, during lockdown do you fill up both water troughs, or just one? What I have been doing was keeping one trough filled during the first 18 days then filling up both troughs during lockdown.

~ Aspen

 

[Cynthia12]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

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I have a 1588 also and love it. I do what is called a dry hatch. It isn't completely dry like some people think, you do want some in there. I keep mine around high 20's. Or, it may even go down some during the incubation period. I don't worry too much about humidity while I'm incubation. I just make sure I have mine up during lockdwon. Less worry for sure, and it sure helps the moisture in the eggs release.
Oh, and yes, always, mark your dates on the calendar. Not only does it come in handy in knowing when they are due to go into lock down and to hatch, but later, you will want to know/remember when they hatched so you can get an idea as to when they are due to start laying.

You can do the floating test..put them in some warm water, I haven't done it, so can't say that I have, but I hear they will move or roll in the water if they are still alive. Or, just candle them.. Anyone else here ever do the water test? Would be interesting to hear results.
Pictures, of your hatched babies!!

I also have a 1588 Hova-Bator, and I've been reading up on the Dry Incubation system and I'm going to use that from now on.

I marked on the calender when they were due etc, but then I ended up setting more eggs and when I had poweroutages the eggs got mixed up so I was unsure which eggs were due to hatch on which day etc.

I may candle them tonight and see if they're still okay. Question on the dry hatch, during lockdown do you fill up both water troughs, or just one? What I have been doing was keeping one trough filled during the first 18 days then filling up both troughs during lockdown.

~ Aspen​

I only have one large one on mine. It's an L shape. I have the big window..do you?

I think that one trough is good during incubation. On lockdown, I fill up my large trough, then I add two sponges to get my humidity up..that's here in Utah..it could be different where you are. I just get mine up around 60 or a bit higher.

 

[Cynthia12]

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Aww, look at them all snuggled up. Sooo cute! I love baby pictures.

I should send a picture of a human baby, my grandbaby that was born on the 24th. Big boy...8lbs. 11oz. He's sooo cute.

 

[they'reHISchickens]

Cyn,
Ask at a restaurant/eatery for the flats, they probably recycle or toss them!
My blue eggs are all from Spreckles-- a 3(4?) yr old EE who was purchased as a chick from the local feed store. She still lays well and I like her egg color. She is running with a tailed aurcauna roo from a blue egg and a splash orpington, so the resulting hens should lay either pretty blue or green eggs. I'm betting on the blue because the breeds like to keep with their own kind. I have a few older chicks from her this spring so these will go.
I would caution against going under 20% humidity in a dry hatch. During early spring I was dry-hatching while our pellet stove was running and decided after that hatch that under 20% just wasn't doing any good. I like dry hatching in the 25-30% range.

X2 on the calendar marking! And Steve's Chickentracker software really needs a hatching tab to keep track of eggs/dates/chicks.
My goal for next year is better recordkeeping during hatches, but I have a tendency to forget the incubator is running. I put it out of sight and just keep the wireless thermometer next to the living room TV to keep tabs on it. It's either that....or stand staring into it for hours on end!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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I also have a 1588 Hova-Bator, and I've been reading up on the Dry Incubation system and I'm going to use that from now on.

I marked on the calender when they were due etc, but then I ended up setting more eggs and when I had poweroutages the eggs got mixed up so I was unsure which eggs were due to hatch on which day etc.

I may candle them tonight and see if they're still okay. Question on the dry hatch, during lockdown do you fill up both water troughs, or just one? What I have been doing was keeping one trough filled during the first 18 days then filling up both troughs during lockdown.

~ Aspen

I only have one large one on mine. It's an L shape. I have the big window..do you?

I think that one trough is good during incubation. On lockdown, I fill up my large trough, then I add two sponges to get my humidity up..that's here in Utah..it could be different where you are. I just get mine up around 60 or a bit higher.

Yes, I have the full view picture window on mine, too. I LOVE it!

~ Aspen

 

[Cynthia12]

I am hearing a very loud peep this morning. One has pipped. Now I'm trying to figure out if it has pipped on the underneath side, because this peep sounds too loud for an internal pip. Maybe? He/she is just loud in there. But there is something happening today!
Due to hatch tomorrow. Hope I ... see... a pip soon with all that noise!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Yeah Cyn!!

~ Aspen

 

[1AcreRooster]

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Come on chicks!

 

[floridachickhatcher]

okay heres the 12 chicks i have hatched out so far i had 20 eggs in the incubator and 8 left and i know 3 of them are alive i have seen rocking and one has pipped a hole

heres some of them sleeping under the warm light

group shot