KDOGG331’s Hatch Thread!!!

[Skippersnh]

Rrrrr it's snowing again this is gonna be a long winter

 

[FortCluck]

It's sunny, but cold here. I have southerner blood now, I couldn't hand a winter in New England! I'd need a constant heat lamp. I'd hang in the brooder with the chicks just to heat myself up

 

[ShrekDawg]

Find your computer and use a Google sheet. You won't stress about hand writing or perfect lines.

That is an excellent idea!! I didn’t even think about that haha

I scrapped pages for the dumbest stuff too like the words being too far apart or too close or one being way higher than the other

I was actually pissing myself off with how bad I was last night. I’m normally never that bad.

I even had a few I got pretty far on (like beyond the title LOL) but then I looked closer and realized I hated it.

I’m probably making myself sound psycho

Usually it’s much more under control it’s just I’m also a bit of a perfectionist and get obsessed with it being “perfect” which of course is impossible.

Forget notes just get the eggs in the bator before they rot.

I’m doing that. I just was gonna mark which egg was which ha

I'm going to need to cut up your credit cards too. I see it coming.

Cutting it up won’t do anything if it’s already on the online accounts like Amazon, eBay, PayPal, etc.

I think I'm going to go ahead and fire my bator up right now and set another test batch of quailies.

Please know that I intended no insult in my question. I'm not OCD but I'm crazy analytical and would be doing the same as you - tracking everything so I know what works for me... For example, I've got remote thermometers inside and outside my coop - tracking how much heat the coop holds with all chickens roosting - (12 degree low last night, but coop never got below 39 - so no frozen water inside!) My question was really more about whether the incubator swings in temp when opening, etc would be a non-issue. You guys have got me thinking of buying an incubator...

Oh no I wasn’t offended or insulted at all!! Sorry if it seemed that way. I know you were just wondering! I just figured I’d explain about the humidity/why some stuff’s important to a point just in case any other new people were reading it. I wasn’t offended or anything, just figured I’d take the opportunity to explain.

I do think you may be right that opening it is not a huge deal. And would probably be fine.

I can’t get my hygrometer to read right but I give up lol

I would have never guessed you were OCD. LOL!

reminds me of when my kids were born - first kid, over plan everything, second kid...easy as can be, third - barely even worried about anything.

Yes! That's how I was with my kids too.

Also the same way with dogs! And chickens.

The first batch I was obsessed, second I threw em out at a week and was like “eh they’re fine!” Lol

Still had a heat source and took care of them of course but just didn’t worry over every single little thing or visit them a ton.

These eggs though it’s frustrating nothing is working right but I’m just gonna set them anyway haha

Looks like I didn't miss anything why aren't the eggs in the Bator yet lol

Sorry, I didn’t have time this morning and then I didn’t get home till almost 2. I’m gonna set them now. I give up trying to get things right lol

Once the chicks were out of the eggs, I seemed to calm down a bit with stress and nerves. I've raised several chicks and most of my flock now I raised from chicks.

I candled yesterday and I probably won't candle again till next week.

I will be stressed when I hatch the new ones though because there are 3 weeks separating the chicks. I think I'm going to have to make a divider and let them see each other for a week before I put them together

I think that’s a good idea.

Im starting to get stressed out over here and it's not even my hatch

sorry.

shes trying to get everything perfect first

Haha nahhh, I just had to work this morning so I didn’t have time and then I only got back like an hour ago, just finished lunch, and I think I’m going to set them now. Was going to move the incubator to a bit more stable room like the hall but I’m not sure.

But I give up making everything perfect hah

I think I’m just gonna set them now but I’m a bit nervous cause I still don’t have an accurate hygrometer. But I guess I could always test them after I set the eggs ha or put one in and test the other

Salt Tests, salt test, OMG, I missed the salt tests...........

They’re still not accurate but I give up now lol

Rrrrr it's snowing again this is gonna be a long winter

I’m not looking forward to it!!

It's sunny, but cold here. I have southerner blood now, I couldn't hand a winter in New England! I'd need a constant heat lamp. I'd hang in the brooder with the chicks just to heat myself up

Time to hand in your Masshole card.

JK, I hate the cold too lol

 

[ShrekDawg]

I’m moving the incubator to the hall. Can I set the eggs immediately after if I do that? It shouldn’t get too cold. I will have to use an extension cord though but I think it’s a bit more stable out there and better than constantly messing with the thermostat in my room haha

 

[ShrekDawg]

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I will after I put the eggs in haha

My first hatch I was precise with everything and I think it made my hatching experience a little bit stressful...

This hatch I am just going with the flow pretty much and it seems as though my eggs are doing a lot better. I'm not candling everyday and everything seems to be going smoother.

And my humidity is doing great, I did it dry then added only 50 ml of water and it's staying at 35% to 40% without water it's in the 20s.

That’s awesome!!

I need to try to go with the flow more haha

 

[FortCluck]

That is an excellent idea!! I didn’t even think about that haha

I scrapped pages for the dumbest stuff too like the words being too far apart or too close or one being way higher than the other

I was actually pissing myself off with how bad I was last night. I’m normally never that bad.

I even had a few I got pretty far on (like beyond the title LOL) but then I looked closer and realized I hated it.

I’m probably making myself sound psycho

Usually it’s much more under control it’s just I’m also a bit of a perfectionist and get obsessed with it being “perfect” which of course is impossible.





I’m doing that. I just was gonna mark which egg was which ha





Cutting it up won’t do anything if it’s already on the online accounts like Amazon, eBay, PayPal, etc.









Oh no I wasn’t offended or insulted at all!! Sorry if it seemed that way. I know you were just wondering! I just figured I’d explain about the humidity/why some stuff’s important to a point just in case any other new people were reading it. I wasn’t offended or anything, just figured I’d take the opportunity to explain.

I do think you may be right that opening it is not a huge deal. And would probably be fine.

I can’t get my hygrometer to read right but I give up lol











Also the same way with dogs! And chickens.

The first batch I was obsessed, second I threw em out at a week and was like “eh they’re fine!” Lol

Still had a heat source and took care of them of course but just didn’t worry over every single little thing or visit them a ton.

These eggs though it’s frustrating nothing is working right but I’m just gonna set them anyway haha



Sorry, I didn’t have time this morning and then I didn’t get home till almost 2. I’m gonna set them now. I give up trying to get things right lol



I think that’s a good idea.



sorry.



Haha nahhh, I just had to work this morning so I didn’t have time and then I only got back like an hour ago, just finished lunch, and I think I’m going to set them now. Was going to move the incubator to a bit more stable room like the hall but I’m not sure.

But I give up making everything perfect hah

I think I’m just gonna set them now but I’m a bit nervous cause I still don’t have an accurate hygrometer. But I guess I could always test them after I set the eggs ha or put one in and test the other



They’re still not accurate but I give up now lol



I’m not looking forward to it!!





Time to hand in your Masshole card.

JK, I hate the cold too lol

I still say wicked and drop f bombs like no other. I also have a NE accent whatever that means. That's what people tell me.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I still say wicked and drop f bombs like no other. I also have a NE accent whatever that means. That's what people tell me.

Hahaha I do too don’t have a New England or Boston accent though. I wish.

 

[Skippersnh]

The accent never goes away

 

[ShrekDawg]

The accent never goes away

I don’t think I have one but maybe I do to other people ha

 

[FortCluck]

The accent never goes away

It's Wicked Pissa... I stick out like a sore thumb when I talk. Everyone always asks if I'm from Boston.