Khaki Campbell Hatching Thread

[Rammy]

Before I went to bed last night, I figured Id better check the bator. Sure enough it had dropped to 35%. I had just checked it a couple hours before and it was right where I wanted it. Added water to two troughs and got it back up and is still holding steady this morning. Going to pick up some sponges on the way home tonight and do what @aart showed me in the photo. Getting too close to hatch date to mess it up now.

 

[aart]

Have you been candling and marking your air cells?

 

[Rammy]

Ive candled but I dont mark the cells. Im going to check them this weekend one final time before lockdown.

 

[aart]

I like marking them on days 7, 10, 14 & 18....good way to tell if humidity should be run a bit higher or a bit lower....and knowing if pips are in air cell or outside of it.

 

[Rammy]

Thats good to know. Im trying to find some banty eggs to hatch. I can do that with that batch.

 

[Rammy]

So as you know, Im down to 7 eggs left from the 18 I initially got. One was broken on arrival, probably due to the careful handeling of the post office. The 12 I got from one seller I pretty much threw out as I candled twice and not one developed. The six from the other seller are doing fine.
I contacted the first seller telling him I had to discard all but one of his eggs because they hadnt developed. After discussion, he has offered to send me 8 fresh ones. I sent him a pic of one egg showing no bullseye.
The ones still in the bator are due to hatch Thursday. Hopefully the new eggs will do better.

 

[Rammy]

Lockdown is tomorrow. Hatch day is Thursday.

 

[Rammy]

Two days to go. Hope I get a couple out of this. Humidity 70% and steady.

 

[Rammy]

Humidity dipped a little but not much. Went down to 66%. Just had to add a little water and its back to 70%. My new humidity pump from Incubator Warehouse is coming but I wont need it this batch. Next set Im using it so it stays where I want it.

 

[Rammy]

I just vot home and have 4 eggs pipping!

Bator tv tonight!