Little Giant Hatch Along

[RockwaterFarm]

I have 32 in my LG, but the temp. keeps rising and dipping constantly. I have a digital thermometer in there now, i just dont know if its right. About 2 minutes ago it was at 100.6 degrees, now it at 98 degrees. Im definitley either getting a fan or new incubator the next time i hatch.

 

[BookWorm243]

Thanks everyone for joining!! Glad to hear I am not alone!

I have mine at a steady 102 and around 50 for humidity. If you are using a fan I know it should stay around 100. I am having to keep a heating pad on the top on the incubator to keep it at 102. It was down to 98.4

bburn I am so sorry to hear about your losses

 

[bburn]

So, in spite of what the instructions are with the LG go ahead and increase the temp? I can no problem. The room it is in is free of drafts and it holds it's temp......

 

[BookWorm243]

I have been told for a still air to have it at 102, I have also seen online people say this as well. I am borrowing this from a friend and he has hatched 69 out of 72 chicks in this one with that temp. It is up to you It seems to be working for me

I candled the eggs and I can see the blood island in the egg already

This is my first time hatching, really hoping for a good hatch.






I wanted to add I have never hatched at this temp before so I can not be sure how well it will work. I have been told by people that they have great hatches at this temp, but dont know this for myself. So please research and decide for yourself as I don't want to mess anyones hatch up

 

[nwfl]

Just saw this thread. Today began my lockdown of 5 silkie and 24 EE. I started with 6 silkie eggs but on day 8 one was not fertile. My EE rooster has great fertility, all eggs producing healthy chicks. This was a no turn and 30 degree tilt experiment in egg cartons. Only two of my EE eggs candled. Dry until day 10. Then added water to one channel. For lockdown I added water to all channels. I also fluctuated heat, warmer during day. Eggs are now on drawer liner on the wire. Movement in two silkie eggs at 6:30pm. I keep notes on all my hatches. Have started saving EE eggs from two salmon girls for next hatch. Good luck too all. Happy hatching.

 

[BookWorm243]

Wow sounds like you have this hatching down pat. I took the heating pad off it is keeping temp on it's own now. I did make a bubble wrap cover as it is not in a draft free area.

 

[cherprit]

I have Lemon Blues in there too!! And silkies and a few other assorted!!

 

[ModernGameGrl]

H everyone I'll follow along here. I'm hatching in an LG still air I had started out using a turner but I like to do multiple small batches and with it being my only incubator it's just easier to hand turn. I don't add water to mine as humidity stays between 50-55% and I have good results and I keep my temp at 102.

Last weekend I hatched my first clutch with this incubator I started out with 10 and only 6 were viable of those 6 3 hatched and a 4th piped and died before fully hatching so I'm fairly pleased with those results. Right now I'm on lock down with 6 more eggs and one has already pipped and its only day 20 ( its a bantam egg though out of my MGB roo and either MGB or OEGB hen)

I have 3 more clutches in right now as well #3 is 4 bantam eggs set 3/13, #4 is 6 bantams and 4 standard mutts started 3/22, and 8 Swedish duck eggs also set 3/22.

 

[Lroach711]

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ohhh I'm jealous! I loveee the lemon blue cochins!

 

[Lroach711]

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This is my 2nd hatch and I added a fan for this one. So far I can tell a major difference. My temp was all over the place before..I'd wake up and itd be 98 and late in the day it'd spike to 102.4. I have seen very little variation with the temp now. I am having a little trouble keeping the humidity right though. Seems like the fan is going to make me fill up the watermuch more this time around.