Lockdown on my first hatch!!!

[Miss Ameraucana]

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[rsb911411]

3 little fluffy butts!!!!

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

This is a Brinsea hygrometer!!!
Help me please! My Brinsea are both brand new.....which reading should I trust?
Pics above

 

[rsb911411]

Calibrate your external one and trust it.

 

[rsb911411]

Link to calibrating:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...earn-chat-meet-new-friends/9060#post_16203259

Glad I found this because I need it too!

 

[chantels1]

This is a Brinsea hygrometer!!!
Help me please! My Brinsea are both brand new.....which reading should I trust?
Pics above

Do a Google search on hygrometer calibration. Then you will know!

 

[chantels1]

3 little fluffy butts!!!!

Yay! Any other pips? Did you candle the rest?

 

[rsb911411]

I did candle the rest and there is no change. I am almost absolutely certain they are gone.

I also woke up this morning and went to check on my special needs chick. I had only put a small cup with a very thin layer of water for it to drink. Actually it was about 1/2 an inch of the bottom part of a red plastic cup I had cut off and put maybe 2 mm of water in the bottom, but apparently it was just enough for it to drown. I guess that is another lesson learned. The other two were doing just fine this morning thank goodness.

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

I did candle the rest and there is no change. I am almost absolutely certain they are gone.

I also woke up this morning and went to check on my special needs chick. I had only put a small cup with a very thin layer of water for it to drink. Actually it was about 1/2 an inch of the bottom part of a red plastic cup I had cut off and put maybe 2 mm of water in the bottom, but apparently it was just enough for it to drown. I guess that is another lesson learned. The other two were doing just fine this morning thank goodness.

Awe...that’s too bad about the little one. Thanks again for your help, I have another batch that locks down in two days.. did you get a good hatch?

 

[rsb911411]

Awe...that’s too bad about the little one. Thanks again for your help, I have another batch that locks down in two days.. did you get a good hatch?

No mine was pretty bad. I started out with 12 eggs, put 7 in lockdown, and had 3 hatch. I don't have a lot of hope for the other 4 but an going to give them at least one more day. I am looking forward to making improvements on my next hatch, though. I am going to try with button quail next, so the wait won't be quite as long this time.