Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

I don't have a place for emus either.:( but I want to hatch some anyway. I figure there's got to be an emu farmer someplace!

OK...oh wise ones. I humbly request your assistance. No one really answers my questions elsewhere and I figure its because everyone is always just trying to catch up on this thread. So here is my plethora of questions.

1. I have 3 hygrometers, one for humidor, one accurite, one cheapo analog reptile one. I put salt in a soda cap about 3/4 way full, just enough water to make it wet but not too wet and sealed it in a plastic baggie. Its been over 3 hours and two read 60, one reads 59. I know normally I would just do the math and assume they 15 degrees off. But since they're all the same, do I assume its only 60% humidity in the bag or that they are all truly exactly 15 degrees off?




So any advice would be appreciated.
I would leave them in the baggie longer. I think the instructions I followed said 6 or 8 hours, but don't remember for sure. Good luck!
 
Spangled, if we follow the same format that we have in the past, it should be the simple calculation that you guessed for this hatch as well.

ETA - I think we are all going for a great hatch rate but we are not all OBSESSING over it like you are.
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Ouch. That's going to leave a mark. Let the pouting begin.
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just me and my opinion,but I don't think infertiles or clears should count! I think what you put into lockdown is what we should count for our best hatch rate...cause I've had 100% hatch rates here at home and with shipped eggs as low as 30%...Im using both this time...I asked this same question last hatch along and it was mentioned that FERTILITY rate is from the beginning...total eggs set,minus eggs removed,clears. The hatch rate comes in from what hatches from fertilized eggs. I don't care that much as its all fun anyhow....Just my opinion...cetainly not trying to step on toes.
 
just me and my opinion,but I don't think infertiles or clears should count! I think what you put into lockdown is what we should count for our best hatch rate...cause I've had 100% hatch rates here at home and with shipped eggs as low as 30%...Im using both this time...I asked this same question last hatch along and it was mentioned that FERTILITY rate is from the beginning...total eggs set,minus eggs removed,clears. The hatch rate comes in from what hatches from fertilized eggs. I don't care that much as its all fun anyhow....Just my opinion...cetainly not trying to step on toes.


You're not stepping on toes--I argued the same thing a few years ago, but then I realized that maintaining all that data is a nightmare. So many things can change throughout the 21 days. Come lockdown, I'd have to quit my job, just to keep my inbox free.

Also, when we are giving away donated prizes, we neet to reduce the amount of "game playing" that may or may not occur---especially when the prizes are SHAWEET!
 
So are we going to count the eggs we have to set early into the total or are we only counting what is set on time?


What you entered into the spreadsheet will be count as "eggs set" you will have several days after Easter to enter in (a new spreadsheet form) "eggs hatched". I will double-check for any descrepancies between the spreadsheets.
 
What you entered into the spreadsheet will be count as "eggs set" you will have several days after Easter to enter in (a new spreadsheet form) "eggs hatched". I will double-check for any descrepancies between the spreadsheets.

Ok, thank you. I wasn't sure because the PO decide to actually move faster than normal, some of my eggs will have to be set before Saturday. I just wasn't sure if I needed to go back and change the number of my set eggs to omit those or not.
 
Ok, thank you. I wasn't sure because the PO decide to actually move faster than normal, some of my eggs will have to be set before Saturday. I just wasn't sure if I needed to go back and change the number of my set eggs to omit those or not.


Well if the first spreadsheet says you set 10 eggs, but you magically got 22 chicks, you don't win the prize.
 
Hello all! I'm just now joining in on this hatch. I wasn't sure if I would have any eggs, but decided yesterday to go ahead and get some. I'll be setting bantam cochins and silkies. I'm putting duck eggs in, too, but they won't be hatching until a week later....I hope!
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