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

[Mahonri]

 

[coldupnorth]

coldupnorth, I love the dog avatar, what is he??

He's purebred mutt! Half Brittany Spaniel, 1/4 Australian Shephard and 1/4 Black Lab. He's built like the Spaniel with the wavy hair but has coloring of the Shephard and no tail like the Shephard. We really love the rascal!

 

[ronott1]

There are small holes in the bottom of the Hovabator (stryro) that I assume are the air intake vents. There are 12 and each is about 1/4" diameter. Has anyone tried setting the whole bator in a shallow pan of water and using something to hold it just above the water's surface? I would think that would draw water vapor up through the holes and increase humidity. What do you all think?

Not a good idea. One of the tips here says the eggs need air to hatch. One idea was that automatic egg turners can cause problems over had turning because the bator is not opened enough to let in fresh air.

 

[ronott1]

Please tell me I'm not the only guy in this egg hatch?? But I'm use to that being that I'm in the nursing profession! lol And I get grief all the time from my wife for "wasting time" tending to the chickens so all you gals out there I feel for u when you get grief from ur hubbies. lol

There are guys. Thread starter is a guy. I am a guy.

Ron

 

[mallory2013]

Ok!!! They are officially in the bator!! 15 in all!

I know the humidity is low in this pic but I think its because I had just taken the thermometer out of the bator to out the eggs in and the humidty in the room was 15, its about 25% in the bator right now.

 

[ronott1]

In regards to getting the hovabator, You guys are pushers!!! lol but after adding insulation to the doors I woke up to my bator being 110 degrees. Yes! Now I just to need to adjust it. Im still thinking of getting the hovabator and selling my LG. The LG is the bane of my existence.

And for the messy house..im glad I'm not the only one!

And....my gabbard eggs are in town!!! I won't be setting them til tomorrow, and I still have quail eggs coming. Soooo..I have some to set today and the rest later after my incubator is stabalized. ITs all working out. *phew

Sadly I have two Genesis Hovabators, but now I am looking at the Brinsea or a Dickey incubator.....

Ron

 

[countrygirl911]

Okay hatchers, we are down to the wire and Countrygirl needs some help. What kind of bator are you using? Have you hatched in it before? Are there any issues with the heat source? Are the vents plugged? Do you trust your thermometer(s)? Experienced people, chime in!

i have 2 hova bators i have hatched several times before in them and had good hatches i have the thermomiter that came with it and i just bought 2 new digitals that are in there as well they are saying 97 degrees and refuse to go higher the plugs are in. i hope it will go up soon. husband has left to go buy me another thermomiter to go in it

 

[Cattitude]

I just set my 32 eggs for this hatch!!! There are: 7 EEs, 14 Silkie O (7 Isabel and 7 Splash), 9 Black Rosecomb, and 2 Rosecomb X Sebright.

 

[Mahonri]

Quote: Thread starter... I'VE BEEN CALLED WORSE!

 

[ChooksChick]

And silence falls across the middle states as hundreds rush to set their eggs...

Not a good idea. One of the tips here says the eggs need air to hatch. One idea was that automatic egg turners can cause problems over had turning because the bator is not opened enough to let in fresh air.

I think the question is about having the eggs ABOVE the water, not having the holes in the floor submerged. It's common to place plants that require higher humidity but dry feet in a saucer full of rocks filled with water, so the soil can't wick up the water, but the ambient humidity in the general location is higher. It's a microclimate. This is what I think is being suggested. Picture a screen over a big tub of water and the incubator on the screen, suspended above the water. Not plugging holes.

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I feel so "ABANDONED"

I am sure the rest of us mountain timers are behaving and setting on time.

I taped it really well and I am going to keep a close eye on it. No exploding eggs in the bator for me.

Try the betadine and wax. You'll lose too much of the egg moisture if you don't seal it better since it's just set day