May Hatch Thread--Fill up those bators n' broodies!

[Jharper]

No fan, just still air. I tookout one of the plugs to hopefully get the humidity down. It went up to 60% while I was gone. Should I just wait until it drops or try to suck some of the water out with an eye dropper?

Try an get some water out.

 

[Madpolak]

No fan, just still air. I tookout one of the plugs to hopefully get the humidity down. It went up to 60% while I was gone. Should I just wait until it drops or try to suck some of the water out with an eye dropper?

. Hey polak I was wondering what happened to ya ,, as far as the humidity for my liking it's way high I do dry hatches and have almost double the hatch rate that's no water first 18 days now that is dependent on the air cell size when I candle I adjust as needed but for me at over 5000 asl it works well I add water on day 18 to hatch to about 65 % it is about right to wet mushy chick to dry shrink wrapped chick so 65 I find is perfect but some others may chime in with a lil more info alot depends on the bator too fan no fan ? It changes the numbers quite a bit

 

[jnjmanning]

No fan, just still air. I tookout one of the plugs to hopefully get the humidity down. It went up to 60% while I was gone. Should I just wait until it drops or try to suck some of the water out with an eye dropper?

If you arent on lock down you can open it to get some water out. If you are on lockdown open all vents and crack the top if it is real high

 

[jnjmanning]

So 2 Lil chickies out but the 3 that were trying are still trying!!! Do I intervene ? Idk... Maybe tomorrow. I'm afraid of ruining it for the other eggs.
Melinda

How many other eggs do you have still in? Are any pipping? How long have those been pipped? What day are you on?

 

[chickydee64]

How long have they been trying?

I keep an electric heating pad on hand - plug it in, turn it to the LOWEST setting - let it sit for about 10 minutes to warm up (you can place it in a plastic tote, cardboard box, on the floor, etc). While thats warming up - find a fairly large tupperware type bowl and wet a cloth in warm water - roll the cloth and lay it on the heating pad then put the bowl upside down on the cloth - just so the cloth holds one side of the bowl slightly off of the heating pad for ventilation. Now quickly grab the eggs that need help and put them under the bowl - now you can safely help them one at a time without risking the remaining eggs. Once they have completely hatched you can put them in the brooder instead of putting them back in the incubator. This might sound crazy but I have actually hatched eggs this way that were abandoned on day 10 or so by a broody hen - so just putting them on a heating pad long enough to assist in their hatch would not be a problem. The bowl helps contain the heat and the wet cloth gives them the moisture they need. Hope this helps.

Great idea......................

 

[jnjmanning]

Hope I didn't jinx it, joining a hatch-a-long!

-Pam

I LOVE Polish! Good Luck. I have more due to hatch Tuesday!

 

[Jharper]

One of my black Cochin bantams eggs has internally pipped and I can see two others trying.

 

[Missyktsm]

Not good news. I went to move cows, came back both chicks were dead. **** thats $240 down the drain!

So sorry! I know that must be hard to swallow.

 

[jnjmanning]

One of my black Cochin bantams eggs has internally pipped and I can see two others trying.

Yeahhhhhh I have my 1st ever cochin. I bought it at a feed store as a buddy for my lone Polish chick. At least I think its a cochin! LOL

 

[kannna]

Gratuitous Chick pics

Hatched Thursday and Friday out on their first outdoor excursion. "Mom" needed a dust bath apparently.