My Cayugas are hatching.

[GAMarans]

I am beyond grateful that there are two. So sad for if there was just one.

Temp 99
Humidity average 60% bumped to 75% at the end


The temp spike was only to 102 but I want to say that it was a day or so to get it back under control. I also noticed this morning that the history of the temp shows a low of 93. I have no clue when that happened. After this I am going to run that incubator empty for a while to see if there is anything going o with it or if there was a user error issue along the way.

I have some pekin eggs going at about 50% humidity right now (different incubator) ... and 99 degrees.

 

[subhanalah]

Its interesting that some hatched earlier than their due dat (indicative of too high incubation) but it's a still air incubator and those are recommended to incubate at 102°. Reading metzer's website they say that eggs that have cooled can normally still hatch, but can take a little longer. Is it a new incubator? Do you have more than one thermometer to make sure the thermostat is doing its job? I'm thinking maybe the wafer needs to be replaced if it's not new?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Ga marans and RoBo duck are one an the same? I assume?

 

[GAMarans]

Not a new incubator but when I run it empty to check it I will put multiple thermometers in it.

Roboduck is Mr. ... GAMarans is Mrs. Not one and the same ... husband and wife.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Not a new incubator but when I run it empty to check it I will put multiple thermometers in it.

Roboduck is Mr. ... GAMarans is Mrs. Not one and the same ... husband and wife.

I figured as much lol

 

[GAMarans]

So back on this humidity thing ... clearly there is something very different in ways of measuring it and that would be why sources like Metzer say 80+% to incubate. No way I can sustain that level let alone the 94% they suggest for hatch. Clearly there is a difference in the humidity measurement.

 

[subhanalah]

So back on this humidity thing ... clearly there is something very different in ways of measuring it and that would be why sources like Metzer say 80+% to incubate.  No way I can sustain that level let alone the 94% they suggest for hatch.  Clearly there is a difference in the humidity measurement.

I believe this is talking about humidity in degrees and not percentages. I found the same thing else where, but I don't know how to even measure humidity in degrees! They said how much it needed to be in percentage, then mentioned it in degrees. VERY confusing.

 

[GAMarans]

Sadly I believe these guys paid the price for that learning curve. But hopefully that means that if I go back to incubating the way that I have been in the past and then bumping at lock down I should have things under control. I had been at about 50% hatch rate and was wanting to increase that so I changed what I had been doing. Obviously changed the wrong thing.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sadly I believe these guys paid the price for that learning curve. But hopefully that means that if I go back to incubating the way that I have been in the past and then bumping at lock down I should have things under control. I had been at about 50% hatch rate and was wanting to increase that so I changed what I had been doing. Obviously changed the wrong thing.

very sorry.

 

[GAMarans]

On a happier note ... the one weak duckling is doing so much better today.