My first chickens of 2024 - Hatch-Along

[SamLockwood]

Up to eight, now.

 

[SamLockwood]

I had a gap in the action, so I moved the eight fluffy chicks to the brooder late morning.

By now another four have hatched. All but five are either pipped or zipping.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Congratulations on all the chicks so far!!
Hopefully the rest hatch well!

 

[SamLockwood]

9 more hatched, for a total of 17, with.nomber 18 almost out.

 

[SamLockwood]

18 chicks in the brooder now.

One is zipping and chirping, six are pipped, and four aren't showing any pips.

 

[junior67]

Is this the maticoopx? If so how do you like it?

Congrats on all the cute babies. Looks like a great hatch!!

 

[SamLockwood]

Five more, six to go...

Is this the maticoopx? If so how do you like it?

Congrats on all the cute babies. Looks like a great hatch!!

I like it a lot more than my Nurture Right 360: for one thing the lid attaches a lot more easily.

Hatch rates seem to be better, too. Last one I started with 18, had one blood ring about two weeks in, had another that never hatched.

Last couple hatches I've done I've added a govee thermometer / hygrometer. It records temperature and humidity averages over time (day, week, hourly) as well as letting you give real time readings. I found out both machines had inaccurate instrumentation: humidity was way off on the Nurture Right, temp is off 1.5 to 2 degrees on the Maticoopx.

 

[SamLockwood]

After getting back from work today I checked the "final five." Two I can hear chirping, so I candled the other three. One has movement. One I can't really tell if it's moving or not, and the third stopped developing shortly after the last candling I did last week, so that's a definite dud.

More later!

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

After getting back from work today I checked the "final five." Two I can hear chirping, so I candled the other three. One has movement. One I can't really tell if it's moving or not, and the third stopped developing shortly after the last candling I did last week, so that's a definite dud.

More later!

So far it seems like a good though!

 

[junior67]

Five more, six to go...
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I like it a lot more than my Nurture Right 360: for one thing the lid attaches a lot more easily.

Hatch rates seem to be better, too. Last one I started with 18, had one blood ring about two weeks in, had another that never hatched.

Last couple hatches I've done I've added a govee thermometer / hygrometer. It records temperature and humidity averages over time (day, week, hourly) as well as letting you give real time readings. I found out both machines had inaccurate instrumentation: humidity was way off on the Nurture Right, temp is off 1.5 to 2 degrees on the Maticoopx.

Ya I use a govee. I know you can calibrate the NR360. I did it last summer and it was pretty accurate for temp. Can't remember if u cal calibrate the humidity though.