My first incubation...egg's are in Day 1 WHAT DO I DO NOW?????????????

[DulcyDoll]

Stock thermometers, for me, have always been crap. The one that came with my LG reads 9 degrees higher than my digitals

In my LG I have a digital thermometer/hydrometer, I have a second digital that has indoor and outdoor temps. Indoor tells me the air temp and outdoor probe is stuck in a water wiggler to get inside eggs temps (i reccommend getting a water wiggler) I check the water wiggler temp with a digital human thermometer to be sure.

Humidity for chicken eggs through incubation should be about 35%, 31 should be fine. Have you tried taking the plug on the other side out?


Personally, I wouldn't have added the eggs untill I was sure about temp and humidity being stable, but what's done is done. I would do a search on how to hatch chicken eggs to get some more knowledge on the subject...

 

[k2chickens]

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trust me...i have done all the searching one can do on this site. The fact that everyone's opinion is different makes matter's more tought...all im doing is looking for a similar pattern!

 

[rizq]

I would leave the plug out if your humidity is okay without, ventillation is always a good thing

I always leave my vents all the way open. I keep my humidity between 30-35%, when it gets close to 30% I know that it is time to add water in my bator

There are a lot of tricks you can do to tinker with humidity. If you need to raise it, add surface area (fill another well, add a sponge, etc.). If you need to lower it, reduce surface area (empty one of the wells, partially cover a well with foil, etc.).

 

[rizq]

trust me...i have done all the searching one can do on this site. The fact that everyone's opinion is different makes matter's more tought...all im doing is looking for a similar pattern!

There are always going to be a lot of opinions flying around

A lot of the variation is also due to people using different bators and living in different climates, however. Sometimes it takes a bit of trial and error to find what really works for you. Use the recommendations as a guide because you have to start somewhere, see how things go, and adjust accordingly for the next time. The best thing you can do is pay attention to how the eggs develop and how and when they hatch. Then if things do not go just right (hopefully they do

) you can look up the problems you had and hopefully find a solution and make your adjustments for the next time. I really think incubation is more of an art than a science and none of us is ever done learning.​

 

[k2chickens]

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There are always going to be a lot of opinions flying around

A lot of the variation is also due to people using different bators and living in different climates, however. Sometimes it takes a bit of trial and error to find what really works for you. Use the recommendations as a guide because you have to start somewhere, see how things go, and adjust accordingly for the next time. The best thing you can do is pay attention to how the eggs develop and how and when they hatch. Then if things do not go just right (hopefully they do

) you can look up the problems you had and hopefully find a solution and make your adjustments for the next time. I really think incubation is more of an art than a science and none of us is ever done learning.

great post!! i totally agree!