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[AbbyTravers]

Thanks everyone for the great advice I will use it all and keep you posted.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Thanks everyone for the great advice I will use it all and keep you posted.

Your welcome. Looking forward to it!

 

[ocap]

I tried four thermometers and got confused, all four read differently. seemed to me the best idea that I have read is a thermometer that has a probe you can stick into a water wiggler for internal egg temperature. I calibrated my thermometer using the cold water technique and found it was reading 0.9 low which caused my first hatch to arrive late. (I calibrated after incubating one batch, hatch day began at day 22)
Best advice is to start out with eggs that are local and therefore not abused by three days of bouncing and bumping.
John

 

[AbbyTravers]

Thanks for the advice ocap. I have eggs my own eggs that I am using. I have lots of chickens but they were just from the mail and tractor supply.

 

[ocap]

Thanks for the advice ocap. I have eggs my own eggs that I am using. I have lots of chickens but they were just from the mail and tractor supply.

that's how I got started. this is my first year trying to find and raise "quality". I really like my mail order birds from Cackle Hatchery. My eyes and mind are not yet trained to see the subtle differences, I will keep trying. Do you live in the USA?

 

[AbbyTravers]

Yes and I have got my chicks from cackle hatchery too. Last year we just got some red and black sex link but this year we got buff orphington, barred rock, and Dominique chicks that are do to arrive the 2nd of April. I live in Kansas so I'm glad its not that far from the hatchery!!

 

[ocap]

mine got here the next day

 

[marchick]

Hi everyone,since you guys where talking about hatching eggs.I am new and was wondering what would be a good incubator without spending a ton of money?One that would do a good job holding temp.I am wanting to try hatching chicks but not till next spring.I hatched out chicks like 15 years ago in a little giant incubator and remember the temp. would vary so much and would like better!Maybe little giants make better ones now that one was 20+years old!!!

 

[ocap]

Hi everyone,since you guys where talking about hatching eggs.I am new and was wondering what would be a good incubator without spending a ton of money?One that would do a good job holding temp.I am wanting to try hatching chicks but not till next spring.I hatched out chicks like 15 years ago in a little giant incubator and remember the temp. would vary so much and would like better!Maybe little giants make better ones now that one was 20+years old!!!

here is a thread where you will get more experienced buyers, you might also send a private message to "ozexpat", I think he has all of them.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/569950/incubators-anonymous/8710#post_13062681

temperature stability is primary with fan instead of still air a close second

 

[Amy Foster]

Hi everybody i new to hatching and my incubator is set up and keeping temp and my humidity is around thirty five percent i am warming my eggs today to set tomorrow i have forty two and will be using an egg turner with my hovabator 2362n and i was wondering how much adding forty two eggs will raise my humidity? i think i am good with thirty five to set eggs but i just dont want my humidity to get too high once eggs are added! any advice for a first timer?