November/December "Hatch-a-Long"

[LoveToFarm]

This is my 2nd time, Guineas were first, None with them, and then Duck eggs, None with them. I am not sure I believe in third time is the charm. But I am crossing my fingers for you!

Thanks they say guineas and ducks are the hardest to hatch (just wt I heard) I have only ever hatched duck so idk how to hatch anything else! Wt kind of incubater do u have?

 

[LoveToFarm]

Geez I hope you are right! Fingers crossed!

Ya some of mine never moved and they still all hatched last year don't worry to much! (I no hard said then done) :-D

 

[chickensnewtome]

Little Giant or something like that. It is a foam one.

 

[LoveToFarm]

Little Giant or something like that. It is a foam one. 

Lol I have that one to I have the still air one with no fan! So I have to run the temp a little high then other with the fan!

 

[chickydee64]

Day 20 (actually truth be known it is actually day 21 but only an hour into it) and NOTHING IS HAPPENING :-(

The 19 eggs all had fabulous movement right up until lock down but there is no rockin' no rollin' no NOTHIN' - should I be seeing something? The temp has been absolutely perfect at 99.5 for the entire incubation process, humidity sitting at roughly 50% - everything has been perfect, until now.

Gah!!!

HI, Just working on my first cup of coffee.and trying to catch up.
If I read everything right.it is way to early to give up......
I go to day 25...they do not always come right at day 21......
hang in there....
Humidity might be a little low........I run 60 65......
It is OK for them to be quiet...they nap............the work, then nap........
Good luck...............

 

[ellieemae]

I have to figure out what makes my temp. spike at night. I think that it's diminishing water in the well, but that's just a guess, and a non-scientific one at that. Last night's spike wasn't as high, though (we turned the incubator down quite a bit). It was within normal limits for a still air incubator so I'm just going to relax about it.

About hatching in the fall: we got our four girls as one-day-old chicks last October and wintered them in the house at first, then in the garage with lamps. It worked out well so we'll do the same thing again, only we're starting from eggs. I liked having my girls start laying in the spring...then we got eggs from them all summer long. Hopefully that will be the case again.

 

[familypendragon]

 I GIVE UP ON THE INCUBATOR!!!! All Duck eggs died!!! I don't have a blessed clue what I did wrong. I am just going to wait for one of my girls to go broody! Ugh!

Oh no, I am so sorry

 

[familypendragon]

Little Giant or something like that. It is a foam one. 

If yours has no fan, are you aware that your temp should be 102 and not 99.5?

 

[LoveToFarm]

If yours has no fan, are you aware that your temp should be 102 and not 99.5?

Yep that's wt I was going to ask her bc mine is one with no fan and I run mine at 102 and have good hatches

 

[familypendragon]

For any newbies that want some advice (like I did a few months ago when I started) about how to get better hatches without spending $300 on a new bator. IF you have an LG still air and want to have a rocking bator equivalent to the nice Hovabators you can do what I did and install an aftermarket kit called an Incukit http://incubatorwarehouse.com/48-watt-incukit-dc.html My hatches were not good until I did that and now it purrs like a kitten and I just leave it alone other than to add water if needed. Its been running continuously for months with no problems. You still need to use a hygrometer since it doesn't track humidity - and I recommend this one http://incubatorwarehouse.com/incubator-remote-thermometer-hygrometer.html as I have had great performance from it. Feel free to disregard this post if you don't need the help - I just know I spent a lot of time frustrated and researching and begging people to tell me what they did differently, LOL!