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[Patty13637]

Yes I have Delawares from you , I guess I need to update !

 

[rancher hicks]

Do you have pics?

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

Did a last candle tonight and then opened the eggs. We had 2 pip but not get through the shell. It made me sad because they were so close. The rest had formed but didn't pip. We're going to pick our brains on ways to improve our process and try again. Hopefully this next try will be better.

 

[happyhensny]

Tab's - Well, I thought we had 6 BO hens but apparently we only have 4 and 3 are August hatches, just pullets and not laying yet. Guess I am going to wait-their little eggs, when they do lay, won't be ready for a Roo till summer. Thanks so much!

 

[happyhensny]

Tab's chicken obsession :

Did a last candle tonight and then opened the eggs. We had 2 pip but not get through the shell. It made me sad because they were so close. The rest had formed but didn't pip. We're going to pick our brains on ways to improve our process and try again. Hopefully this next try will be better.

That is no fun. In a month I will have some Australorp, Brahma and Sussex eggs for hatching-need any?​

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

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That is no fun. In a month I will have some Australorp, Brahma and Sussex eggs for hatching-need any?

Thanks but no on the eggs for now. I have some coming from Lovins in the next day or so.

 

[marquisella]

Tab's chicken obsession :

Did a last candle tonight and then opened the eggs. We had 2 pip but not get through the shell. It made me sad because they were so close. The rest had formed but didn't pip. We're going to pick our brains on ways to improve our process and try again. Hopefully this next try will be better.

Were the ones that didn't pip watery? If the humidity is too high, they will drown in the exces water when they first try to pip. I have found that I do better when I dry hatch. I don't put any, or very little water in the incubator, until I put them in the hatcher. Then I boost the humidity up to 70% for the last 3 days. Its hard to ignore the hygrometer that says "low" but I do, and get better hatches.
I forgot, I have a Hovabator that I hatch in, and I leave all the red plugs out.
Sue​

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

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Were the ones that didn't pip watery? If the humidity is too high, they will drown in the exces water when they first try to pip. I have found that I do better when I dry hatch. I don't put any, or very little water in the incubator, until I put them in the hatcher. Then I boost the humidity up to 70% for the last 3 days. Its hard to ignore the hygrometer that says "low" but I do, and get better hatches.
I forgot, I have a Hovabator that I hatch in, and I leave all the red plugs out.
Sue

One did and one didn't, but the humidity wasn't reading high. It was lower than it should've been I think. Our house tends to be dry because of the pellet stoves. What kind of hydrometer do you use? I was thinking to update ours, thermometers too.

 

[marquisella]

Tab's chicken obsession :

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Were the ones that didn't pip watery? If the humidity is too high, they will drown in the exces water when they first try to pip. I have found that I do better when I dry hatch. I don't put any, or very little water in the incubator, until I put them in the hatcher. Then I boost the humidity up to 70% for the last 3 days. Its hard to ignore the hygrometer that says "low" but I do, and get better hatches.
I forgot, I have a Hovabator that I hatch in, and I leave all the red plugs out.
Sue

One did and one didn't, but the humidity wasn't reading high. It was lower than it should've been I think. Our house tends to be dry because of the pellet stoves. What kind of hydrometer do you use? I was thinking to update ours, thermometers too.​

I use one that sells in Walmart that is a thremometer/hygroometer combo. Its around $11 or so, is in the section that has outdoor thermometers. It has a probe with a wire and the main box is grey, about the size of a pack of cards.

If you want the humidity, you have to put the whole thing, including the grey box, inside the incubator. If you only want the temp, then the probe goes in, and the box stays outside. Make sure the probe is at the top of the eggs to get an accurate reading.

Sue

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

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One did and one didn't, but the humidity wasn't reading high. It was lower than it should've been I think. Our house tends to be dry because of the pellet stoves. What kind of hydrometer do you use? I was thinking to update ours, thermometers too.

I use one that sells in Walmart that is a thremometer/hygroometer combo. Its around $11 or so, is in the section that has outdoor thermometers. It has a probe with a wire and the main box is grey, about the size of a pack of cards.

If you want the humidity, you have to put the whole thing, including the grey box, inside the incubator. If you only want the temp, then the probe goes in, and the box stays outside. Make sure the probe is at the top of the eggs to get an accurate reading.

Sue

We have the same style right now, but the temp. hasn't been accurate. We didn't have the probe on top of the eggs though. We were worried that we may need to calibrate the hydrometer.