Serama Hatch-A-Long!!

[DRGLENNON]

I just weighed and set my first 8 Serama eggs to check fertility.

 

[darkbluespace]

I just weighed and set my first 8 Serama eggs to check fertility.

Exciting!!

 

[DRGLENNON]

Exciting!!

Very exciting.Thanks! I still don't know how to lower the humidity to where I would like it, it's running 55-60% with no water. I can't control the weather. Any ideas?

 

[darkbluespace]

Very exciting.Thanks! I still don't know how to lower the humidity to where I would like it, it's running 55-60% with no water. I can't control the weather. Any ideas?

I have vents on the top of mine that I open and humidity escapes. You could leave the lid a little askew for a bit although sometimes when I open up an incubator the humidity goes up because the outside air is more humid! I try to run mine for a bit to get the humidity down before I put eggs in but I guess that won't help at this stage.

 

[darkbluespace]

This is the contraption I made for my seramas. I'm not sure it'll help you out much, but I used 1x3's to convert this old changing table into a 'mini coop'. It's on wheels anyway, and right now its on my back porch since it's still been getting down into the 20's overnight this week. The front opens with a screen and then a door. Bottom two levels are boarded in, and the top is covered in 1/4" wire mesh. I think I have about $40 into it, not counting the actual changing table. They're comfortable in it, I think, but I wouldn't have more than 5 or 6 in here depending on size and temperment, and I'm actually stopping at 4 once I get a roo for them.
My goal is to pull it outside for the spring/summer/any nice weather. As long as I can rig up something to keep the rain off the top, I think it'll hold up fine. That way I can let them out to peck a bit during the day. Then, when the weather turns again, pull them back onto the back porch. Im in love with these little birds, but they really arent the most logical choice for our cold winters.

That is a really cute set-up! I bet they will love the levels as they get older. I am sure it is colder there than in Portland, I think we got down to to 15 to 20 degrees this winter and all my Seramas did fine in unheated coops. There were several in each coop to keep each other warm.

 

[DRGLENNON]

I have vents on the top of mine that I open and humidity escapes. You could leave the lid a little askew for a bit although sometimes when I open up an incubator the humidity goes up because the outside air is more humid! I try to run mine for a bit to get the humidity down before I put eggs in but I guess that won't help at this stage.

I ran it for days but outside humidity is in the 70s and was in the 90s yesterday, I'm using a Brinsea mini. I thought about putting rice in a small cup. lol It works with cell phones.

 

[darkbluespace]

I ran it for days but outside humidity is in the 70s and was in the 90s yesterday, I'm using a Brinsea mini. I thought about putting rice in a small cup. lol It works with cell phones.

Yikes, that is serious humidity! I have heard of using rice.. might work in a small incubator!

 

[DRGLENNON]

Yikes, that is serious humidity! I have heard of using rice.. might work in a small incubator!

I think I will and if that doesn't work I'll move the dehumidifier in that room. I'm sure when I get it down the outdoor humidity will drop and I'll have to add water.

 

[DRGLENNON]

Humidity stable at 45%, I don't think a day and a half did any real harm. It looks like 5 of eight are fertile. I weigh and candle Thursday.(day 7)

 

[darkbluespace]

Humidity stable at 45%, I don't think a day and a half did any real harm. It looks like 5 of eight are fertile. I weigh and candle Thursday.(day 7)

Sounds good : )