Set eggs February 12th! Hatch a long with me!

[Baggagolers]

I just candled the eggs for the last time. All 5 alive and kicking

. Now I have to get the humidity up and go into lock down tonight. Humidity is at 51% right now. I just added water and will put in some sponges tonight when I lock down.

 

[meshellrose]

what should humidity be? this is my first time and it's at 50% right now.

 

[Baggagolers]

70 to 80% according to this

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-incubate-hatch-eggs-just-21-days-from-egg-to-chicken

 

[meshellrose]

thanks

 

[NYRIR]

Now I'm panicking.....it's snowing like mad. If I lose power I'm gonna....

 

[meshellrose]

Now I'm panicking.....it's snowing like mad. If I lose power I'm gonna....

yikes..we're supposed to have storms..tornado crap. I hope neither of us have power outages.

 

[NYRIR]

yikes..we're supposed to have storms..tornado crap. I hope neither of us have power outages.

Yikes! Tornados??
Me too. I also have 8 BR chicks 2 weeks old and 6 Partridge Silkie chicks that are 6 days old out in the brooders in the garage!

 

[Squawkbox]

Yikes! Hope you guys don't lose power!!

 

[meshellrose]

Yikes! Tornados??
Me too. I also have 8 BR chicks 2 weeks old and 6 Partridge Silkie chicks that are 6 days old out in the brooders in the garage!

Yeah, I live in the middle of the country. Oh boy, this is my first set ever, but I have another set that are only 6 days into incubation, and then ducks that are 18 days in. Thinking mother nature wants to drive us crazy.

 

[NYRIR]

Yeah, I live in the middle of the country. Oh boy, this is my first set ever, but I have another set that are only 6 days into incubation, and then ducks that are 18 days in. Thinking mother nature wants to drive us crazy.

Lol...you don't do anything "small" do you?

Sounds like me...actually the DH is buying a generator tonight(if he can find one, wouldn't you know we have 2 that don't run now)