Setting 28 eggs tonight, feel free to join me.

[rsf31tmp]

you seem to be a day or two ahead of me!

Wow....mine are just sitting quietly...very excited for you!

 

[RachaelS]

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No fair!!!!!!!! Congrats!

 

[jnkir7]

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No fair!!!!!!!! Congrats!

i have some on day19 so excited

 

[Mmmatt13]

Well my 2nd baby just popped out! Man they're cute! So clumsy rolling around trying to figure out those legs.

Anybody else have a peeper?

 

[rsf31tmp]

what is the temp in your bator? What type of bator? Do you have an auto turner?

You seem to have some magic....last time mine started at mid-day on day 22....this time....mine hit day 20 at 9pm today? And you have two hatched?

 

[Mmmatt13]

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It's a 4 or 5 year-old still air HovaBator 1602n with no autoturner, I've only hatched 3 other times before (4 or 5 years ago). I actually kept track of what the temps and humidity were 5x a day - whenever I turned them. The lowest it got was 99.7 on day 14 and the highest was 103.5 on day 12. It averaged at 101.37* and 43.1% humidity for the first 18 days.

ETA: Lockdown temps and humidity have been close to 101.5 and 68-71% humidity.

 

[rsf31tmp]

Thanks so much for the information!

Keep us posted on anything that happens tonight please!

 

[Mmmatt13]

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Absolutely.

Same goes for you.

 

[Mmmatt13]

4 are out! One is still busy zipping.
The last one out is making the most beautiful "churring" noises. They're so sweet.

 

[rsf31tmp]

ok 20 days in the books, about 90 minutes into day 21

last time we were in the closing minutes of day 21 that things started happening, so I am looking 7pm on Wednesday for the action to start

I did move my 12 chicks from last time outside to the coop, so the brooder is ready for the new chicks!