Setting 9-10 eggs on 10/29 - pm

[shaggy]

Eggs are from a BR roo and a RIR hen



if i finish my insulation tonight - i will be setting them in the incubator


... first hatch ever ... first homemade incubator

 

[shaggy]

woot 97 degree's ... waiting for it to stabilize

 

[gryeyes]

Good luck!!! Keep us posted!

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

Good luck with your hatch! I started my 2nd go at incubation tonight at 11 pm, hoping to sleep through the most stressful part of incubation pipping and zipping.
How many eggs you setting. I have 7 of my own silkie eggs going in. I am finding my own eggs are not nearly as stressful as shipped eggs. Or it could just be this is my second time. Either way I had fun the first time and, wish you the best of luck with your hatch.

 

[shaggy]

finally got the humidity under 50%

fixing to put the eggs in

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

You waited awful late to set those eggs. One of the best things I learned after going through a very stressful pip and zip stage was to set the eggs late at night so when they started pipping I would be asleep. Hopefully you and I both will be snoozing when they start to pip. Glad the humidity came down for you. Good luck! My eggs are 6 hours ahead of you, but I am not sure they are fertile, and plan to candle on day 10 to check. My lav eggs will be here Wed and so will my Showgirl! Woot Woot!

 

[shaggy]

Quote:
awesome


next i need to learn the terminology --- pip and zip?

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

Not my images I stole off the internet but it shows very clearly which is which.

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

Just a heads up! At lock down leave them be. Do anything but open the bator. That was the worst part for me. I had my first pip and nothing for 24 hours I was a mess. I could hear them in there crying for help. Well it sure sounded like crying to me but they were just peeping away. It was the sweetest sound ever. I wanted so bad to help. I was glued to the top of the bator at 2 am just watching, and watching and oh yeah more watching. Hence I upgraded to the 1588, you can see everything in there. Not at all like the 1602N which is what I am now using as a bator and the 1588 will be my hatcher. Can you see through the top of your homemade bator?
Anyway 20 days and counting. Good luck!

 

[shaggy]

i can see through the top of it ... i used a 8x12 picture frame glass for a window


i had to cover it last night so i could get some sleep -- light kept coming on and waking me up, so i covered it with a shirt


the extra insulation brought the temp up to 108 this morning

i am a little worried .... i wonder if the eggs can tolerate more temperature variation earlier in the hatching process