Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

[Wrightsx4]

My humidity is way up but now I am wondering if it is too high...My digital is reading 83%.

I don't know if that's too high or if there's such a thing at the last few days, but do you have a top vent to open?

 

[fiveladybugs]

Lockdown for me is tonight

Here's hoping my humidity doesn't give me a fit this time & all the babies make it

 

[JodiLynn]

Ok this is my first incubating experience and I tomorrow is lockdown day! Should I take out the auto-turner tomorrow and what humidity do I aim for during the lockdown? Any tips would help this worry wart!

I have 15 shipped LF Salmon Faverolles (I think 11/12 are viable) but I have not thrown any out because this is my first time and I want to make sure I am seeing the right things during candling. Also have 3 of my own eggs in there (1 isnt viable I think) So this is very exciting! I have a Havobater Genesis 1500 series with autoturner. It has kept the temp/humidity just right! So here I go!!!!

 

[chicksooner]

I don't know if that's too high or if there's such a thing at the last few days, but do you have a top vent to open?

I have one top vent open and I removed the damp washcloths I had in there. Dropped to 77% now. I feel a little better about that range.

 

[MnMPoultry]

I set 19 Silkie eggs, tossed 3 clears around day 10, and now 16 or the remaining 16 went into lockdown this morning! Now, more waiting.

 

[Denise661]

Lockdown today! I'm a nervous wreck but really excited to see these little chicks soon. I have my carton cut down and ready. I need to disassemble my last two remaining turners and get them outta there and do a few quick things to have it 100% sustainable from the outside - adding more tubing and more water receptacles mainly. Oh, and clean out the styrofoam bits that have fallen in during previous modifications so they don't try to eat them. Yikes, I think I'll put the eggs in warm towels while I do that so they don't get bumped accidentally. Should only take 10 minutes or less. Good luck everyone! Can't wait to see pictures - and thanks to denise661for helping me figure out how, I'll be able to show mine.

Awww :')
Thank you.

 

[Denise661]

Lockdown for me is tonight  Here's hoping my humidity doesn't give me a fit this time & all the babies make it

hey! Nice to see you again. We did a hatch last month around the first week of August.

 

[Denise661]

Ok this is my first incubating experience and I tomorrow is lockdown day! Should I take out the auto-turner tomorrow and what humidity do I aim for during the lockdown? Any tips would help this worry wart!

I have 15 shipped LF Salmon Faverolles (I think 11/12 are viable) but I have not thrown any out because this is my first time and I want to make sure I am seeing the right things during candling. Also have 3 of my own eggs in there (1 isnt viable I think) So this is very exciting! I have a Havobater Genesis 1500 series with autoturner. It has kept the temp/humidity just right! So here I go!!!!

Try and keep it between 60-70% I will do my lockdown tomorrow also around 8:00am
Toss the ones that didn't developed.

 

[Texasmja]

If there is anyone with air cell issues read this post:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...t-of-damaged-and-mal-positioned-egg-air-cells


I have two hatched already this morning.

 

[Texasmja]

User Name Date Set Incubator Eggs
1 DustinT 8/19/2012 set 8 on 8/19, 5 on 8/25, white leghorn roo with maran,white rock, tetra tint, and golden comet hens.
2 Texasmja 8/20/2012 Brinsea Eco 20 set 6 eggs on 8-20-12 at 11:30 pm, my first hatch! WOOT!
3 Luvinchickens 8/21/2012 1588 Hova Bator set 4 Serama eggs 8-21-12 set 1 more 8-22-12.
4 yokohamamama 8/21/2012 unknown set 4 B/B/S ameraucana eggs the 21st and have a few more to set the end of this week
5 Aschenfire 8/22/2012 Hovabator 1602N still air setting 15 Serama on 8-22-12
6 shwung79 8/22/2012 Brinsea mini & Hova Bator setting 12 Serama & 30 Button quail 8-22-12 p.m. Brinsea mini - serama and hovabator - buttons and serama. *First time with serama. ;Any advice?
7 swirler 8/22/2012 Hexabator type set 16 eggs on August 22: a mix of French wheaten Marans, Wyandottes (silver laced and blue laced buff), and Brahmas (buff and partridge). My incubator is a fan-forced hand-turn Hexabator type. Day 4 candling shows 15 of 16 are developing, despite them being shipped eggs! This is my second hatch.
8 Fiveladybugs 8/23/2012 Hova Bator 1588 12 Lavender Silkie eggs, set on 8-23-12
9 Chicksooner 8/23/2012 farm innovators circulated air 12+ Black Orpingtons, hopefully set 8-23-12
10 Noelg 8/23/2012 17 swedish flower hens,6 lav orpingtons, a dozen marans and some of my own backyard mixes, which will be BO/RIR crosses, set 8-23-12
11 chichichickapea 8/23/2012 Brinsea Mini Adv set 5 cream legbars and 2 isbars....this is my first time incubating, Brinsea Mini Adv, 8-23-12
12 barnyardmommy 8/23/2012 set 1 Ameraucana, 2 Cochins, & 5 Dominiques, 8-23-12
13 Wrightsx4 8/23/2012 Homemade 4 australorp, 3 speckled Sussex, 1 ameraucana, 3 salmon faverolle, a homemade incubator! Set 8-23-12
14 Sahwithchicks 8/23/2012 hovabator genesis 1588 2 ea black americuana hen and birchen Cochin bantam roo eggs, 2 ea silver laced Easter egger hen with birchen Cochin bantam roo, 2 ea black silkie hen with paint silkie roo eggs, 1 black bantam Cochin with birchen bantam Cochin too egg
15 silkiemelon 8/23/2012 Little Giant 2 silkie eggs
16 XxPandaxX 8/23/2012 Homemade bantams and a few standard eggs and even 2 ducks
17 Reedgirl20 8/24/2012 Brinsea Oct 20 using Brinsea octagon 20, 12 eggs from my barred rock and golden sex links
18 wildriverswolf90 8/24/2012 setting 8/24/2012, 12 easter eggers, bantam black orpingtons, 12 buff orpingtions, and 6 barnyard mutts.
19 JodiLynn 8/24/2012 havobater genesis 1500 series set 15 Salmon Faverolle's and 2 eggs from my orpington roo/columbian rock hen this morning (8/24/2012). This is my first time hatching and I am using a havobater genesis 1500 series with egg turner.
20 knightie 8/24/2012 Homemade 7 pekin/Cayuga cross eggs for my first hatch ever from my own ducks with a sorta homemade incubator (guts of an old still air hovabator in a homemade box) at 9:15 am. Wish me luck!
21 what did I do 8/24/2012 Hova-Bator 2362N with a turner 4 dz Ameraucana green eggs
22 ChicksinPR 8/24/2012 Hovabator Genesis 1588 8 24- (12 Lemon Cuckoo Orp eggs) and 8- 25 (4 Barred Rock, 17 EE/OE/Ameruacana)
23 MnMPoultry 8/24/2012 circulated air old Hovabator that has a wafer thermostat. set 19 Silkie eggs (BBS, Buff, and White)
24 sandmbaker 8/24/2012 Using a broody hen silkie and some cochins under a broody I put them under her on the 24th.
25 Denise661 8/24/2012
Hovabator genisis 1588

catdance silkie eggs
26 wahmommy 8/25/2012 2326N Hovabator with auto turner 13 ameraucana eggs and 12 black copper marans
27 outdoorsii 8/25/2012 Brinsea & 1588 Hova Bator setting 8-25-12 in my Brinsea Hoverbater 1588 w/egg turner!! 21 total, 10 australorps, 3 jersey giants, 8 JG/BR & JG/PR
28 mstricer 8/26/2012 Using a broody hen setting 12 Blue Barred Rocks under a white EE.
29 Chucklecluck 8/26/2012 1602n still air Hova-Bator, quaileggs on Sunday or Monday (8-26-12 or 8-27-12)
30 mstricer 8/26/2012 setting 8-26-12
31 swindledana 8/26/2012 set a 100 eggs last night. RIR, Blue and Black Copper Marans, Polish, Jersey Giants, and EEs
32 Roxannemc 8/31/2012 Genesis 1588 Lavender orps
33 Dandydoodle unknown Hova Bator Dandydoodle
34 Drover unknown Brinsea Mini Eco 12 Buff orp eggs, Brinsea mini ECO
35 plowboybunny unknown Gqf sportsman 1500 24 Gabbard "surprise" purebreds, 24 Americanas, 8 of my own frizzle Bantams, 10 Speckled Sussex,12 Naked Necks,12 Black Copper Marans