setting today 9/15/11 - anyone else?

[Melissa Rose]

Hi

So have I! I got a 8 x 10 foot green house once from the San Antonio FreeCycle! All my husband had to do was go take it down

and bring it home - great price - free just labor

! It's a great way to get rid of unwanted appliances too with out sending them to the dump!

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Yeah, I do that too. Occasionally I actually find something useful. Another place to go is Freecycle.org and look for your community and join up. I've gotten (and given) a lot of cool things on freecycle.org.

 

[chickette]

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Egg did not make it. I candeled today and did not see any changes. I opened it up and found only a small little chick that appears to have stopped not long after I found the problem. I am sure that air cell down would have caused issues at hatching.

Also, after looking at the calender, I think I will do lockdown on Sunday instead of late friday. If the day I set does not count as day 1 (9/14), then Sunday would be day 18.

Thanks for the info

thats what makes this BYC stuff so great

other peoples experience with chickens

Sorry to hear the chick did not make it. I put a egg in the bator upside down befor (actually a few) but left them after I realized the mistake. I did not get any chicks out of that batch as I had a temperature loss early on in the process.

 

[dwegg]

When is everyone going to lockdown? I think I will on Monday afternoon after work...my last hatch was due on Thursday and I woke up on Monday morning to a baby about to pop out, fully zipped while still in the egg turner and the humidity was still only at 50%?

This hatch I kept my humidity down to between 40-50% (it was too high last hatch and I had problems with my last 4 to hatch) and I am aiming to keep it between 70-75% for hatch...I know it should be but last hatch I must had over filled the trays or something as the humidity went way up over 80%...

Trying to keep my hands off the bator!... It's like honey to a bee!

My first time hatching silkies...I'm so excited to see all the colors that I will get.

 

[CarolJ]

I went into lockdown yesterday morning. Last night one chick hatch - and so far this morning 4 more - with 5 others pipping. This is so exciting! I told hubby I didn't think I could possibly leave the incubator long enough to go to church this morning! I set these eggs on Sept. 12th.

 

[CobraFnD]

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Humidity is controlled by the amt of surface area of the water. The level of the water has no effect.

I am going into Lockdown today on 28 RIRs.

 

[dwegg]

Yes, thanks...I meant that because I filled it too full it bleed across the wire floor...I tried to mop it up but it was too late...the floor got wet and bleed I to other troughs...I will be careful this time...

 

[chickette]

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congrats on the baby chicks

I know the feeling of watching them hatch

and I cant wait for it too its such an exciting day

 

[teamsunbelt]

Locked Down....

I lost one more Sumatra. Eggs are off turner, most are in egg cartons, filled water channels and added wet sponges. Temp is at 99 at egg level, humidity at 55% and climbing.

I quess I just wait now??

 

[packmomma]

I go into lockdown I think Wed or so..man I really keep wanting to candle these eggs. I am not going to till Wed and if I don't see most of the egg dark I"m opening them. I don't think they are good. I think I got a batch too early on my rooster. I know he's getting most of them now but I was just really hoping. I did toss 3 already on the last candling because they were sloshy and there was nothing there. They are not oozing or smelling or anything but they didn't look dark enough last time I candled them. We will see...I hate waiting. Why can't chicks hatch the next day!! lol

 

[Cattitude]

Lockdown tomorrow!!