She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[WalnutHill]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/956935/home-made-cabinet-incubator

You can call that the go big or stay home thread. While I don't get Amy's or SC's hatch rate, I also spend about 15 minutes a week tending it (mostly checking to be sure the turners have moved) and can leave it for a week without worrying about temp changes as it has a thermostat that actually controls temperature. Since the thermostat has a cooling relay, in a hot climate you could even wire in a fan that pulls cooler air in if the incubator gets too hot.

This could easily be simplified and scaled down. I had grand plans to incubate 200 eggs at a time. In reality, I never had more than 100 in at once. I'm very happy with its performance as an incubator, and I will be testing the revised hatcher design on June 28-29.

 

[RubyNala97]

So the humidity in my incubator has crawled up to 55% dry. I added a cup of rice this morning and it did not help. I will pick up unpopped pop corn tomorrow. I've also heard of people using silica. Any ideas where I can buy that??

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Yeah my silkie x has got 5 toes on one foot and 4 on the other, she's cute but I'm just not keen on her. Her feathering isn't right and she has a very long neck. Don't think I'll ever see a butt as fluffy as hers though haha

LOL

I too had a lovely little hen with five toes and a Pom Pom that was a silkie cross. She was meant to be a roo but turned out a hen that some friends gave us. Called her Sheldon as we thought she was boy!! Fox got her though through my own stupidity, just as she had started to lay too. This was all before I got into the polish. I suppose the fox attack turned me in a whole new direction with chickens.

Awww. Poor girl.

So the humidity in my incubator has crawled up to 55% dry. I added a cup of rice this morning and it did not help. I will pick up unpopped pop corn tomorrow. I've also heard of people using silica. Any ideas where I can buy that??

@BYC910 , where did you and what was it you had used a couple weeks back???
@WVduckchick I know you went back and looked that up for someone else......lol

 

[WVduckchick]

LOL

Awww. Poor girl.

@BYC910 , where did you and what was it you had used a couple weeks back???
@WVduckchick I know you went back and looked that up for someone else......lol

So the humidity in my incubator has crawled up to 55% dry. I added a cup of rice this morning and it did not help. I will pick up unpopped pop corn tomorrow. I've also heard of people using silica. Any ideas where I can buy that??

BYC910 said he tried pool shock silica, and got a few percentage points of decrease, but never said how it held up? I think you can buy that stuff wherever pool supplies are sold.
Good luck Ruby!

 

[RubyNala97]

Ok! Thank you Amy & WV!! I will go out tomorrow and see what I can get! Have a good night ladies!

 

[rossfam06]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/956935/home-made-cabinet-incubator

You can call that the go big or stay home thread.  While I don't get Amy's or SC's hatch rate, I also spend about 15 minutes a week tending it (mostly checking to be sure the turners have moved) and can leave it for a week without worrying about temp changes as it has a thermostat that actually controls temperature.  Since the thermostat has a cooling relay, in a hot climate you could even wire in a fan that pulls cooler air in if the incubator gets too hot.

This could easily be simplified and scaled down.  I had grand plans to incubate 200 eggs at a time.  In reality, I never had more than 100 in at once.  I'm very happy with its performance as an incubator, and I will be testing the revised hatcher design on June 28-29.

Amazing. thanks everyone for helping me finally convince myself of making an incubator.

 

[rossfam06]

So the humidity in my incubator has crawled up to 55% dry. I added a cup of rice this morning and it did not help. I will pick up unpopped pop corn tomorrow. I've also heard of people using silica. Any ideas where I can buy that??

I have saved some from packages and clothing. I also got a lot from my daughters dance studio. they order a lot of costumes and costume accessories and they have tons of them.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Ok! Thank you Amy & WV!! I will go out tomorrow and see what I can get! Have a good night ladies!

You too!!

 

[WVduckchick]

Well, my hatch is over.

6/11... I'm not happy about that, but I'm glad for the 6 that I did get. And for the fact that it will push me to get a better incubator (or get DH to build me one -- I actually have him thinking about it!)

They all seem to be thriving... eating and drinking well, getting along with each other, and of course pooping!
Except for one little splay leg baby... Ugh. Its one of the cochin, and with the feathered legs, I decided to try the bread-tie idea first. 24 hours, it didn't help. Another 12 or so hours, still no help. So tonight we put the band aid on. Poor baby has learned to hop on her good leg! She is not trying to use the other leg very much. I don't know what else to do. I read many threads, watched many videos, etc. I guess I just have to hope the band aid is successful. Anyone else with another idea, please throw it out to me! And is it too late? She's about 2-1/2 days old as of now.

Here she is... cute as a button huh?





Here are a few pics of the polish. Buff??

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Well, my hatch is over.

6/11... I'm not happy about that, but I'm glad for the 6 that I did get. And for the fact that it will push me to get a better incubator (or get DH to build me one -- I actually have him thinking about it!)

They all seem to be thriving... eating and drinking well, getting along with each other, and of course pooping!
Except for one little splay leg baby... Ugh. Its one of the cochin, and with the feathered legs, I decided to try the bread-tie idea first. 24 hours, it didn't help. Another 12 or so hours, still no help. So tonight we put the band aid on. Poor baby has learned to hop on her good leg! She is not trying to use the other leg very much. I don't know what else to do. I read many threads, watched many videos, etc. I guess I just have to hope the band aid is successful. Anyone else with another idea, please throw it out to me! And is it too late? She's about 2-1/2 days old as of now.

Here she is... cute as a button huh?





Here are a few pics of the polish. Buff??

They are adorable!! I don't think none of the 3 of my polish mixes are going to have poofy heads.

Love poofy heads.
Congrats on the six you do have. Did you do eggtopsies?