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

[AmyLynn2374]

Very, very informal results here.. I incubated shipped eggs in my new Brinsea Eco 20(following MFG's instructions) and barnyard mix eggs in my Hovabator (dry-ish hatch). I think I'm done with my hatch, day 21 no new pips or peeps since this am. I hatched 4x the number of eggs in the Brinsea (and they were shipped!!). I'm convinced!

LOL. You have to have a special touch for the styros...lol That's great though. SC will be so happy to hear that Brinsea prevails yet again...lol

 

[CrzyChknLady81]

So here is my only baby to hold for now. Everyone meet Pups. The word slipped out when I was talking to my husband and daughter so we decided that was going to be its name. [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR]

Oh that's definitely a lil roo..might as well pack him up now while he's still little and send him to me.

 

[AssortedChicks]

Well, by now most anyone who has been on BYC for any amount of time has it figured out that people do things differently. People have different philosophies. And though we may disagree with someone else's methods, that does not mean their method is WRONG. If a method is working and a person is happy with their results, then that's what they should be doing. As long as it's good for the hatcher and the chicks that's what counts.

Some of us acknowledge that there are different ways to do things and we encourage others by showing BOTH sides to what we do and don't do so that the new hatcher can find their comfort zone and not be scared to experience things for THEMSELVES.

So, for a little fun and to show differences in hatch techniques, philosophies and even equiptment, @scflock and I have decided to start a thread and are in preparation in the next two - three weeks (hopefully) to have a hatching match. We are almost as different as night and day in our hatching, yet we have similar results. So we thought we'd have a little fun with it and go head to head in the thread. We'd also like to hear other's inputs on what they find works/doesn't work for them. This thread is meant to be an entertaining mesh of philosophies and practices not a place to argue and get personal, so if you can keep it light and fun, please join us for our "differences match". Now it's time to meet the oppponents:

In the "blue corner" we have sc "set em and forget em" flock. Armed with his Brinsea, SC has a conservative hatching view. No touchy after lockdown and keep that bator closed. No, he will not aid in the hatch of a chick (unless under rare circumstances) and those babies aren't getting out of there for a couple days after hatch! Sorry guys, make yourself comfortable, you're there for a while.

In the "red corner" we have Amy, "The Humidity Queen". Struggling with her ancient little giant 9200 (fan forced at least) she has a more liberal outlook on hatching. (Maybe it's because she is usually sleep deprivated during hatch from the constant monitoring of that LG incubator she is using.) Whatever the reason, lockdown is as normal a time to do "last" candle and marking eggs, take out the turner- if she is using it, lay those babies down and step back. But hands off?? Oh no, The Humidity Queen could also be called "The masked meddler". This hatcher is not hands off. Humidity is up and she is ready to remove chicks as they hatch and get them in the brooder. Grab out those shells and flip that pipper over! If there's trouble in the air, don't worry, she's there to aid the little guy that's stuck.

This should be an eventful match (once we get it off the ground.) The red contestant just needs a couple weeks to get oragnized and for her newly housed pullets to get organized and back on the laying consistantly plus a couple more weeks of size consistancy wouldn't hurt either, so meanwhile, join the discussion and tell us what you've found that works for you.

 

[FridayYet]

Nuh uh. I'd say wait until nothing happens tomorrow then IF your humidity was high enough candle those babies....lol

Even I am not that bad....lol

I need an emoticon biting it's tongue, I could probably find one, but wayyyyyy to tired to look...lol

Humidity is holding OK, but the pump was working overtime this afternoon. I'll leave them alone unless the pump can't keep up and I need to add sponges or paper towels.

LOL I thought the same thing.

 

[BYC910]

okay you guys post enough for 1 more page and I'll be 10 pages behind stop it now I mean it

 

[CrzyChknLady81]

My last incubation, I hatched 22/26 WCBP

Were they shipped? We got on the topic bc of the dips in the shipped eggs air cells that started wobbly but there was a noticeable difference in vaults in those that hatched and those that didn't ..I've not hatched polish thst weren't shipped so can't compare that. .

 

[CrzyChknLady81]

most of mine didn't even pip. but that makes a lot of sense.

Yeah that was my experience too..we're your eggs shipped? I've got pics here somewhere of a chicks head that hatched fine and one that didn't even pip and the size difference is very noticeable. .

 

[AmyLynn2374]

okay you guys post enough for 1 more page and I'll be 10 pages behind stop it now I mean it

If I wasn't so tired I'd post a page myself just to watch you keep running to catch up...lol

 

[silkiecuddles]

Amy-
I haven't measured cells or even candles yet. Being my 3rd hatch, I'm just following @scflocks's advice: leave em, they'll be fine.
It's only day 4/2. Going out of town fri-sun.
I didn't measure cells during the other incubations either. Too much trouble.

 

[BYC910]

ok I'm here I guess I'm the only one who got a work call at 3pm and had to drive 30 miles to take care of something that no one else could do this fountain was wrapped with plastic and the homeowner said I was the only one who could take it off
is that stupid or what o well paid time from home and back I don't know why the stone masons couldn't do it Amy I know how you feel I'm beat and still have lockdown this weeks eggs I want cake to it's only about 900 miles or so run it down if you don't mind.