"Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

[jnr005]

I have the same thermometer/hygrometer in my bators and and they seem pretty accurate.

Yeah, I've had pretty good readings with them. (Which is scary bc sometimes my greenhouse one reads 116!!!) my poor seedling are probably fried from this weeks sun, lol. But my bator has stayed a good 99.5-100 all week and smoothly sailing at the moment. I keep one temp reader in my bedroom so I can see it at night and one in my living room. The bator is in my daughters room so between the 3 we can track the temp closely. This is only my second hatch but I'm liking the 1588 so far

 

[Lozuufy]

Did it pip in the end with the aircell?

Well I better go get the shotgun than.

Is shotgun-proof ninja duck

 

[Chaos18]

Is shotgun-proof ninja duck

That's okay I've got other tools at my disposal.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I have a relatively small hatch going on this weekend compared to usual. 42 eggs locked down

 

[Chaos18]

I have a relatively small hatch going on this weekend compared to usual. 42 eggs locked down

 

[Lozuufy]

That's okay I've got other tools at my disposal.

Well then they are also tool-proof ninja ducks

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Ooh, I see a pip but it is close to the top of the egg. Does that mean the air cell is too small?

sometimes it does but sometimes its normal!! go with the majority

Empty shells - a valuable source of information click HERE
Advice

• Judge the accuracy of pulling time and hatching conditions by crumbling empty shells in your fist and by checking the amount of meconium on the egg shells.
• Check the height and manner of pipping, to judge whether weight loss during incubation was sufficient.
• Check the inside of the empty shells for signs of insufficient weight loss during the first half of incubation (blood vessels not reaching until sharp end of egg).
• Observe the inside of the empty shells for signs of overheating (excessively large and clearly visible blood vessels).
• Use information obtained from assessing the empty shells in conjunction with other observations, to avoid hasty or incorrect conclusions.

 

[Chaos18]

Well then they are also tool-proof ninja ducks

I don't own that kind

 

[Purpletie3]

sometimes it does but sometimes its normal!! go with the majority

Empty shells - a valuable source of information click HERE
Advice

• Judge the accuracy of pulling time and hatching conditions by crumbling empty shells in your fist and by checking the amount of meconium on the egg shells.
• Check the height and manner of pipping, to judge whether weight loss during incubation was sufficient.
• Check the inside of the empty shells for signs of insufficient weight loss during the first half of incubation (blood vessels not reaching until sharp end of egg).
• Observe the inside of the empty shells for signs of overheating (excessively large and clearly visible blood vessels).
• Use information obtained from assessing the empty shells in conjunction with other observations, to avoid hasty or incorrect conclusions.

Great info Sally! Thanks for sharing this.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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anytime!