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

[DannBlyth]

The last hatch I had it at 100 degrees everything I read told me to bring it down to 99.5 so I did that for this set and now it's happening again do I bring it down to 99 next set????????????

 

[campingshaws]

I'm so excited!

 

[BantyChooks]

The last hatch I had it at 100 degrees everything I read told me to bring it down to 99.5 so I did that for this set and now it's happening again do I bring it down to 99 next set????????????

Are you sure that it is truly 99.5? Are your thermometers calibrated? What level are you measuring at? What bator type? Apologies if you already answered these, I didn't do a readback.
-Banti

 

[mlm Mike]

I'm so excited!

I can't wait for pics and for the kids to come!

 

[DannBlyth]

It's a hovabator with the digital read out just got it this February I quess I can't trust there read outs and I will have to put a thermostat inside for my next hatch

 

[Eps32]

Awesome! Post pics! 

Ya I'll post pics soon as I get them. I'm super excited. Two females one male!!!

 

[LeroySouthpaw]

Hey all! My son and I got out the trusty homemade cooler incubator today. We'll be putting a dozen eggs in from our back yard flock. The rooster is one bird that was successfully hatched by old fashion broody hen. He's 3/4 BO and 1/4 Welsummer. The hens are some mixed we've hatched, BO, Dominique, and Sussex. So far our best hatch was 8 out of 17 eggs. We'll see what this year brings. Let's keep our fingers crossed for a good hatch.

 

[LeroySouthpaw]

Ugh I figure that the hatch that was due 4/17 and I expected to be late because I had temp troubles early on is likely to not hatch any more.. I had 1 yesterday afternoon and 1 last night. No signs of anything happening to any of the other eggs and then to top it all off the heating element went in that incubator today as in kaput no more heat. I don't know what to do with this batch at this point. I really hate to tell my friend I only got 2/24 of her eggs (2 were eliminated early as clears, the rest HAD been developing)

I can't even put into words how defeated I feel right now.

That's really rough, sorry it went so badly.

 

[BantyChooks]

It's a hovabator with the digital read out just got it this February I quess I can't trust there read outs and I will have to put a thermostat inside for my next hatch

Yes, do! The ones that are built in can be off by as much as 5-10 degrees. :/

 

[campingshaws]

My next eggs are patiently waiting for their turns to cook. My specialty backyard blend.