The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Wax Myrtle]

I'm concerned please read!

I always check the incubator before bed and the digital thermometer is going crazy. If anyone has the hovabator genesis 1588 then you know it blinks between the temp reading, the humidity reading, and the set temp. Well I sat and watched it blink through these a good ten times. The temp reads like this 99.8, 99.9, 99.6, 99.8, 99.5!!! There is no steady pattern and once went down to 99.4. I have a accurite temp and humidity thermometer in there as well and a normal thermometer and both are reading 99. Unfortunately I don't have one that reads by point units if that makes sense, only the bator itself.

Anyone else ever have something like this happen?

I have a spanking new Genesis, also going through a first time. Mine seems to do the same thing, though I don't recall seeing the same swings you're seeing. More like 99.8, 99.9, 99.8, and so on. I figure temp swings so small for such a short period have no effect on the inside of the eggs. But I have yet to make it to a live chick yet.

Sally, I have crocheted some "chicken" items for Easter and a Poultry clinic.  Would you accept handmade chicken items for a donation.  I have handmade, crocheted "Chick Chore Mitts" which are fingerless mittens, a hen potholder, and some Egg Cozies.  I could send you some pics if you would like to see them first?

 

I also do a lot of knit and crochet. Considered also stitching up some chickeny cross stitch smalls, like bookmarks, but I may have to offer this sort of thing for another contest, maybe during another hatch along.

 

[chirpingcricket]

No pips in any of my eggs. Tonight was the start of day 22

And Icelandics usually come early.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Now the hovabator is saying it is 100.1. I added another thermometer into the bator, so 3 thermometers are saying 99 and the hovabator says 100.1-100.0. SO, I'm not going to freak out lol Just hoping we can make it through Lock down without any problems. Lock down will be Sunday evening!

Actually, a question on lock down, I set them at 8:20pm, should I set them at or around this same time? Or would it be ok if I set them into lock down earlier that day?

I lock them anytime that day.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I'm jealous, CPL sent me some of her serama eggs for the NYD hatch and I lost them all. I want seramas so bad!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: were they in lockdown with the others?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Halo has either a broken or dislocated leg, I told DH the darn ramp was too steep!
On the to do list for tomorrow!
Brought him in and he is drinking and eating like crazy so he didnt get to the feed yesterday, but I like a chicken thats eating and drinking thats for sure. I tried to feel and see if its popped out or something but I dont see or feel anything wrong. poor guy! I think its his hip.

 

[chicken pickin]

Halo has either a broken or dislocated leg, I told DH the darn ramp was too steep!
On the to do list for tomorrow!
Brought him in and he is drinking and eating like crazy so he didnt get to the feed yesterday, but I like a chicken thats eating and drinking thats for sure. I tried to feel and see if its popped out or something but I dont see or feel anything wrong. poor guy! I think its his hip.

Oh I hope he gets better for you. He is a handsome boy. I have a Marans Roo that has been limping for a month he seems to be doing much better today. I think my issue was also the ramp, it is SUPER HEAVY and not attatched and I think when he flew up onto it it fell down and must have caught his leg. I hate my ramp Id like to make a new one. It is something that is also on my todo list very soon. I hope your boy feels better.

 

[jbenson]

Relax and take a deep breath. Humidity is not as important as temperature.

Your hatch should be fine. 40% for incubation works great for me.

Have a great hatch!

My humidity rose to above 70% this morning after locking down with a couple water channels filled. Is that too high? I let some of it out by quick tipping up the cover so as to just let out the vapors and not the heat. Temp has been a stead 99.5 on top of the eggs the whole incubation and still is. I opened all the vent ports, but the humidity is still kinda high. Experienced hatchers, should I be concerned about humidity registering 70% on my hygrometer?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

We are going to have a
Random Funny Posting Contest Saturday NIGHT!

Saturday, March 23rd
Refer to map below for times, I will post the thread in the morning on Saturday to allow early posting so that it’s fair to everyone that has to work or has plans for the evening, HOWEVER depending on how many posts are added I may have to up the goal from 1500 Posts!

Pictures, quotes, stories, jokes, etc. start saving them now!

The funniest will be judged by number of times it's quoted or how many people claim to have lost control of bodily functions laughing so hard. Ok, I am kidding, I will use a random number generator to select winners when we reach our goal of POSTS!
Everyone will post post post until we reach 1500 posts and then random #'s will be chosen!


What do you get when a chicken lays an egg on top of a barn? An eggroll!

Why did the chicken cross the "net"? It wanted to get to the other site!

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RULES:

1. US & Canadian Participants of the 2013 EASTER Hatch-a-Long only (void where prohibited) Note: Some prizes cannot be shipped to Canada so we will have alternate prizes for Canadians if chosen.
2. POST AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, NO "single" posting, has to be meaningful posts, images, short sentence forms and emoticons must at least be accompanied by a LOL! or a HA HA VIOLATORS will be voided if that # is chosen and another # assigned!
3. No foul language or crude humor, remember this is a family website!
4. Winners will be announced on the Thread the following day. (This will give me time to generate and sort!).
5. FINAL RULE is that EVERYONE must POST a big Thank you and a funny image/joke for both Happy Chooks & nifty-chicken on the thread!

I will post the thread in the morning on Saturday to allow early posting so that it’s fair to everyone that has to work or has plans for the evening, HOWEVER depending on how many posts are added I may have to up the goal from 1500 Posts!​

PRIZES PRIZES and MORE PRIZES!


Hatching Eggs 6 Blue/Gold Partridge Brahma Sally Sunshine
Hatching Eggs 6 Blue Barred Rock eggs brookhavens
Hatching Eggs 4+Muscovy delisha
Hatching Eggs 6 OE eggs mstricer
Hatching Eggs 18 mixed egg layers wingstone
Hatching Eggs 6 of a couple of breeds (PENDING waiting for PM response)

Homemade Chicken Lovers Basket EPetrilli
The Complete Chicken: An Entertaining History of Chickens [Hardcover] Anonymous
Golden Feather Membership BYC
Weigh scale & a super led flashlight for candling ozexpat
Country Rooster Coffee Mug tadpole98
Chicken Addict Mug gardeningmama
Free-Range Chicken Gardens [Paperback] Sally Sunshine (Possible Canadian Winner)
MannaPro Egg Skelter Anonymous (Possible Canadian winner)


ACCEPTING DONATIONS UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, PLEASE PM ME and INCLUDE ALL INFO, Thanks!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Thank you, he isnt moving that entire leg at all poo guy! glad he is better today!