The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[ceocka]

on a good note look what I am making

 

[ceocka]

Miley trying to blend in the coop. The chickens noticed him and ran. Ha ha

 

[rarebear]

Help!
Eggs are in lock down and hopefully I can make this make sense. I have 3 extra thermometers in my incubator, One is a Accurite thermometer/hygrometer, one is a regular thermometer and the other is a accurite thermometer. The hovabator itself is reading 99, the plain thermometer is reading 99 and the accurite thermometer is reading 99. However, the thermometer/hygrometer combo is reading 97%! Each thermometer is sitting in a different corner so I can get a reading all over the bator, the thermometer/hygrometer combo is in the farthest right corner.
ALSO, The hovobator itself is reading 44% humidity and the thermometer/hygrometer is reading 55% humidity, I notice it stays ALWAYS 10 degrees difference.

What would you think? Do? I candled and every single one has movement, 3 did not but one I couldn't even see in but do see proper air cell, veining, fullness where the chick should be etc,.. and the other two I just didn't see movement and I was in a hurry because I know their temp was dropping quick. I'm so close, don't want to mess this up. Getting so nervous and worried with the temp craziness I've had the last few days I could lose them.
Do you think I should open QUICKLY and switch thermomters around and see what readings I get? Just to be sure.

Oh, do I know what you mean...I have so many therms and humidity devices in my two LG's that there is hardly room for the eggs. I have a difference of FOUR degrees from the front to back. It sounds like whatever you are doing you are doing it correctly with all that movement.

 

[myfivegirls]

I found another clear egg - one of the few Dominque eggs I set.

I'm a little confused about lockdown, and when to remove the eggs from the egg turner. I've read that it's the last three days, usually day 19-21. But, sometimes, they can start pipping on day 19, and you wouldn't want to open up the incubator and shrink-wrap the eggs. Since my eggs are in an automatic turner, they'll need to be removed before they start pipping, right? I'm thinking of putting them in egg cartons, since several people on here recommended that, if they've been incubated upright in the auto-turner.

I set my eggs on 3/9 around 1pm, so day 18 starts around 1pm Tuesday.
Should I remove the eggs from the turner on Tuesday or Wednesday?
The air cells all look great, so up the humidity starting Wednesday?
Thanks.

Getting really excited! Can't wait to see what these chicks look like!

 

[RedIII]

Tad, Ceocka, I'm sorry

I wonder what's going on?

Hey, one of my chicks that hatched a couple of days ago is still learning how to get up and walk around. I'm concerned about if/how much food and water she's getting. Should I give her something in a dropper to help her get nourishment?

 

[CherokeeFlats]

on a good note look what I am making

That's pretty.

 

[ozexpat]

I found another clear egg - one of the few Dominque eggs I set.

I'm a little confused about lockdown, and when to remove the eggs from the egg turner. I've read that it's the last three days, usually day 19-21. But, sometimes, they can start pipping on day 19, and you wouldn't want to open up the incubator and shrink-wrap the eggs. Since my eggs are in an automatic turner, they'll need to be removed before they start pipping, right? I'm thinking of putting them in egg cartons, since several people on here recommended that, if they've been incubated upright in the auto-turner.

I set my eggs on 3/9 around 1pm, so day 18 starts around 1pm Tuesday.
Should I remove the eggs from the turner on Tuesday or Wednesday?
The air cells all look great, so up the humidity starting Wednesday?
Thanks.

Getting really excited! Can't wait to see what these chicks look like!

i would candle tues night, then lock down - but thats just me

 

[ronott1]

Tad, Ceocka, I'm sorry

I wonder what's going on?

Hey, one of my chicks that hatched a couple of days ago is still learning how to get up and walk around. I'm concerned about if/how much food and water she's getting. Should I give her something in a dropper to help her get nourishment?

polyvolsi(spelling) baby vitamins without iron. Put a drop on the beak a couple times a day.

scrambled eggs--see if you can get it to eat. They often perk up with the vitamin.

 

[Brookhavens]

LOL.. had to replace my avatar with this chick's picture.. this face cracks me up...

I can't think of a caption, but I'm sure there are millions of hilarious ones.

Are you my mother?

 

[Sueg4332]

got pictures of the wild game hen today when I went to see the filly. Boy is she quick to disappear. See the hen behind horse.

She saw me and was off and running to hide her chicks





well they made it to the fence

and she has them all hid.
below California Cherry blossoms below couldn't resist the picture. with the all natural hen and chicks... wild little things.....