The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[RobinB84]

New hatcher here lol set my eggs Sunday and joined the hatch along stream late.... Question thermometer issues! Have 3... #1 offbrand thermo/hygro #2 incutherm thermo/hygro #3 LG thermo that came with my bator. #1 has been off on temp from the start (but humidity reading agreed with incutherm). 2 and 3 have agreed. But now (on day 4/5 2 and 3 are off!!!! ##2 reading 97.7 ##3 @ 99.5.... What thermo do I go with?!?!?!

have learned from the other 867 posts.... Do not panic and do not adjust yet. Advice???? Using a little giant 9200 with a fan.

 

[Book]

SOOOOOO............if everyone set on Saturday, are 19 day old chicks haching now? or are there early setters here?

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

your all making me so excited for marshie's very first hatch!

I was wondering the same thing! All the early chicks are making me worry even more about the singing incubator from hell chicks.... I saw movement last night but not even a wiggling egg today and of course I don't want to open it.

 

[tnspursfan09]

They did that all today from wood we had laying around. Our old waterbed frame and headboard are in there somewhere.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

New hatcher here lol set my eggs Sunday and joined the hatch along stream late.... Question thermometer issues! Have 3... #1 offbrand thermo/hygro #2 incutherm thermo/hygro #3 LG thermo that came with my bator. #1 has been off on temp from the start (but humidity reading agreed with incutherm). 2 and 3 have agreed. But now (on day 4/5 2 and 3 are off!!!! ##2 reading 97.7 ##3 @ 99.5.... What thermo do I go with?!?!?!

have learned from the other 867 posts.... Do not panic and do not adjust yet. Advice???? Using a little giant 9200 with a fan.

Welcome to BYC @RobinB84 you can calibrate them if you hadnt....

info is in the temps section of the article, look for CALIBRATION
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101

 

[bantambury]

I was wondering the same thing! All the early chicks are making me worry even more about the singing incubator from hell chicks.... I saw movement last night but not even a wiggling egg today and of course I don't want to open it.

Book, I think you hit the nail on the head......I wouldn't open the hell'o'bator if I were you....

my chicks are all moving LOTS in their eggs!

GOOD LUCK!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Lets go people!
Snap them Gorgeous BOYS!

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Contest #7

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5th Annual 2014 Easter Hatch-a-long!
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[bantambury]

SALLY! how were your Spanish after that one day?!?!? I don't remember you saying anything after.....or maybe I just missed the post.

 

[jbher]

I just put 25 chicks into a brooder!!!  I dont think I have ever had so many hatch so fast! like EVER!  faster than my button quail hatched out!! 
I had water dripping from the lid in the cooler! had to move them and wipe the condensation off!! holy wetness batman! 

25!!!! OMG! Way to go babies!! I have so many posts to catch up on!! I am seeing so many already have pips and hatches. Are these all further along? I set that Saturday so today is Day 19 for me. I have no pips and hear no chirping...

 

[Sally Sunshine]

SALLY! how were your Spanish after that one day?!?!? I don't remember you saying anything after.....or maybe I just missed the post.

Dogs kill, lol We are down to a roo and four hens, of course they didnt kill our freeloader old americauna hen ha ha ha, sounds mean but I tell her all the time she is a terrible mother! She needs a "bachlerette pad" in my crockpot! ughhhhhhh

Quote: its day 20 for us, yes some set early so not to compromise their embryos as each day not set after day seven really takes viability away quickly

 

[PAchickenlover]

I have heard a few chirps! e. No pips yet that I have noticed yet....... Patience, patience....... But yay, chirps!! Hehehe. Congrats to everyone with chicks already hatched or under way!