The 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[salmonfood]

I'm in

This will be my first time hatching eggs. I have no experience and no equipment.

I think I will buy some fertile eggs from a local supplier, hatch some under a broody buff Orpington. I'll hatch the others under a Hovabator 1588 without an egg turner. I have yet to buy the incubator

 

[ronott1]

I'm in

This will be my first time hatching eggs. I have no experience and no equipment.

I think I will buy some fertile eggs from a local supplier, hatch some under a broody buff Orpington. I'll hatch the others under a Hovabator 1588 without an egg turner. I have yet to buy the incubator

GQF often sells the Genesis 1588 as a kit with the turner and Quail eggs.

If you go that route, call to order and ask for Coturnix instead of button quail.

 

[draye]

Is 56% humidity too high? Just set them this morning. Chicken eggs,.

 

[ronott1]

Is 56% humidity too high? Just set them this morning. Chicken eggs,.

Watch it over the next 24 hours. 56% is a bit high but not too bad depending on the eggs you are hatching. Dorkings like humidity to be a bit higher but Marans and Penedesencas for example like humidity to be lower, like less than 40%.

Did you weigh them or do you plan on using an air cell chart? Adjust humidity based on development.

 

[Razadia]

Ugh, I need to recalibrate my bator. I have few cot eggs, but I need to throw some mallards in. It's been so long since I last hatched anything. Was it always this hard to make choices?

 

[ameeks]

Im in! I'll be hatching barnyard mix chickies.

 

[draye]

Watch it over the next 24 hours. 56% is a bit high but not too bad depending on the eggs you are hatching. Dorkings like humidity to be a bit higher but Marans and Penedesencas for example like humidity to be lower, like less than 40%.

Did you weigh them or do you plan on using an air cell chart? Adjust humidity based on development.

I didn't weigh them. I've never heard anything about weighing eggs. What that about?

I never candle because I can't see anything when I've tried before. I've been lucky I guess I've never had one to explode on me yet.

I'll just watch the humidity and try to bring it down between tonight and tomorrow.

 

[Darnbunnies]

Are the emu eggs from your emu? How often does an emu lay? We have one in the neighborhood but she lives alone.
DB in CA

 

[ronott1]

I didn't weigh them. I've never heard anything about weighing eggs. What that about?

I never candle because I can't see anything when I've tried before. I've been lucky I guess I've never had one to explode on me yet.

I'll just watch the humidity and try to bring it down between tonight and tomorrow.

Good plan!

I go bye air cell development(use a chart) but others use weight loss. This site has a good explanation of how it works.

http://www.aviagen.com/assets/Tech_Center/BB_Resources_Tools/AA_How_Tos/AAHowto1WaterLossEN13.pdf

 

[18angovem]

Are the emu eggs from your emu? How often does an emu lay? We have one in the neighborhood but she lives alone.
DB in CA

Not my emu but m friends emu. She lays around 2 every wekk sometimes 3.