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

[Cynthia12]

Thought that info (how many eggs to set) is to be kept secret for now, since that's a contest. True?

They need to know the numbers now, the guessing contest is over..so tell all!

 

[Cynthia12]

Q

 

[JDchicks]

Getting my eggs ready to set. helping a horse show tomorrow, so I will have to set tonight.

 

[nate1the1great1]

Thought that info (how many eggs to set) is to be kept secret for now, since that's a contest. True?

No it's over and they want to count it so you can say it

 

[KYTinpusher]

Quote: Ok, I tried that and succeeded by putting the pump at a higher level. However now I have a different problem. The water that went inside, instead of just moisting the pad, its dripping from it. If I had eggs in the bator, the water would have been all over the eggs. I have the pad in perfect V shape, so what gives.

Probably because you had the humidity set so high to get it started, it pumped way more water than it will when it is just maintaining humidity. Plus, the pad is probably very dry to begin with, so won't absorb the water that drips from the tube immediately. Give it a few hours to run and let the humidity moderate. The pad will absorb some of the humidity and become more absorbent.

 

[Cynthia12]

mlm..I will be setting 64 eggs.

 

[Junibutt]

Quote: Ok, I tried that and succeeded by putting the pump at a higher level. However now I have a different problem. The water that went inside, instead of just moisting the pad, its dripping from it. If I had eggs in the bator, the water would have been all over the eggs. I have the pad in perfect V shape, so what gives.


Probably because you had the humidity set so high to get it started, it pumped way more water than it will when it is just maintaining humidity. Plus, the pad is probably very dry to begin with, so won't absorb the water that drips from the tube immediately. Give it a few hours to run and let the humidity moderate. The pad will absorb some of the humidity and become more absorbent.
Thats a relief. I was about to disconnect it and send it back!

 

[KYTinpusher]

O.K. there is WAY to many extra spaces in my last post. My Rich Format editor is not working and it's too complicated in basic to figure out where to cut....

 

[nate1the1great1]

Im setting 81 eggs

27 duck 54 chicken

 

[Happy Chooks]

Thought that info (how many eggs to set) is to be kept secret for now, since that's a contest. True?

Now the guessing is over, and we need to get the actual numbers, so we can announce the winner and start the Guess How Many are Going to Hatch contest. So please post your number of eggs set!