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

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Well just went out to give fresh water to the birds since we had a small break in the weather. While out tending the flock it began snowing, before I was through it was coming pretty heavy.

Found my Salmon Nsked Neck rooster dues during the night. So he's gone now to the big chicken flick in chicken heaven.

Just opened tge door to that run and let his ladies run with the big Black Jersey Giant rooster for now. They weren't the best layers and I'll know their eggs (brown) so I won't hold those for hatching.

I have either three or four due to hatch Friday from him and three or four more next week.

I also have a son in the brooder from the NYD hatch, he's a tricolor, red, buff, and barred. Him I'll be watching. Trying not to do too much barring it seems to take over easily.
I'm so sorry to hear about your boy, and am glad that you have one of his sons to carry on the line!
 
I have my first external pip this morning! Hatching some of @draye NN's. Of the 2 Salmon neither developed. I do have 11 of 15 in there and a blue is the first to start! Day 21 tomorrow..


Sorry the Salmon didn't make it. Those hens are nuns I believe, I always had trouble with fertility on them.

Please keep me updated on the hatch.
 
I have a question and hopefully someone here can help. I have the hovabator figured out inside and out and have a set of eggs due to go on lockdown on Friday. This is however, the first time I'll be using the little giant still air as a hatcher. I have it up and running and a thermometer in it but my question is, what should my thermometer be reading at this point. It's just sitting on the metal mesh and I want thinking about it but it's pretty close to being under the heating element and is reading roughly 98/99. I also checked that spot with a thermometer that you use to check for fevers. I moved the fever thermometer to the middle of the bator and checked and it only read about 96 ish. When i put it through a vent home on top though, it reads around 106. So, my question is, where should I be taking my reading from, what should it read sitting on the mesh and what area should I put the eggs (only 14) when I lock down. I'll probably eventually get a fan or another hovabator eventually but in the mean time, i need this to work lol. Thanks everyone!
 
I have a question and hopefully someone here can help. I have the hovabator figured out inside and out and have a set of eggs due to go on lockdown on Friday. This is however, the first time I'll be using the little giant still air as a hatcher. I have it up and running and a thermometer in it but my question is, what should my thermometer be reading at this point. It's just sitting on the metal mesh and I want thinking about it but it's pretty close to being under the heating element and is reading roughly 98/99. I also checked that spot with a thermometer that you use to check for fevers. I moved the fever thermometer to the middle of the bator and checked and it only read about 96 ish. When i put it through a vent home on top though, it reads around 106. So, my question is, where should I be taking my reading from, what should it read sitting on the mesh and what area should I put the eggs (only 14) when I lock down. I'll probably eventually get a fan or another hovabator eventually but in the mean time, i need this to work lol. Thanks everyone!

I hatch in the still's. I put them on their sides..some use cartons. The Temp isn't as important as it was in the very beginning. I keep mine anywhere between 100 and 101 the whole time during incubation, remember, no air. The humidity is what you need to get up now. I keep mine around 60 to mid 60's. If my temp gets down into the high 90's, I am fine with that during lock down.
Are your eggs in a turner? If so, make sure you have it turned off..I know, seems like a silly reminder, but sometimes we are soo excited and forget a few things.
 
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I hatch in the still's.   I put them on their sides..some use cartons.  The Temp isn't as important as it was in the very beginning.  I keep mine anywhere between 100 and 101 the whole time during incubation, remember, no air.   The humidity is what you need to get up now.  I keep mine around 60 to mid 60's.  If my temp gets down into the high 90's, I am fine with that during lock down. 
Are your eggs in a turner?   If so, make sure you have it turned off..I know, seems like a silly reminder, but sometimes we are soo excited and forget a few things.  

Thanks. My eggs are in a turner but the turner is staying in the hovabator so once they move to the little giant, they'll be on their sides on the wire mesh. I picked up some sponges the other day to help aid the humidity. I did test it though and got it up to 65 so I may not even need them :)
 
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