The 8th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!

[lorievmoreorth]

I would like to join as well

 

[FreedomFarm13]

Look at that beard and muffs, though. They're barred too!

OMG, I LOVE him!!!

 

[Razadia]

Look at that beard and muffs, though. They're barred too!

OMG, I LOVE him!!!

I do too, but he can be dumb as a brick... hence his name.

 

[ronott1]

Is that what people call dry hatching? Or do you go dry and then mist? What day do you start misting and how often? Do you stop misting so many days before they hatch or most right up to hatching day? Sorry noobie hatchet here!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me!

Sincerely,
Your Fellow Homesteader,
Glaseria

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Lower than 55% humidity during the first 18 days of incubation(chickens) is considered a dry hatch. It is not a good idea to go below about 25% humidity. The misting actually dries out the eggs oddly enough.

The best way is to adjust humidity by either weight loss or air cell development.

 

[summerb123]

*waits for mom to get incubator*

 

[Glaseria]

Lower than 55% humidity during the first 18 days of incubation(chickens) is considered a dry hatch. It is not a good idea to go below about 25% humidity. The misting actually dries out the eggs oddly enough.

The best way is to adjust humidity by either weight loss or air cell development.

We're doing duck and quail. Would it be simular to chicken? Weight loss? Also if you can't mist then how do you add water to your incubator? A water dropper?

Sincerely,
Your Fellow Homesteader,
Glaseria

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[southernhusky]

We're doing duck and quail. Would it be simular to chicken? Weight loss? Also if you can't mist then how do you add water to your incubator? A water dropper?

Sincerely,
Your Fellow Homesteader,
Glaseria

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I'm sure someone will come along and answer this more thoroughly or refer you to another forum post. If you are ever in doubt I adore searching this forum for articles, posts, and pictures.

I'm pretty certain duck eggs need regularly misting but I'd have to search that here. I tried duck eggs twice from local person but I have a strong suspicion they were infertile. I only hatch chicken eggs and rarely need to add water here in southern AL but I also have a separate hatcher/brooder I keep a small bowl of water in for new chicks so humidity I barely need to adjust. For my incubators I have like a squirt bottle, or a "larger water dropper" that I add water through a small hole. Only open to candle, add or remove eggs. What type of duck and quail eggs?


And on a different note. I'm excited to set some chicken eggs as well for this hatch a long! And I've got one chick about to hatch as I type. Its a cream legbar, can't wait. Newness of the breed hasn't wore off yet, haha. But I've hatched a couple of their eggs already including some auto sexing olive egger pullets!

 

[I Love Layers]

We're doing duck and quail. Would it be simular to chicken? Weight loss? Also if you can't mist then how do you add water to your incubator? A water dropper?

Sincerely,
Your Fellow Homesteader,
Glaseria

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As for weight i do not weigh the eggs ever. I rarely candle the eggs either.

But for the humidity some people will put bowls of water in

 

[CuzChickens]

*waits for mom to get incubator*

What incubator are you getting? I had to spend my own darn money on my incubator.

 

[southernhusky]

As for weight i do not weigh the eggs ever. I rarely candle the eggs either.

But for the humidity some people will put bowls of water in

I don't weigh them either. You can candle them and compare to a post with pictures showing how big the air cell should be for that age and if air cell is small, increase humidity....or if its too large decrease humidity. I only remember that because its opposites....too big, less water....too small, more water. But I don't really have time to do that either with all the eggs but I could probably find the post if needed. Think it is under hatching 101?

Usually I candle once at 5+ days and again around 12+ days....that's usually only because I'm *trying* to make more space in my incubators for eggs that need to be set. I've got a nice rotation going once a week. And yet its still fun to sit at the hatcher with a flashlight every so often peeking at their progress.....my kids especially love to do this although my 6 yr old said today that wasn't fun anymore to watch the "white" eggs hatch....but its still fun to watch the blue eggs progress. LOL