The Fathers Day Hatch-A-Long!!! The Last Day To Set eggs Is June 3rd!!!!

[OwlLover]

Owl, we need pictures.

I'll get some tomorrow! My camera didn't want to work

 

[MoriahQuilts]

Try this again. Maybe I'll get closer to figuring it out.

 

[Arielle]

Try this again. Maybe I'll get closer to figuring it out.

THis looks like a beautiful quilt square!!

 

[MoriahQuilts]

[quote name="Arielle" THis looks like a beautiful quilt square!!
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Thanks Arielle - it does resemble a log cabin block. Now I will have to pay more attention to their arrangement! Neighbors kids already tease me about arranging the eggs I give them.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Some of us are just born that way--I just try to appreciate my gifts even if others don't. LOL

 

[mollygirl]

Where did you get your eggs from?

Where did you get your eggs from?
get my eggs from a couple that raises chicks here in my county

 

[mollygirl]

if the room humidity is running at 55% I would dry out the water troughs and incubate dry.. check the air cells during incubation to make sure they are on track.. then add water ONLY if the air cells get too big too fast (numbers indicate days of incubation)

chances are your last batch either drowned in the eggs or died from carbon dioxide poisoning.. if you cracked open any of the eggs what were the chicks like?.. if they were extremely wet and there was any fluid in the eggs then it would indicate that they drowned.. if they were just moist chances are it was carbon dioxide poisoning.. there are a few other things that can cause late day death .. but it's usually one of those two

Thank you for the info, dried what little water was in the bator out, will know more when I candle in a few days ,, on the last batch the chicks where pretty wet, the 2 that did hatch are doing great,, there was a 3rd one that dang near made it out of the shell but for some reason it just gave up and died,, sure hope this hatch goes better.. thanks again for the info

 

[mollygirl]

55% room RH is about perfect for dry hatching if you have a styrofoam type incubator. Yinpu posted good diagrams to use when candling on the days listed for comparison. WHen you look on day 7 you can adjust the humidity to dry faster or lose slower.

I have very good hatches, usually, in my LG which is all foam when I dry hatch.

Also, X2 Yinepu's info.

I have never attempted a dry hatch before, but I did soak up all the water in the bator and will candle on day 7, untill then Im praying!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Try this again. Maybe I'll get closer to figuring it out.

Oooo, loving those dark green ones up in the right side corner. Very pretty. And then you have those beautiful blue eggs on the lower right side corner. What are the dark eggs? Marans? Welsummer?

 

[Cynthia12]

I'll get some tomorrow! My camera didn't want to work