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[ShrekDawg]

That is very sad!

Isn’t it!? Such a shame!

 

[CSolis]

You might need to raise the temp in the incubator a bit for the next hatch

It's been set on 37.5 the entire time. What temp should it be at?

 

[ronott1]

It's been set on 37.5 the entire time. What temp should it be at?

You need to verify the temperature with something like a brinsea spot check.

If hatches regularly go long, then the temp is usually too low. Too low is worse than too high. Try setting to 37.72 for the next hatch

 

[CSolis]

You need to verify the temperature with something like a brinsea spot check.

If hatches regularly go long, then the temp is usually too low. Too low is worse than too high. Try setting to 37.72 for the next hatch

Eggs from my BA/Silkie crosses start hatching on day 20... and I finally have one egg pipping.. wrong end, but hey.. something is happening!! I have a two way digital thermometer that reports back to the main station, it's saying 95 degrees on the nose.

 

[ronott1]

Eggs from my BA/Silkie crosses start hatching on day 20... and I finally have one egg pipping.. wrong end, but hey.. something is happening!! I have a two way digital thermometer that reports back to the main station, it's saying 95 degrees on the nose.

Do you mean 99.5F?

95F is the zone of death for incubating chicken eggs. Since they are hatching well, my guess is that the thermometer is way off.

Brinsea spot check is only for incubating and is very accurate. Be sure to purchase from Brinses since amazon sells knockoffs

 

[CSolis]

Do you mean 99.5F?

95F is the zone of death for incubating chicken eggs. Since they are hatching well, my guess is that the thermometer is way off.

Brinsea spot check is only for incubating and is very accurate. Be sure to purchase from Brinses since amazon sells knockoffs

Ok, thermometer is up to 98 degrees F. It's taking a while for it to register, but yes, next hatch I'm going to raise the temp on the incubator and spot check with my digital.

Edit: The thermometer is registering 99 degrees F and 70% humidity. Takes a while for it to be correct since it has to warm up itself.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Old Folks Slow wakeup today .. Need to get to bed earlier to wake early

 

[CapricornFarm]

We had temperatures in the 60s today, it was marvelous! Sadly, the rest of the week...highs may be high 30s.

 

[CSolis]

We had temperatures in the 60s today, it was marvelous! Sadly, the rest of the week...highs may be high 30s.

Same here, only with more rain. Who's as sick of rain as I am?

 

[Alaskan]

No rain here...

Cold, cold, cold. Brrrrrr