The Quack Shack

[rjohns39]

Morning folks

I store my eggs in the pantry ~65* until I'm ready to set them. But @WVduckchick is far more experienced at hatching than I am.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Morning folks

I store my eggs in the pantry ~65* until I'm ready to set them. But @WVduckchick is far more experienced at hatching than I am.

Happy Friday Bob!

Thanks for the tip!

 

[WVduckchick]

Thank you very much! I'm trying to rationalize more Seramas by saying 1 laying hen is worth at least 4 Seramas. By that chicken math, I'm about 9 tiny chicken short.

Thank you for the tips! In regards to the temp and humidity. I keep the AC vent in the laundry closed, so it's consistently 79-80f with minimal drafts. Would that be warm enough? Would something like a sponge lightly moistened daily be enough to add some humidity? I appreciate you helping me out. This is my first hatch and I'm a bit nervous but extremely excited too!

That’s probably a bit too warm. More like Bob said 65-70 at the most. I keep my house around 72 and leave mine on the kitchen counter. It’s humid as hell here.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Morning folks

I store my eggs in the pantry ~65* until I'm ready to set them. But @WVduckchick is far more experienced at hatching than I am.

That’s probably a bit too warm. More like Bob said 65-70 at the most. I keep my house around 72 and leave mine on the kitchen counter. It’s humid as hell here.

Hmm, I might have a small problem with that. Although it is very humid here too, normally 70-90%+ outside, it is never colder than 76 in the house. On top of just being expensive to cool the house to 65-70f, I can't physically take it. If I get cold my back locks up and puts me out of commission. I seriously wear a jacket or sweater in 70° weather. At 68° I'll start shivering. I'm not anemic, but I do live as if I was.

Only thing I can think of off hand, would be to use a cooler with an ice pack. I can't take the cool temps, but I do have the time to monitor a cooler. I would think the melting ice pack would hep keep the rH a bit higher too as they sweat. Do you guys think that would be sufficient enough, or maybe have a better solution?

 

[rjohns39]

I think that would work Chris.

 

[WVduckchick]

They really should be fine. I wouldn’t mess with a cooler and ice. Cooler and more humid just helps the air cells stay small, but a few days isn’t going to affect much. Maybe mark those, just so while you are monitoring air cells throughout incubating, you know those had a few days at room temp.

 

[Trimurtisan]

I think that would work Chris.

They really should be fine. I wouldn’t mess with a cooler and ice. Cooler and more humid just helps the air cells stay small, but a few days isn’t going to affect much. Maybe mark those, just so while you are monitoring air cells throughout incubating, you know those had a few days at room temp.

Alright, in the pantry they go!
Sorry, I'm a bit high strung over this.
Ya know.. getting my ducks in a row and all.

Thank you!

 

[Trimurtisan]

Just keep the air cell end up, in an area that isn’t too warm or too dry.

Ahhh, I missed the "isn't" detail last night. Makes a bit more sense now!

 

[WVduckchick]

Ahhh, I missed the "isn't" detail last night. Makes a bit more sense now!

ya know, I almost said cool and moist. Sorry for the confusion.

Those ducklings are adorable!

 

[Trimurtisan]

ya know, I almost said cool and moist. Sorry for the confusion.

Those ducklings are adorable!

Thank you! The young Runners have warmed up to me much faster than the Ancona, but they're all coming to me when walk out there. I've got one Ancona female that spooks easily, and doesn't care for me, but I'm hoping she'll come around. She is silly fast and can jump barriers as tall as she is.

I was reading so much last night that when i saw your comment I read "warm and moist."
My first thought is "This is Florida. Check and check!"
Oops!