Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Iain Utah]

You do not daily mist/cool.... only once per week?? What do you keep your humidity at?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Mist once a week, humidity around 40% u til lockdown then up to 65-70%. So far this works well for us.

 

[Iain Utah]

Sweet! That is much lower maintenance than what Pete recommends.

I have had my humidity sitting at 51% so far. Should I drop it to 40% now or wait 4-5 days, when I can move the ancona eggs to other bator? Also, what temp? I have it at 99 now... but planned to drop it to 97 after I moved the ancona eggs.

By the way, my duckies are singing away in their shells.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Don't drop the temp, no idea where the idea of 97 came from I see mentioned on here. We run 99.3-99.7 normally. The humidity level was trial and error for where we live. With being on an island we have naturally higher humidity. Monitoring your eggs and their air sacks is the best way to figure out what humidity works best for you.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Guess what I just spent the morning doing?

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. Boxing up two Sebastopol eggs to ship out today!

Wonder who these are going to, can't imagine they might be slightly excited.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

LoL, good morning. They will leave this afternoon. Have a few boxes going out today, so boxed early and have them resting now.

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[QuackerJackFarms]

Utah: How exciting! Keep us posted! I raise mine to 70-75 at first pip. I tried a bunch of different combinations and that's the one that gives me the best results. Is Utah considered the midwest?

J: Same with you! Although you're probably in bed right now with the time difference.

 

[Iain Utah]

Don't drop the temp, no idea where the idea of 97 came from I see mentioned on here. We run 99.3-99.7 normally. The humidity level was trial and error for where we live. With being on an island we have naturally higher humidity. Monitoring your eggs and their air sacks is the best way to figure out what humidity works best for you.

Gotcha. I will have to adjust height of thermometer, however, to get a more accurate temp reading on top of my goose eggs. I love Pete's tip to mark line on shell where air cell is on days 7, 14, 21, 25. I will do that starting tomorrow (day 7).

By the way, I know your area well. I grew up near there and my family still live by you.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

I am so stinkin' excited. And a little nervous too. You better stick around for the next month!

LoL, good morning. They will leave this afternoon. Have a few boxes going out today, so boxed early and have them resting now.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Nope, gonna take a vacation and ignore emails, lol.

Not going anywhere, too many eggs to be set.