Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[FortCluck]

This is an excellent point, actually. I know for a fact the hygrometer that comes with my Incuview isn't perfect - when I tested it it came out about 10% too low, and it loses specificity below about 18%. However, it's consistent with itself (determined by comparing it to another hygrometer), so I calibrate the humidity in my hatch based on weight loss. If I hold it at "30%" until D7, but they haven't lost the correct amount of weight by that time, then I'll drop it to 20% or 25% per my hygrometer, for example, and vice versa. Is that a true 20 or 25%? Probably not, but it doesn't matter.

Another thing to consider is that humidity is really about the average over the length of incubation (prior to hatch). It doesn't really matter if it spikes to 50% for a couple of hours one day, if it also drops to 10% for a couple of hours. And unless you've got a fancy humidity pump, or are using a hygrometer that has recall, it's going to be a lot harder to figure out what your average is.

Sorry, didn't mean to take the wind out of anyone's sails. My science-brain just likes to be difficult.

We can do an average. I mean if someone is usually running 30% to day 18 then that would be the humidity they would use.

There doesn't need to be difficulty in this. Especially for those who are science brained like you are. I wish I was science brained but unfortunately I was gifted in animal science not numbers

 

[CluckNDoodle]

If you ever get another with the same crack in a similar spot, I'd try again but just put wax over the visible cracked area and compare outcomes.

Great idea!

 

[FortCluck]

I meant an actually hatch rate based on how many eggs are fertilized to how many eggs hatch. It's a more accurate hatch rate when you count early quitters.

So overall hatch rate... Be nice to do a fertility rate too. Then you can see who's eggs are worth buying.

 

[FortCluck]

We are you to 10 now. Here's the latest hatched duckling.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

We are you to 10 now. Here's the latest hatched duckling.

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They're so cute!!!

 

[FortCluck]

@ShannonsChimkens how's the emus? What else are you incubating

 

[FortCluck]

They're so cute!!!

They're crazy this morning. Thank goodness only 3 are staying but it's so hard to choose!

 

[julskinka]

We can do an average. I mean if someone is usually running 30% to day 18 then that would be the humidity they would use.

There doesn't need to be difficulty in this. Especially for those who are science brained like you are. I wish I was science brained but unfortunately I was gifted in animal science not numbers

I am almost certainly over-complicating things. That's sort of my M.O.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

They're crazy this morning. Thank goodness only 3 are staying but it's so hard to choose!

I seriously don't know how you're going to choose, they're incredibly adorable!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I am almost certainly over-complicating things. That's sort of my M.O.

I was just glad you said it and not me. LOL! I "overthink" everything which can make it really hard to explain things when someone wants a straight answer but I'm like...the variables! The variables!