FIrst time a total failure.....

[TriciaHowe]

"9 for 9 dead. No movement when candled and checked each one. A few developed but died at some point."
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If most didn't develop at all and quit early on humidity was likey not your problem. Were you using the thermometer that came with the incubator or are you using a different one? The one's that come with the incubators are horribly inaccurate and can be off by several degrees therefore killing your embryos from over or under heating.
I am just trying to get a handle on what issue you had so you don't have it with your next hatch. It can be so frustrating to wait 3 weeks and have nothing to show for it.

Tricia

 

[pefferlawchicken]

sorry about your loss, if been there

 

[speckledhen]

Getting truly accurate instruments is the hardest part of incubating. The next thermometer I buy will be one made for incubating, possibly the Egg-Temp with the probe that actually has a very tight accuracy rating.

 

[GaNewChick]

Jamie ~ I wondered about bringing them in from the cooler temps and dumping them right into 99.5 degrees.

Tricia ~If most didn't develop at all and quit early on humidity was likey not your problem. Were you using the thermometer that came with the incubator or are you using a different one? The one's that come with the incubators are horribly inaccurate and can be off by several degrees therefore killing your embryos from over or under heating.
I am just trying to get a handle on what issue you had so you don't have it with your next hatch. It can be so frustrating to wait 3 weeks and have nothing to show for it.

One was a complete dud...the rest had a range of beginning to develop to fully developed. I did use the cheap thermometer that came with it, but bought a new one yesterday.

Thanks peffer and speckledhen.​

 

[BawGock]

Sorry that your hatch didn't go well.
But I think you have an awesome attitude about getting right back to it.
I believe if this wasn't such a challenging hobby it would not be so rewarding!
Carolyn

 

[AHappychick]

I have had better sucess with the lg by cutting plastic cups to fit under the grate in the corners under the vent holes (so I can refill with a straw) over the sponges which dry out too fast. It took 3 extra cups for me to get the humidity at 70% for hatch but I have a very dry house.

Good luck, I think it is soooo cool that you have wild chooks!

 

[GaNewChick]

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Thanks Carolyn...

My husband says I was obsessed.

Yea, just like the remote is his permanent 6th finger...

This is my other hobby ~ so this has been a nice break from drawing.

 

[GaNewChick]

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Thanks for the suggestion ~ that was/is going to be my problem, maintaining the humidity.

 

[AHappychick]

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Thanks Carolyn...

My husband says I was obsessed.

Yea, just like the remote is his permanent 6th finger... http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww226/Impasto1/tvhappy.gif

This is my other hobby ~ so this has been a nice break from drawing.

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww226/Impasto1/horse.jpg

you drew that OMG you are an amazing artist!!!!

I am looking for someone to draw a cute chicken pic to make CT Chickenstoock t-shirts, would you like to do a trade? I could send you some eggs?

 

[GaNewChick]

I can combine the two hobbies together....

I'll draw a rooster ~ never attempted that.