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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Brijjy on April 29, 2012, 10:59:40 pm

Title: Very exciting
Post by: Brijjy on April 29, 2012, 10:59:40 pm

As I'm sitting here typing there are cheeps coming from the incy behind my chair. At least 2 of my goose eggs are (hopefully) about to hatch. I've just upped the humidity, so fingers crossed for the little babies.

Title: Re: Very exciting
Post by: nic99 on April 30, 2012, 08:00:09 am

Oooooo! I am sharing your excitment. One of my duck eggs has pipped. 2 days early mind you  :-\ I have 5 ebay eggs and 5 of my own in there so it will be interesting to see if my own eggs hang on til day 28 and if early hatching may be something caused by the post. Any goslings this morning?

Title: Re: Very exciting
Post by: HelenVF on April 30, 2012, 10:00:01 am

Yay :)

Helen

Title: Re: Very exciting
Post by: FiB on April 30, 2012, 10:06:30 am

Egg-citing!!!  Only set mine in new incubator on Friday - so 19 days to go for me.  How do you adjust your humidity - is yours automatic?  Mine only ready it and I'm not quite sure how I'm going to up it to 65% on hatch day Its a Brinsea octagon 20 advance thingy.  Look forward to seeing pics!

Title: Re: Very exciting
Post by: Rosie posie on April 30, 2012, 12:58:46 pm

Excellent! fingers firmly crossed here  :&>  :&> :&> :&> :&> :&> :&> :&>

Title: Re: Very exciting
Post by: Brijjy on April 30, 2012, 02:27:54 pm

Still no babies yet but still cheeping away they are. I upped the humidity by putting a new dishcloth in each reservoir to act as a wick. To increase humidity you need to increase the surface area of the water. You can also adjust the air vent.