How do you make sure to only get water in the one channel and if you place a govee hygrometer inside it’s 3 degrees higher in temp and the humidity 10% higher than the incubator. I’m new to this so can you tell me is it safe to continue with just the incubator panel?
Question: I am incubating my first batch of eggs in this same incubator. I have read so many horror reviews on this machine. I want to make it successful like you have. I have a few questions. What temp would you set this machine at? Can I move them to another incubator so none of my chicks will fall down in the cracks? Or can you do a video on how to fix it so that the chicks won’t fall into the cracks? I had sent you a FB friend request so I could reach out to you if you didn’t mind helping me get through this first hatch? I’m nervous and just want things done correctly so I will have a good hatch rate.
The second run and all the subsequent run's have done as well as can be expected when using OLD eggs. I have had ISA/RIR chickens prior, their eggs all hatch with ease, however the ones that were bought from other sources have been found to be OLD. Almost too OLD to hatch honestly. I did a test run recently using 12 bought eggs from the same source, and 12 of my own. Compared the air sack to begin with, and on my own eggs. These eggs were one week old exactly. The shipped eggs were checked and the air sack was at least 4 times larger. These eggs that were shipped to me was according to the source less than one week old. What I found in my testing was that only 4 of their 12 hatched, while all 12 of mine hatched. Further I had to help those 4 shipped chicks out of the shell while the chicks from my eggs unzipped and hatched on their own. Make sure no matter what that the source of eggs is FRESH. This can be found by using a candler light before placing into the incubator. A FRESH egg should have a very SMALL air sack, about the size of your pinky fingertip. Anything larger indicates OLD eggs. I hope this helps, and I WILL be doing a video about this as well soon.
When we did our first run, we set 3 dozen eggs. The rough hatch rate was about 38%. However, the hatch rate was NOT due to the incubator. It kept perfect temperature, the humidity was spot on, and the auto rotation set up had no issues. The lower hatch rate was due to ME not following correct procedures. After many hours of research after the fact, I know that there were things that I should have done, which I didn't, and there were things that I did do that I shouldn't have. Long story short, The incubator impressed me enough with it's ability to keep things right, that I purchased a second unit. Right now we have two more runs in and have followed the correct protocols and will see in about two weeks from now how we do. I'll do a quick video and post the link as a reply to this email then to give an update, alternatively, come back, subscribe and you'll get the notification when I upload! Thanks for the question and I hope I've answered it well enough.
@@HomesteadingBartramStyle. Hopefully you have a much better hatch rage with the Greenfire Farms eggs as those are pricey (but for a reason). Good luck and thanks for the info.
There's probably 150 different "manufactures" of this thing... The instructions are only for the machine... no instructions for making baby chickens.. Good luck with that!... No way to turn it off and reset everything to factory resets.. if there are even any factory resets.. The humidity stopped at 30 , 19 days into the incubation ... also everyone has lost a chick through the cracks on the flat ... Take all the screws out except one in the corner... or make a basket that you can lift out .. . oh .. and about that 30 humidity .. no way to stop the alarm .. a backup portable humidity measurement was available .. so with the heater working and the fan working, you don't need an installed humidity sensor... but you do need a wire cutter to silence the alarm ... this thing is a crapshoot .. you might get lucky.. I see many have had the same problem with the sensor freezing at 30... no suggested fix yet... other than buy anew one...
How do you make sure to only get water in the one channel and if you place a govee hygrometer inside it’s 3 degrees higher in temp and the humidity 10% higher than the incubator. I’m new to this so can you tell me is it safe to continue with just the incubator panel?
How did u keep the humidity regulated
Cool, I got the one for 24 eggs
Question: I am incubating my first batch of eggs in this same incubator. I have read so many horror reviews on this machine. I want to make it successful like you have. I have a few questions. What temp would you set this machine at? Can I move them to another incubator so none of my chicks will fall down in the cracks? Or can you do a video on how to fix it so that the chicks won’t fall into the cracks? I had sent you a FB friend request so I could reach out to you if you didn’t mind helping me get through this first hatch? I’m nervous and just want things done correctly so I will have a good hatch rate.
I don't see a link to show how you did with the second run. Will this hold duck eggs?
The second run and all the subsequent run's have done as well as can be expected when using OLD eggs. I have had ISA/RIR chickens prior, their eggs all hatch with ease, however the ones that were bought from other sources have been found to be OLD. Almost too OLD to hatch honestly. I did a test run recently using 12 bought eggs from the same source, and 12 of my own. Compared the air sack to begin with, and on my own eggs. These eggs were one week old exactly. The shipped eggs were checked and the air sack was at least 4 times larger. These eggs that were shipped to me was according to the source less than one week old. What I found in my testing was that only 4 of their 12 hatched, while all 12 of mine hatched. Further I had to help those 4 shipped chicks out of the shell while the chicks from my eggs unzipped and hatched on their own. Make sure no matter what that the source of eggs is FRESH. This can be found by using a candler light before placing into the incubator. A FRESH egg should have a very SMALL air sack, about the size of your pinky fingertip. Anything larger indicates OLD eggs. I hope this helps, and I WILL be doing a video about this as well soon.
I been looking at all these videos can someone tell me how to set the eggs what side pointing down or up !!
7 months ago, I hope you figured it out. If not, point end down.
How many eggs did you set and how many hatched. Thanks.
When we did our first run, we set 3 dozen eggs. The rough hatch rate was about 38%. However, the hatch rate was NOT due to the incubator. It kept perfect temperature, the humidity was spot on, and the auto rotation set up had no issues. The lower hatch rate was due to ME not following correct procedures. After many hours of research after the fact, I know that there were things that I should have done, which I didn't, and there were things that I did do that I shouldn't have. Long story short, The incubator impressed me enough with it's ability to keep things right, that I purchased a second unit. Right now we have two more runs in and have followed the correct protocols and will see in about two weeks from now how we do. I'll do a quick video and post the link as a reply to this email then to give an update, alternatively, come back, subscribe and you'll get the notification when I upload! Thanks for the question and I hope I've answered it well enough.
@@HomesteadingBartramStyle. Hopefully you have a much better hatch rage with the Greenfire Farms eggs as those are pricey (but for a reason). Good luck and thanks for the info.
How to set humidity temperature
The humidity is set by the amount of water that is in the incubator
There's probably 150 different "manufactures" of this thing... The instructions are only for the machine... no instructions for making baby chickens.. Good luck with that!... No way to turn it off and reset everything to factory resets.. if there are even any factory resets.. The humidity stopped at 30 , 19 days into the incubation ... also everyone has lost a chick through the cracks on the flat ... Take all the screws out except one in the corner... or make a basket that you can lift out .. . oh .. and about that 30 humidity .. no way to stop the alarm .. a backup portable humidity measurement was available .. so with the heater working and the fan working, you don't need an installed humidity sensor... but you do need a wire cutter to silence the alarm ... this thing is a crapshoot .. you might get lucky.. I see many have had the same problem with the sensor freezing at 30... no suggested fix yet... other than buy anew one...
Uhhmmm
Thanks!