Tag Archives: hatching

Having measured the incubator temperatures with a thermometer I trust, the Suro 20 reads about 0.1C higher than the thermometer. The difference for the Brinsea was closer to 0.3C (also higher), so I’ve turned up the temperature on that a … Continue reading →

Ok, so other things got in the way a little over the last couple of days, but we’re now four days in. I’ve just weighed the trays of eggs. Worryingly the Suro incubator is showing an RH value of 68% … Continue reading →

I’ve been idly wondering if I couldn’t combine my egg incubation project with a camera that I use for testing oacapture to record chicks as they hatch. I have some lenses that might be suitable and some cameras that can … Continue reading →

A day in, the relative humidity in my Suro 20 incubator is being reported as about 60% and it really ought to be a bit lower than that — nearer 52%. If I’ve done my research properly I reckon on … Continue reading →

My eggs arrived safely so this Saturday I unpacked them to go into the incubators. I have one dozen each of Cream Legbar: White Leghorn: and Copper Black Marans: This is too many to fit into a single one of … Continue reading →

Today I’ve ordered some eggs to put in the incubator. We didn’t raise any chicks last year and we’re down to only a few hens now, so it’s about that time again. In fact if I left it any later … Continue reading →