Who needs sleep anyways?
RAv!! I do Lol gnite
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Who needs sleep anyways?
That is fine and may help hatch rates and may increase vigor but there is also the very real risk of forgetting to remove the plugs! That will cause a lot of problems, more than the small increase in hatch vigor. Using a cool down cycle has been shown to do similar things and will, on average allow one more chick to hatch per set.
It is a bit like the resting shipped eggs versus putting them into the incubator. There are pluses and minuses.
I have also seen some mis interpretation of Dr. Bramwell's discussions in the past. He may not be easily understood. Many quote a lecture he gave to say that you only need to put a rooster in with hens for a week to clear out the sperm of an old rooster. He did not say that but that is what many thought he said. He talked about percentages which went over the heads of most listeners.
The Genesis only has one plug so removing it will not change the CO levels much any way.
ahhhhh chicknlove has done her homework!Just remember to remove the plugs.
This is not telling everyone to have a vent free bator, this is telling those that have the styro bators with the red plugs that they are there for a reason, use them for what they are put there for.
But Sally, they were not put there for stressing the eggs, they were put there for elevation changes as a way to manage humidity.
A red vent plug is located on the top of the
incubator. This should be removed when the
incubator is used at altitudes greater than 6000
feet above sea level. The plug may also be
removed during or after the hatch if water drops
appear on the window due to high humidity. This
will help to dry the chicks and the incubator. If
removing the plug does not reduce the humidity
enough, it may be necessary to prop up the
top slightly, to facilitate drying. If so, be sure
to maintain proper temperature. Alternately,
the top may be removed quickly, and moisture
wiped from the windows to aid drying. Replace
the plug after chicks are removed
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Omg! I know exactly how you feel because I'm thinking the same thing!
Mine will be in my laundry room too!
I have 18 on right now (as of 3am this morning) for the December hatch-a-long and I've got 12 so far for this hatch-a-long!
OH THE INSANITY!!
I was waiting for the egg of one of the young pullets who just started to lay and she was SO upset with me. (Look at her poised to peck me..lol!)
I wanted to know what egg she was leaving for this thread's hatch so I could band her leg and keep track. All she left me was....the golf ball! (Seriously)They need to ALL do that. It's their fault for enabling me in my addiction!!(That's my story and I'm stick'n to it.)
It's a conspiracy. I bet your hens are in on it too!It's their evil plan to take over the world...get us all addicted to do the dirty work for them.
(I think I'm overtired from my 3am egg setting)