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5/12/12 at 10:34pm

Ugh I hope they are okay! It's a little sad when you candle and see a black jello-ish blob and you know that they have died.

 

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Yeah, they'll be fine and get around great.  :)  I haven't candled my eggs-- I'm too scared now!  LOL  They are my shipped eggs and I figure the less I handle them, the better.  Their air sacs are all loose.  But I do want to check a few of them to see if they are okay thru that low temp the other day.  I don't know how long the low temps were, so I should probably check them and be sure they are okay.  

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post #462 of 755
5/13/12 at 5:26pm
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Ugh I hope they are okay! It's a little sad when you candle and see a black jello-ish blob and you know that they have died.

 

Well, yeah, that is the pits.  I did candle about 3 of them, and one of them had died and you described what I saw perfectly.  Sigh.  I should probably candle the rest, but I was disappointed, so I stopped.  Figure I'll candle the rest tonight or tomorrow.  I was already down to 8, and now I'm down to 7.  I was sure hoping for more chicks, but I'll take what get.  I just hope the rest are okay.  sad.png

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post #463 of 755
5/13/12 at 9:19pm

Aw that sucks sad.png hopefully the rest are fine. Such is life I suppose hmm.png. Have there been any more temp fluctuations?

 

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Well, yeah, that is the pits.  I did candle about 3 of them, and one of them had died and you described what I saw perfectly.  Sigh.  I should probably candle the rest, but I was disappointed, so I stopped.  Figure I'll candle the rest tonight or tomorrow.  I was already down to 8, and now I'm down to 7.  I was sure hoping for more chicks, but I'll take what get.  I just hope the rest are okay.  sad.png

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post #464 of 755
5/14/12 at 12:41am
First pips in my brinsea Eco 20

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5/14/12 at 4:36am
First baby is out
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post #466 of 755
5/14/12 at 5:14am

jumpy.gif Woohoo!

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post #467 of 755
5/14/12 at 5:38am
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First baby is out
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YAY!!!  Congrats!!!  I hope you have a fantastic hatch!  ya.gif

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post #468 of 755
5/15/12 at 6:53pm

Here's where I am at ... Brinsea Oct20 Eco.

Day 24 for my 13 welsh harlequin duck eggs.... removed the turner, layed the eggs on their sides, and started uping the humidity/dropping the temps.

Tomorrow will be the official lockdown day.

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post #469 of 755
5/16/12 at 10:47am

Wait a sec, drop the temps at lockdown..  is this supposed to be done? What do you drop it to?

 

 

 

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 and started uping the humidity/dropping the temps.

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post #470 of 755
5/16/12 at 11:14am
Drop it one degree. So 98.5F
I didn't do this. Just learned of it.
I think it's because the increase in humidity
lowers available oxygen and decreasing temp
increases available oxygen. so this evens it out.
And leave vent all the way open.
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