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post #161 of 343
7/19/12 at 7:51pm
Checked all the eggs I had due on the 24th to be locked down and 24of the 35 are not good. Down to 13.

Some of them were even green on the inside, found that when I had one crack, glad it did not explode. Green egg anyone. sickbyc.gif
Edited by Connies Chicks - 7/19/12 at 8:33pm

I am a wife and a mother to 1 son, 2 daughters, 2 step sons, 3 step daughters.

 

I currently have Two Barred Rock Hens and 1 Dominique Roo

and 6 baby barred rock/dominique mix and 1 Black Sex Link Jersey Giant.

2nd hatch date  7/23  I have a lot late on this hatch.

3rd hatch date   7/24  I think a lot are going to be late with the rest due to still air incubator.

4th hatch date   7/26

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I am a wife and a mother to 1 son, 2 daughters, 2 step sons, 3 step daughters.

 

I currently have Two Barred Rock Hens and 1 Dominique Roo

and 6 baby barred rock/dominique mix and 1 Black Sex Link Jersey Giant.

2nd hatch date  7/23  I have a lot late on this hatch.

3rd hatch date   7/24  I think a lot are going to be late with the rest due to still air incubator.

4th hatch date   7/26

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post #162 of 343
7/19/12 at 8:15pm

I checked my eggs tonight and 2 of the 7 appear to be empty.  Very disappointed---   I really hope the remaining 5 make it.   I still have them in the incubator but keep thinking of giving them to my broody hen.   Her last hatch she was @ 100%.   I think nature knows best but for some reason I am afraid to move them.  

One thing is she is sitting on two eggs that won't be due for about a week after my incubator eggs---not sure how that will work with her.   She is a great mother and will adopt these chicks if I am lucky enough to hatch them in the bator.

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post #163 of 343
7/19/12 at 9:54pm

candled 5 more eggs tonight and 3 were really dark with good air cells and 2 were mostly clear with smaller air cells. going to keep them all in there just in case. these quail eggs are harder to see in then i thought. lock down for me will be saturday.
 

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post #164 of 343
7/19/12 at 10:05pm

i'm a little late here...i will be getting eggs in on Saturday July 21st.

6 ringneck pheasants

6 aa Serama

my first time incubating will be doing so in a homemade incubator

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post #165 of 343
7/20/12 at 7:24am

Most of my eggs were "bad" or questionable, but we will never know.  Some visiting children decided to open the incubator AND mess with the thermometer.  They dropped it in the fan and didn't tell anyone. rant.gif  We are a bit peeved and sad.  hit.gif

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post #166 of 343
7/20/12 at 8:11am
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Do you move one set of eggs to another incubator when it is time for lockdown?

Well, the set of eggs you sent me is in a separate incubator. But the other 2 sets are in the same incubator. they are only 6 days apart.. I wish i had a 3rd incubator though..

8 Ameraucana's, 2 Cochins (Buff and White), 4 Rhode Island Red's, 4 White Leghorn's, 1 Silkie, 2 Buff Orphingtons, 2 Black Australorps, 1 Dominique, and 1 Buff Brahma.

 

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8 Ameraucana's, 2 Cochins (Buff and White), 4 Rhode Island Red's, 4 White Leghorn's, 1 Silkie, 2 Buff Orphingtons, 2 Black Australorps, 1 Dominique, and 1 Buff Brahma.

 

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post #167 of 343
7/20/12 at 8:45am
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Most of my eggs were "bad" or questionable, but we will never know.  Some visiting children decided to open the incubator AND mess with the thermometer.  They dropped it in the fan and didn't tell anyone. rant.gif   We are a bit peeved and sad.  hit.gif

Hope you gve those kiids a good sit down. Grrrrrr...
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post #168 of 343
7/20/12 at 4:49pm
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Most of my eggs were "bad" or questionable, but we will never know.  Some visiting children decided to open the incubator AND mess with the thermometer.  They dropped it in the fan and didn't tell anyone. rant.gif  We are a bit peeved and sad.  hit.gif


how awful---so sorry   hugs.gif   I am sure they didn't mean to do anything wrong, but that doesn't help save your chicks.

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post #169 of 343
7/20/12 at 5:51pm
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Most of my eggs were "bad" or questionable, but we will never know.  Some visiting children decided to open the incubator AND mess with the thermometer.  They dropped it in the fan and didn't tell anyone. rant.gif  We are a bit peeved and sad.  hit.gif


Oh no!!! I'm so sorry. :(

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post #170 of 343
7/21/12 at 4:20am

I have been having a bit of trouble maintaining my temp a few days I come look and it is 102 barnie.gif So  I am not sure what is going on the thing is so sensitive , But I'm not sure if some jag is messing with it or if it is the air in the  house , any in site that causes temp fluctuation? idunno.gif

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