Good point about the broody breaks Chickencanoe! I think we get so focus on trying to keep everything perfect we forget the natural process of the broody! I have read some incubators now have a "natural cooling" feature to imitate the broody getting off/on the nest...but mine is the good old simple still air, no frills bator
hmmmm now I'm a little concerned
So cool! What day was this candle?Yeah to all the wigglers out there! Candled last night but was so late and so tired that I didn't get all the posts in that I wanted. I have 55 left in the bator. About a dozen of those are simply hopefuls as they were too dark for me to see. I am very dissapointed with my silkie ratio. Pulled 13/17 eggs. I believe the greeder said he had a new roo so I plan to report that his roo isn't working hard enough. I can't complain too much because the eggs were free, if I had paid I would be upset
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Lots of people have hatched thousands of eggs from those. I've had both good and bad luck. I still have one for emergencies and have a behemoth combination cabinet that I built. It's amazing how differently one must consider readings when looking at both. I also have a couple instant read and several slower thermometers. That's freaky to see the different readings from the same spot - especially with forced air. It takes a while to get used to.......but mine is the good old simple still air, no frills bator
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hmmmm now I'm a little concernedI have both thermometers on top of the eggs now. the one that came with the bator is flat mercury type, not a problem but my hygrometer/therm. is digital and now with all the eggs and turner in I'm having trouble with where it should be... maybe my temp isn't high enough...uggg. Should I go back and move the digital to the side more level with the eggs?
Well I added a third thermometer!!! lol... I moved the digital to the side, more level with the eggs and have the thermometers that came with the bator on top of the eggs...I'm going to give it a couple hrs and try not to worry about it...the temps I'm seeing should all be ok..lol I thinkGood point about the broody breaks Chickencanoe! I think we get so focus on trying to keep everything perfect we forget the natural process of the broody! I have read some incubators now have a "natural cooling" feature to imitate the broody getting off/on the nest...but mine is the good old simple still air, no frills bator
If this is true, and I know it is, why aren't the heating elements put on the bottom of an incubator with the wire mesh high enough that the chicks can't be hurt?2 thermometers is good..you want to make sure readings are correct. Also, heat rises so temps at the top of your bator will be higher than at the bottom. My temps will be 99 at the bottom of the bator and 100-101 at the top. How long is it taking your bator to get back up to 100 after you get into it? Probably moving the thermometer is why it still says 95
Thank you! My bator is a styrofoam still air...I think I have a slight draft from the side that has the cord coming out from turner, which is why I didn't have a temp difference with the one batch of eggs on the opposite side, until I added my second batch of eggs and my digital therm. was close to side. I have a towel around that side now and will keep check on it... rt now I have my digital at 98...the left side therm. at 99 and the rt side at 100...humidity at 51... Thank you all for your help and input
