- Jun 5, 2017
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Hi everyone, my name is Alex, I lilve in Mexico City where I incubate most of my eggs. I live at 2,600m above sea level (8,600ft) and have a free range chicken flock of around 100 birds. I keep Black Copper Marans, White Leghorns, Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, Black Ameraucana, regular and Silver Double Laced Barnevelders, Cream Legbars and a few other miscelaneous.
I use two incubators, both manufactured by Brinsea: Ova-Easy 190 and Zoologica 28. I've had terrible luck with both incubators and they are being shipped back as I write this. The first one couldn't keep the temperature steady and the second one is unreliable. Probably the thermostat stopped working and it cools to 73°F and then heats up to 125°F killing everything inside.
I check temperature with very accurate (0.1°C) thermometers and weigh eggs every 4th day to adjust humidity for a 12% egg weight loss.
Will start suplemental oxygen when I receive the replaced incubators to find out if that increases hatchability.
I use two incubators, both manufactured by Brinsea: Ova-Easy 190 and Zoologica 28. I've had terrible luck with both incubators and they are being shipped back as I write this. The first one couldn't keep the temperature steady and the second one is unreliable. Probably the thermostat stopped working and it cools to 73°F and then heats up to 125°F killing everything inside.
I check temperature with very accurate (0.1°C) thermometers and weigh eggs every 4th day to adjust humidity for a 12% egg weight loss.
Will start suplemental oxygen when I receive the replaced incubators to find out if that increases hatchability.
