THE Brinsea Octagon 20 Eco Thread; Hatches, etc. (PICS)

[Squawkbox]

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.

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.

 

[Hawkeye95]

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.

 

[Squawkbox]

Aw that sucks

hopefully the rest are fine. Such is life I suppose

. 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.

 

[Toxic Chicken]

First pips in my brinsea Eco 20

- Karen

 

[Toxic Chicken]

First baby is out

- Karen

 

[babymakes6]

Woohoo!

 

[Hawkeye95]

First baby is out

- Karen

YAY!!! Congrats!!! I hope you have a fantastic hatch!

 

[zekii]

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.

 

[Squawkbox]

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

and started uping the humidity/dropping the temps.

 

[Toxic Chicken]

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.