The Incubator Thread

[MelissaZeno]

Is it too cold to set eggs from my own hens?

 

[PD-Riverman]

Is it too cold to set eggs from my own hens?

I would say if you collect them shortly after they are laid----before they freeze---you will be good!

 

[MelissaZeno]

Thank you! I can get a little over excited and jump right into things at the wrong time.

 

[5fowl]

Just had my automatic egg turned flip the eggs clear to the side I am still not sure how it was possible. Has this ever happened to anyone else? I had to removed the motor to reattach the plastic shaft onto the arm on the motor to fix it. Seems to be working again but would really like to know the cause. Of course no one claims to have gone near the bator!

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Just had my automatic egg turned flip the eggs clear to the side I am still not sure how it was possible. Has this ever happened to anyone else? I had to removed the motor to reattach the plastic shaft onto the arm on the motor to fix it. Seems to be working again but would really like to know the cause. Of course no one claims to have gone near the bator!

Never had one do that before, but I did have a turner recently quit working because of that little arm thingy. I had some pretty large eggs in it and without thinking I placed all my shipped eggs in groups that they came in and it ended up being too heavy for the turner. The little plastic arm thingy now is halfway above the plastic groove it runs in. It now will only stay tilted to the right.

 

[chicken farmer2]

What should the humidity be during lockdown

 

[ChickenLady2014]

What should the humidity be during lockdown

I try to shoot for 65 to 70, but if you have a large number that hatch at the same time it will raise the humidity a bit more. I try not to worry too much about that. If all else, as soon as the chicks can SAFELY be taken out, I put them in another incubate to dry.

 

[gimmie birdies]

my 6 eggs hatched plus Sugar below.



I am really proud of my little splash.

 

[chicken farmer2]

I hope some of my chicks hatch they are bbs Ameraucana, I know there fertile. I have a doz set. Today is day 19

 

[chicken farmer2]

I can hear peeping!!!