Topic of the Week - Incubating eggs

[casportpony]

Quote: Get yourself a gram scale and weigh the eggs before setting. That will help you measure weight loss.

 

[abbysilkys]

I want to subscribe to this thread. I am in the middle of hatching eggs. I started with twelve and I have three left in the incubator(haha). Luckily I'm getting thirty-five more eggs this Saturday to be my "Easter hatchers". Wish me luck for both hatches. My batch in hatching now started with a LG and it fluctuated between 91-105 so not very good, but I am borrowing a friends incubator and turner. Also I'm building my first incubator and I hope it works!

 

[birdwrangler057]

this year is my first incubating eggs, I am planning on buying this incubator off Amazon, it has good reviews, what do ya'll think?



https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XNMH06/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2JELRZPR1IJ9S

 

[birdwrangler057]

The incubator I posted above is 110V, is that enough voltage for chicken eggs, or do I need to get a converter?

 

[casportpony]

The incubator I posted above is 110V, is that enough voltage for chicken eggs, or do I need to get a converter?

No converter needed

 

[JRNash]

At one time I heard, and I don't know how accurate this is, but in shipping eggs, it's best to get eggs from the west of your location.
It might be an interesting experiment.

My personal experience backs this up

 

[birdwrangler057]

Quote:
Cool, what do you think of the incubator?

 

[casportpony]

Quote: My incubation experience is quite limited, but I think that @AmyLynn2374 might be familiar with that model.

 

[birdwrangler057]

My incubation experience is quite limited, but I think that @AmyLynn2374
 might be familiar with that model.

Ok, thanks!

 

[BradLimer]

Just bought a new incubator. Test run was great with humidity around 50-55%. Doing mock lock down now, and I cannot get the humidity above 65% with 3 additional cups under the chicken floor. Dome has lots of moisture on it. Any tips, or should I be okay? Quail eggs will arrive in 2 weeks to start incubating.