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Sorry for some reason i no longer get notifications anymore. I have started another batch, currently on day 12 and out of 19 eggs, 16 are fertile and developing!! The temp has been easier this time and its normally quite secure around the 37.1 to 37.7 range according to my 3 thermostats in...

Nope there was no damage at all. 1 pipped and didnt make it then the others there was just no sign of hatching. They were all fertile going into lockdown. I left them just under 48 hours and then with the eggs that had no sign did the water test but there was no movement or sounds at all. I...

I am unsure what row they were in originally in the turner but when I put them on the floor for lockdown they were the bottom row. They were all Orpington eggs too which were slightly to big for the incubator anyway and kept hitting the plastic when turning. I didn't do an autopsy. The Temp...

That sounds promising mellow. In the end i had 13 eggs enter lockdown and 7 hatch. 2 we had to help out the eggs as they were stuck. The matting i put down in there was not ideal and this caused some issues u think because eggs got stuck to it. Will order some rubber matting off ebay next. I...

Thanks for this. I put them into lockdown last night and all seemed well. Got up at 5am to check and one part of the incubator is 37.5, one is 36.7 and the other is 38.8!! Ive tried to lower temp but then the one section goes really cold! So frustrating... im going to just have to let it ride i...

Hi Als! Its time for me to put my eggs in Lockdown tonight. Did you removed the egg turners when you did this? Im tempted to remove them, put a matt down and place the eggs on the bottom of the bator? Any tips for lockdown would be great! Thanks

I can imagine that using it as a brooder would be a nightmare. Im currently on day 12 and out of 24 eggs ive got 14 left. 8 were infertile and 2 quit. My temp tends to stay all over the bator between 37.1 and 37.8 which i am happy with. I have the polystyrene casing on along with a towel and a...

So i was naughty yesterday and candled my eggs (only day 4). I had 10 opringtons, and 12 silkie eggs in there. After candelling all the eggs there was only 1 oprington and 2 silkie eggs that I was certain were not developing. This has meant I can now move some of the Orpington ones around so...

Fingers crossed. Its good to all share experiences with what works and not works. I have currently got the polystyrene casing on it along with 2 towels over the areas which seem to be colder in there. My biggest worry is that im running it too hot as its on 38.8 on the incubator settings! All...

I have 2 on top of my eggs (across top 2 rows) then i have 2 in the turners on the bottom 2 rows. I cant fit these ones on top of the eggs cz these are the bigger eggs and it would push the plastic off when turning

Hi Als, what temperature did you have your incubator on can you remember? 38.6 is high but im trusting the 4 seperate thermostats ive got in there

Mellow you dont seem to have had any luck which is a pity! Seems a nightmare with both. Least you got 1 chick i suppose. An update on mine: I put eggs in late friday night. This was my first problem, 2 of my eggs (orpingtons) were to big and when the turner rotated they pushed the plastic lid...

I have just checked again and managed to get all areas covered between 37.1 and 38. which I am hoping should be ok. Issue I have is all the thermometers in there are showing humidity at 59% yet the incubator says 41 and keeps bleeping!!!! Argh

Congratulations! I am collecting my eggs today ready to put in the incubator and so i have put it on this morning to warm up and here come all the issues again!! I have put 2 full bottles of water in but the humidity alarm keeps going off. The temperature is also so uneven across the...

For some reason i have stopped getting notifications from this thread. Glad you have finally sorted something, be good for us to see what our hatch rates are like after we have candled. When are you putting eggs in? I am picking mine up saturday. At least we can both review success rate and...