It doesn't have to be time consuming ... but a bright flashlight and you can see you have development or not... air cells are developing and humidity does/doesn't need adjustment. To Be Honest, if you set it and forget it, and your humidity is too high for those eggs, the air cells are too...
I agree! When I pictured not candeling, I lost interest in hatching altogether. I love the development & hatch more than the chicks, TBH. However, I don't spend much time candeling, I know what im looking for, by now. Most of the time, I can peek from above & trace.
I've read it's a known flaw. I've also seen a fix for it, but there is no diagram and I'm not sure I can do it with only the explanation :he
-- I have 2 octagons also
Brinsea did not do the study that was from a University. There are quite a few actually--enough that is valid and of course repeatable.
Yes-- I misspoke ... it was based on a study, of course
No idea... I don't know this bator. You can look to see if it's listed in the incubator reviews -- what's it called?
My thought isn't so much that it will break. Apparently, people have hatched an egg with a light bulb before (I don't recommend it-- but I applaud their success and would have...
THANKS FOR THR DISCLAIMER!!!
I know that Brinsea has their cooling option to imitate the hen moving off the nest. According to their information, their study shows that this increased hatch rates, after -- was it day 7???
An incubator that is not even expensive can make you feel much more successful. A poorly made one often ends in frustration. On this site there are reviews of different incubators, somewhere!
Also, in case someone is flipping the egg: I received some lovely eggs with such small air cells (whoohoo so rare with shipped eggs to get decently fresh!). When I candled and drew my initial air cells on before setting, I couldn't even find some (after waiting a day). For those, I put the small...
I can never get that horrible nutridrench dropper to get even close. I always have to put it on the tip of my finger and wipe it on the beak. I give it to all hatchlings before they go from incubator to brooder.
Do you mean that's the day you set them? If so, Pyxis is correct: after first 24 hours, that's Day 1.
I have hatched horrible saddled air cells. There are tricks in babying them. I do not hatch them upright. If air cells don't have a very clean line, upright for probably a day (during...
On the same note as Pyxis... not sure how new you are, & don't want to seem condescending: did you count the first 24 hours as day 0? To be honest-- when I'm busy, I could miscount & all the apps I have count incorrectly. I'm thinking your temps are good if they are rocking. So tell them to...