🍁 September Hatch-a-Long 🍁

[GunnyBun]

I would not move them back... to much travel on the road can really mess with eggs.

That's what I thought, I might just let them hatch there and bring a box to take them home in after they are finished drying. I am so stressed out over this!

 

[kelseyk]

You should have a thermometer in there. I think that you should cover the water from escaping that is why I said water bottles or soda bottles.

I am sorry that you are going through this.

You can also use those hand warming packs that hunters put in their pockets to warm their hands. You would find them in the hunting section at Walmart. They are called Hot Hands

I will have to remember the hot hands idea!

 

[GunnyBun]

I will have to remember the hot hands idea!

It really did help quite a lot!

 

[GunnyBun]

I'll make an quick update on the eggs, they are now safely tucked in their nice and toasty incubator I candled each one of them before placing them in there, and I'm happy to inform that only two looked a little weak! I am so relieved that this all worked out! I want these babies to hatch so bad

 

[Buckeye Amy]

Day 7 candling of my FBCM eggs are showing embryos in 6 of 8 eggs. Two I couldn’t see anything but I put them back in and will make a decision at day 14. Here is a video of the embryo moving in one of the eggs.

 

[Eggs by Happy Chickens]

What was your hatch rate?

Out of 14 I had 11 hatch

 

[Eggs by Happy Chickens]

What was your hatch rate?

I had to do it before too and I had over 50% hatch rate. I had 22 eggs and 16 hatched! They were silkies shipped eggs

 

[CluckNDoodle]

@CluckNDoodle Has a bunch of the NR 360's or at least one... I will let her chime in because I am used to the Farm Innovator 4250.

Oops I wasn't on yesterday, did someone else answer the NR360 question? Lol

 

[CluckNDoodle]

How would I know if the temp was dropping? I can see if we can heat some water up, we made a emergency rush to Walmart and got some more charcoal for the grill I'll see if I can get some water heating in there, do you think I could maybe put some coffee mugs in there and put the hot water in the mugs? I have a tea kettle we can use to heat the water in, would the water maybe spike humidity and drown the babies? Or do you think they will be fine, or is that why I need to use bottles so I can keep the water from evaporating? Sorry for the questions we didnt think it would get this bad, but the power had been going on and off all morning since 5 and then around 8 it was completely gone...

Just in case this wasn't answered, for future reference. It's better to not open the incubator when there is a power outage because it will let whatever heat is built up in there out. Heating up jugs of water and placing them next to the incubator and putting a blanket over the incubator and jugs will help to keep the temp stable for longer. I would try to wrap the blanket around and still leave just the vent uncovered if possible so there's still fresh air.

 

[GunnyBun]

Oops I wasn't on yesterday, did someone else answer the NR360 question? Lol

It's fine! We got it all worked out, a friend is letting us stay at his house and he has power so I moved all the eggs and the incubator to his place.

Just in case this wasn't answered, for future reference. It's better to not open the incubator when there is a power outage because it will let whatever heat is built up in there out. Heating up jugs of water and placing them next to the incubator and putting a blanket over the incubator and jugs will help to keep the temp stable for longer. I would try to wrap the blanket around and still leave just the vent uncovered if possible so there's still fresh air.

That's exactly what I did. I didnt know about the water bottles so when I heard about that and the Hot Hands, I got right to work trying heat my babies up. And apparently all of that helped they were kicking around in there when I candled last night before placing them in there, only two looked weak.