14 days with the mini advance

[ericsplls]

Well I just got through with my second candling of seven FBCM eggs I put in the incubator two weeks ago. One was a pourus egg and clear the first time I candled. Same this week. I was unsure of what I would find or how it would smell so I went out back dug a hole and cracked it on the shovel. Scrambled. It wasn't a shipped egg I picked it up here local. It also had no air cell. Thats what made me confident about tossing it. I'm crossing my fingers on the other six. They have gotten too dark too see anything other than the air cell. Even before it was a growing shadow and you could see a couple veins that was with a 2.5 million candle power spotlight and being quick and turning the light off to cool between eggs. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hope to have six hatch in another week.

 

[Mahonri]

Good luck and be certain to post pics.

 

[bantyshanty]

Have you hatched with the Mini Advance before? If you're hatching 6, make sure the eggs are good & secure in duct-taped cut-apart egg carton cells or paper towel roll pieces, etc. The hatchlings will want to roll the unhatched eggs around to get by as they test their legs, and it could mess up pipping & zipping. This is my experience anyway. Now I hatch (not incubate) in a large styrofoam bator. Good luck!

 

[920utlaw]

How well does your mini advance turn your eggs? Mine was not turning the eggs just dragging them back and forth. The bottom tray was not upside down either. These are bantam eggs, maybe it has something to do with the size?

 

[bantyshanty]

Mine personally turns them really well. I've had bantam silkie, cochin, and d'anver eggs in it, all about a "6" on the Brinsea circumference guide. They turn 45 degrees each time, but a couple long skinny ones have dragged. It wouldn't hurt to hand-turn once or twice a day if you think they're dragging. I got a 12-egg quail insert for mine too & it's way too small to turn my bantam eggs, even the smallest. It seems to fit size 4 circumference & smaller.