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[annie3001]

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hello everyone!
I am going to incubate my own eggs!! THis is my first time, I am doing research on the machines etc. What are your thoughts on this one? Its from mypetchicken
I Have this item in my "cart" and are ready to place my order.
Any advice is much appriciated!


Andrea

 

[Mahonri]

You can't go wrong with this one.

Order the auto turn cradle AND the humidity pump.

Plug and Play.

 

[annie3001]

okay excellent!! I was hoping "you" were going to respond!

I saw the post on the other machine!

 

[annie3001]

ordered it!!

After doing some reseach, I only want to place 5 eggs in their, is that a good number to start with?
These eggs are all comming home from my house!! my rooster fertilizes most eggs.

 

[dsqard]

You might want to check out the Brinsea website to see if it is less expensive if you are going to order the humidity pump as well. There is a sale going on for that model with the humidity pump for 399. Just to compare prices.
ETA - looks like you already ordered it

It comes with racks so you can incubate 5 eggs easy!

 

[annie3001]

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Thank you for the info.. this is my first ever time doing the hatching!! I have always just bought baby chicks, I love my girls and would love clons of them. lol

Ill be busy on this site asking for advice etc.!! prepare to see me all the time! ha ha

i dont know when i plan on doing this, maybe sometime in january, i will start.
My origianl plan was to order more chicks in february, but now.... nope!!

 

[dsqard]

I could suggest (enabling vibes going your way

) that you join in on the New Years hatch that Mahonri is running. People are setting their eggs at noon on the 11th of December. I don't know when your incubator is arriving so it might not be possible (you could always join late if you need to). I am joining in on it for my first hatch so I will have tons of expert advice if I have problems. Got the same model bator as you with the humidity pump so even a hatching newbie like me shouldn't screw it up too bad!

ETA - what color are your shelties? I have two shelties too! One is a blue merle and one is a bi-blue!

 

[annie3001]

true true!!!! mmmmmm something to think about !! i know when i receive the unit, i am going to want to plug it in right away!!!

since this is all going to be brand new for me... when should i start collecting the eggs,,, leaving them out on the table, room temp then placing them in there?

 

[annie3001]

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oh yeah did i fail to mention that i have 20 eggs (cold) in the fridge..

 

[dsqard]

From what I have read on here anything older than two weeks and hatchability (is that a word?

) goes down. If you are only going to hatch five for your first hatch, I would suggest you start collecting a few days before your bator comes in. I don't know how many eggs you get a day, but I am only getting three at best and one is a pullet egg. I won't be hatching any pullet eggs since they usually don't do to well for hatching from what I have read. I started collecting yesterday. I am keeping the eggs (only 1 so far) in an egg carton in my dining room and turning them twice a day until I start incubating. Pointy end down in the carton. Go to the sticky at the top of this topic thread and read it. All great information!
ETA - you could try incubating the ones that have been in the fridge. Many people have hatched eggs that were refridgerated.