Are You A Brinsea Owner? - April Hatch Along - Prize: Ecoglow Brooder!

[Colie <3]

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I always used the cartons in my old styro. bator, and tried using the cartons in my new Brinsea. I'm not sure it's the best route--gets awful cramped in there. However, I'm with you, Colie, what else to do? I just set 18 Marans and 5 Ameraucana--they are snug. If they all manage to make it to lock-down, I don't think I could lay them all in there flat if I wanted to. Doubt I could use cartons in this case either. What about using the rails without the foam padding??--seems like it would get nasty quick.

Yeah you're right the rails with the foam padding would get nasty quick. The foam could be washed later but idk. It's the space thing I'm worried about too. I'm about to candle and if I don't end up chucking half of them Idk how I'll be able to lay them all flat and then what happens when the chicks hatch? lol I hate hate opening the bator till I'm sure none of them are pipped even then I'd rather wait until I was pretty confident the hatch was over or at least stalled significantly.

 

[livin-green]

Well, good luck with yours, Colie! Would love to hear how you work it out...I just set mine, but I'm sure I'll be in the same boat in about 19 more days.

At least I hope I will!!

 

[Colie <3]

Looks like half of them either weren't fertile or got seriously messed up shipping because at lockdown there was no devolpment at all! Talk about a disappointment! I had 26 eggs just tossed 14 of them boooo

Guess I don't have to worry about space issues now I laid them on their sides just because it was handy rethinking if I should cut up a carton and slip it in there or not...

 

[Colie <3]

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Hey thanks for the GL too!

Best of luck with yours you just set! I've got some cooking in my 1588 as well they are only about a week along right now though. I NEED to turn my bators OFF!!!! lol

 

[whidbeylife4me]

Well my 3 new Nankins are doing good and I just put 2 Java(from a friend), 2 Salmon Faverolle and 2 Ameracauna (thanks Cloverleaf) in the bator, wasnt empty long. Hoping for a better hatch rate, Joy

 

[whidbeylife4me]

Hey do you have to take the Brinsea Minis apart to get the chikie fuzz that collects on the clear plastc dome part? Cant get to it unless take it apart with screwdriver that I can tell, or do you leave it for several incubations and then clean? thanks Joy

 

[whidbeylife4me]

Okay hopefully here is my pic to go with my April hatchalong entry. Please let me know how to do this process if this didnt work. Joy

 

[whidbeylife4me]

Nevermind I see that it worked , I am more savvy than I thought Joy

 

[whidbeylife4me]

Okay sorry for the mutiple posts, but in the picture above the chicks heads is the plastic level that the chick dander is on, you can see a faint layer and I dont know how people usually get it out of there, cause I can imagine after a few hatches it will get pretty dusty. Joy

 

[bordergurl]

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I haven't taken mine apart yet. Just use canned air to clean it so far.