Borotto Automatic REAL 24 for shipped eggs?

[Erba]

The eggs are in, turner off, I'm gonna hand swivel them and keep them upright for the first seven days..see what develops, if any in their state.

 

[Erba]

I promised myself, because the shipped eggs were so messed up, that I wouldn't candle them until the 10th day. That is tomorrow. Here is hoping that some, against all odds, are developing....

 

[DuckYouMan]

Thats unfortunate. Shipped eggs are always a toss up. I've stopped even trying to incubate any shipped egg that gives me question. I've had a few that I've tried to hatch that have come out with so many issues that they die pretty quick which in turn is a bummer to say the least.

 

[DuckYouMan]

Ok I have my incubator (yay). I'm having humidity issues as well. I have the automatic humidity pump option and the thing is full of water. I can not get it above 52% humidity. The pump is set at 55% so it just keeps pumping! This is insane.

Figured it out lol. I had the floor still in it. hahaha Working great now.

 

[Erba]

Figured it out lol. I had the floor still in it. hahaha Working great now.

I am thinking of getting the humidity pump, so what do you mean by floor? Also a real bummer with my shipped eggs, only two are developing but my own eggs are looking great.

 

[DuckYouMan]

The white floor that you put in when the chicks hatch after lockdown. I took that out and the humidity went up like normal.

I like the pump for one reason mostly. So that I dont have to do anything. Set the eggs with a 1 litre bottle and come back 18 days later for lockdown. Bein as hands off as possible during hatching I have found saves me a lot of heartache.

 

[Erba]

Ok a complete disaster here with the shipped eggs. The two have not developed further so it's just my three left. I have ordered more from a different seller now, (I am a sucker for punishment!..lol)..Lets hope the post will be kind to them, this time around. They should be here at around the time mine are hatching.

 

[Erba]

All three of my own eggs hatched! Never had 100% before. This incubator is absolutely amazing and I am so glad I got it. They all hatched on day 20, so they will be out before the next 15 eggs arrive, and now my own Light Sussex hen is laying again, I will be putting her eggs in with them too.

 

[Erba]

Three fuzz balls

 

[Erba]

The 15 LS eggs from a different seller arrived, and all got here far better than the previous two lots I bought. He used a bigger box, wrapped them individually in bubble wrap, put them in egg cartons and then stuffed the box firmly with straw.

I candled them on day 7 and only one wasn't developing. Early days yet, so keeping my fingers crossed that most of them make it.