California - Northern

[h2oratt]

I watched a video from a hatchery--they had an automated system that turned the eggs from end to end when it was time to turn the eggs. It does not hurt the eggs to turn them over.

Have you seen what broody hens do to eggs? 

The danger in handling eggs that much is dropping them! That is why I candle from the top most of the time. I do not even take them out of the turner or tray.

Not sure how I could candle from the top in my incubator. Maybe if I put my turner in the bottom shelf. But then you would have to leave the door open for so long.

 

[ronott1]

Not sure how I could candle from the top in my incubator. Maybe if I put my turner in the bottom shelf. But then you would have to leave the door open for so long.

You will need to take out the eggs to candle them.

My incubators are like:




The bottom two trays are inserts for my Brinsea octagon 40 ex advance. They go into the incubator and then the top goes on. When it is time to candle, I take off the top and candle the eggs from the big end that is up.

 

[Scovy Momma]

Not sure how I could candle from the top in my incubator. Maybe if I put my turner in the bottom shelf. But then you would have to leave the door open for so long.

I like your incubator! It doesnt look very big

 

[h2oratt]

I like your incubator! It doesnt look very big

It isn't big. The turner holds 16 eggs. You can fit two turners in there
I am not liking the latch. They are suppose to replace it.

 

[HighStreetCoop]

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I found the flashlight app on my phone worked great with brown eggs. I would just go out after dark and set the egg on the light source. Lit them up perfectly.

 

[2chicksagain]

Haha i bought a candler when you could've used the flashlight on the phone

just wasted $20

 

[QueenMisha]

I found the flashlight app on my phone worked great with brown eggs. I would just go out after dark and set the egg on the light source. Lit them up perfectly.

Same here! I actually have an old Brinsea candler, but I use my iPhone's flashlight 90% of the time. Works just as well!

 

[Honora]

I found the flashlight app on my phone worked great with brown eggs. I would just go out after dark and set the egg on the light source. Lit them up perfectly.

That's what we use as well.

 

[QueenMisha]

Just some pics I took at work today. I love my job.

I think the birds are enjoying the sunny weather as much as I am!

 

[caychris]

I hate having to put chicks down but Id rather it not suffer the agony of a slow death. One of my delaware chicks was not doing well and had become very listless and we could not get it to eat and drink. It couldnt stand without help. We have another Delaware that is having standing problems and falls over but can get upright on its own and stay upright for quite a while but ends up on its side when it sleeps. We also have a silkie chick with what looks like either severe splayed leg or a dislocated hip. We are trying several things to help her grow into her legs but she eats and drinks when stuff is presented to her. We are hand feeding her and the other Delaware in hopes that a little growth will improve their conditions. So out of 22 eggs in my, less than optimal, incubator we had 8 hatch but 6 had or have problems 2 Pita Pinta sticky chicks have overcome their issues and doing fine. Hatched 4 Delaware,3 Pita Pinta 1 Silkie.

Its so funny to watch chicks go from tearing around the box to asleep then pop back up again. Considering all the problems with my bator Im happy with the ones I have.