Can't ignore this??

[Broke Down Ranch]

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No that won't hurt a thing. You should always let your eggs set fat end UP for a minimum of 8 hours overnight if possible.

 

[ginasmarans]

Let them set for about 12 hors. I set my forced air(fan)at no higher than 99.5. This time I am incubating at 99.0 because I read that female chicks have a better survival rate at lower incubation temps. I also don't turn shipped eggs for at least 3 days. It's supposed to let the embryo get started and keep the air cell in the proper position.

 

[coopist]

I understand the principle behind letting them set. But IMO you really don't need to let them set 8 or 12 hours. It's overkill. A rest of 4 or 5 hours is usually enough in my experience.

 

[Zookeeper9000]

Hova 1588 is a set and go bator it will hold that temp so you don't have to worry about it watch your humitity add water when needed.

Leave shipped eggs in carton small end down for 24 hours before putting them in the bator (that is the advice I received and read on here) 8 hours at the least.

You might want to color the bottom of your plastic water tray so you can see where to add water when it is needed, as it is difficult to see. There is two different resovors so color each one a different color so you know which is which. Don't forget you add to only the outside one til it is time to bring that hummitity up on 18 day, then you add to both. It is a good idea to run a plastic tube to the water spots on the 18th day so you can add your water with a syringe, just run it up to one of the vents and that will work well for you. Solves the problem of not opening the bator to help with the humitity.

Happy Hatching my first hatch was with a LG still air I did good. Next ones due next thursday and are in a LG forced air. The next 2 are due June 1st in Hova bators can't wait to see how that goes. Keep us updated. You bought the highest recommended bator on here.

 

[coopist]

I have extensive experience with hatching shipped eggs, and with all due respect to the folks on here, as I said, I understand the advice, but I don't agree with it. When you consider that shipped eggs are already several days old, and that some breeds do not maintain well, the potential decline in hatchability from waiting offsets any possible gain by letting them "rest" for a whole day. I sometimes put them in the bator after 2 hours, and they hatch just fine. But to each his/her own...

 

[Davaroo]

The texbook temps are:

99.5 for forced air
100.5 for still air.

These have changed over the years, by the way. Stick to 100 degrees and dont freak over small fluctations of a degree or so, for brief periods.

AS for letting them "rest," well, I'm in with the 4 hours is long enough crowd.

Dont expect your first hatch to be perfect. If it is - great. But there are many variables involved. Anything can happen and just might.
You have a decent incubator, so let it do the work. But dont blow your cool if something goes south.
Stay the course and shoot for stability at all times.

 

[alabama girl]

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Hey, you should be chicken people psychologist - a cognitive Behavior therapist, to be exact. Thankyou for th epep talk and great piece of advice. O.K, I'll try not to blow my cool, but I hope these hatch, these are the best eggs from the best breeder and even USPS were very kind in my case.

 

[yotetrapper]

Eggs in yet?? If so, now begins the lonnnng wait. I'm pipping and waiting right now.

 

[alabama girl]

Well guys, thankyou very much for the kind advice. I just put the eggs in at 7:20 am, the temp. was stable at 100. After the eggs (7) were in temp went down two degrees but is maintained at 100 now.
Zookeeper9000, I wish I knew that earlier, that is a great piece of advice about coloring the trays, it really 'd make it so much easier, maybe after three days I can just put some colored paper under it.
Thank you all once again, my next thread now will be about candeling if I can't find the info I need on the forum.
Amber