Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[MommaBee]

do you have his head straight with his spine? or does it keep flopping curling back?

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It's still curled down. I got it straight but being in that cup I don't see how it would stay straight. I don't think it's neck is strong enough. But as far as being straight with the spine, yes, it is.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

this is as close as I can get to show you..... again just want to make sure he is as straight as you can get him for now, like I said I used papertowels to support in the cup

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: ok GREAT! then there is nothing left for you to do but wait, get some sleep ok????

 

[RenneRae]

WooHoo! I have Veining!!! I'll try to get a pic tonight when I candle...

Question (quite possibly a dumb one) if I set my eggs at 12:50 Thursday afternoon, what day is it now on Sunday? at 78 hours...is it day 3? and if it is day 3 do I candle and look for a dark mass and throw away all clear eggs? (should there be veining this early?) my temps are steady at 99.7 and humidity is between 35-40% I may increase that after camdle to check air cells.


I know I may sound ridiculous but im so excited to have made it to veins! I haven't completely screwed up yet!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

WooHoo! I have Veining!!! I'll try to get a pic tonight when I candle...

Question (quite possibly a dumb one) if I set my eggs at 12:50 Thursday afternoon, what day is it now on Sunday? at 78 hours...is it day 3? and if it is day 3 do I candle and look for a dark mass and throw away all clear eggs? (should there be veining this early?) my temps are steady at 99.7 and humidity is between 35-40% I may increase that after camdle to check air cells.


I know I may sound ridiculous but im so excited to have made it to veins! I haven't completely screwed up yet!

CONGRATS and don't you dare chuck anything yet! lol!!!

 

[MommaBee]

ok GREAT! then there is nothing left for you to do but wait, get some sleep ok????

Ok so leave it in the cup? I saw your pic, should I lay it down? I just didn't want it to kick out. It's not very active though. It's 7pm here. I doubt I will sleep but yes ma'am I will try.

 

[Rusty Byrd]

Hi Sally and everyone else hear.
I have been reading and learning a lot here since I posted that I was setting eggs for first time hatch. Today is hatch day!
My grand daughter was so excited. We had one pip before we went to bed last night. I was awakened at 1:30 this morning with a "grandma it's official we have a chick"!
So far we have 15 out, 4 more pipped and I have sat on my hands the whole time.

Thanks, to all of you who have let me sit in here. I have learned so much.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: no leave it in the cup, I was trying to show you how it should be straightened, wasn't sure if it was too big and curled in there yet! you did well! I thought it was late! LOL I keep getting everyone messed up time zones! he he he its 8 here!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hi Sally and everyone else hear.
I have been reading and learning a lot here since I posted that I was setting eggs for first time hatch. Today is hatch day!
My grand daughter was so excited. We had one pip before we went to bed last night. I was awakened at 1:30 this morning with a "grandma it's official we have a chick"!
So far we have 15 out, 4 more pipped and I have sat on my hands the whole time.

Thanks, to all of you who have let me sit in here. I have learned so much.

That's awesome Congrats! but you do know they don't exist until we see a pic!! he he he!!! That went really fast didn't it! holy cow! that means I have lockdown next week already, ummmm again LOL!

 

[ozexpat]

So while I was finishing cooking a pork butt roast just now, I started a new project.

“The Bordeaux-Bator”

I have a few wine boxes from the days when Mrs Oz and I were dinks (double income – no kids) and while I was fishing for something in my closet I kicked my toe on one. As a fully alert chicken man, I looked at in a whole new light. I thought, with a bit of imagination, that could be the perfect match single styrobator.






I got to work.

I found some left over foil covered foam insulation board, some foil covered bubble wrap I snagged from an insulated box from the hospital, foil duct tape and a drywall knife.

Thirty minutes later the roast was done – and so was the foundation of the bator. As less heat will be lost through the base, I used the foil coated bubble wrap there and the thicker foam on the sides.





For the air circulation I will use a Evercool 50x15mm fan # EC5015M12CA from Amazon for $4.80. Its half the diameter of a regular case fan and therefore should be much tamer in a small space. It runs off one of the many 12v router/tool/toy/phone charger I have horded over the years. The fan will be installed so it sucks air from the bator and then pushes it out sideways across the top of the bator.






Attached to the fan with a small angle bracket and a hose clamp will be a small 150W heating element. It will be sitting directly in the airflow so the heat rapidly spreads through the bator. The one I ordered is 220V. As I incubate and do other things in the rest of the work (not just Americas) I have a step up transformer in my house to make 220v but in this instance I am just going to run it on 110v. A store bought styrobator uses a 40w heater. This 150w/220v heater should put out 75W with 110v. More than enough in a box with half a cubic foot of space and a room with steady ambient temps. The heater element cost $7.29 shipped on ebay. It does not take up space of a light and will not drive me crazy if I have to incubate in my room (I share a condo while Mrs Oz is in the Philippines).





The thermostat is a WH7016C frm ebay. $13.82 shipped
Features:

• Heating and cooling control
• Temperature calibration function
• Delay protection function
• Ex-factory parameters locking function after short circuit
• Upper and lower limits of temperature can be set
• Can be used for domestic freezer, water tanks, refrigerator, industrial chiller, boiler, steamer, industrial equipments and other temperature-controlled systems – and incubators
• Comes with temperature sensor probe
• Range of temperature measurement:：-50℃～110℃.
• Range of temperature control:-50℃～110℃.
• Temperature Measuring Error: ± 0.5 ℃ [like any thermometer, you need to calibrate it and adjust for variation but I have found them very accurate]
• Sensor: NTC (10K / 3435)
• Control Accuracy: 1 ℃ (Accuracy is 0.1 degrees, and 0.1 degrees per jump.)
• Relay Contact Current: AC 5A / 220V
• Operating Temperature: 0 ~ 50 ℃
• Storage Temperature: -10 ~ 60 ℃
• Power supply: (12V ,110, 220V) [wiring is simpler in 110 and 220v than 12v
• Cable Length: 100cm (Approx.)
• Item Dimensions:8.6x7.5x3.5 cm (LxWxH)(Approx.)

I am including a pdf of the thermostat wiring info.








I will use a 99cent store extension cord for the wiring.
The top will be hinged plexiglass with a window stick on foam insulation seal, except for the lower 6 inches where the electronics will be mounted. That area of the top will be wood. Ventilation will by a three ½ inch holes. Two in the plexiglass and one juxtaposed to the fan. Small hinges and a hasp/staple catch with complete the project tomorrow.


About 35 bucks all in.