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

[Sally Sunshine]

Ok, I hope I'm doing this right. I've got my shipped turkey, duck, and guinea eggs sitting in egg cartons with air holes cut into the cartons, and a space in between each egg for better air flow. I have three thermometers in with them that are calibrated together, one on top of the eggs and two laying at the middle of the eggs, resting on the egg cartons. My incubator is still air, and the temp on top of the eggs is around 102, while the ones at mid level are around 99.5. My air cells all seemed to be in good shape, so I'm hand turning my eggs around every 3-4 hours. Does it sound like I'm doing this right?

sounds like you got it covered! only thing I do differently is lay them if the air cells look good, (I don't have a turner) but either way is fine but 45 degrees is key!
Have you marked the air cells or weighed?

Broody still sitting?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I find it amazing that the more you incubate the more you pick up on the "bad eggs" (No, not you oz bawahhhhaaaaa)

I had two eggs that I questioned putting into lockdown, these eggs were not pipped and all the others are pipped and one hatched.
So I misted the side of the bator and pulled those two eggs,

one was malpositioned (brahma) and upon eggtopsy it actually looks like it pipped into its yolk sack. It was messy and I ended up with it all over my hands so I rolled it up and tossed it without running upper deck for my cell camera (note to self... add a spare camera to the side of the bators)


The silkie egg was also dead...It looked to have lost way too much fluid and was tight inside but the yolk was not absorbed, I checked laid date, was 2 days older than the other eggs. interesting.

 

[cody42]

I marked air cells, didn't get a weight though. I would really like to lay all of mine down without the cartons. There's just no space whatsoever with all those cartons in there. Also the guinea eggs don't set up as high as the duck and turkey eggs because the duck and turkey eggs won't fit down in the egg cartons all the way, so I think laying eggs down in the bator would be better for this reason also. So do you think that since the air cells are ok, that I can remove the cartons on the next turning? And the broody is awesome!!! If had 6 or 7 more jut like her I would yank every egg I have out of the incubator and set them under them. Unfortunately my friend would only part with the one. But as soon as I can round up a silkie, or game rooster I'm going to let her raise some of her own eggs for the future.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Cody I see no problem laying them if the air cells are intact. and I agree on the space issue, I HATE when I have to have a carton in the bator.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I marked air cells, didn't get a weight though. I would really like to lay all of mine down without the cartons. There's just no space whatsoever with all those cartons in there. Also the guinea eggs don't set up as high as the duck and turkey eggs because the duck and turkey eggs won't fit down in the egg cartons all the way, so I think laying eggs down in the bator would be better for this reason also. So do you think that since the air cells are ok, that I can remove the cartons on the next turning? And the broody is awesome!!! If had 6 or 7 more jut like her I would yank every egg I have out of the incubator and set them under them. Unfortunately my friend would only part with the one. But as soon as I can round up a silkie, or game rooster I'm going to let her raise some of her own eggs for the future.

I wish I could tell you I can send you cochin eggs, but I cant since both are/just been broody. Silkies cant sit on a bunch, but cochin can sit on a lot of eggs and large eggs too! and they go broody fast too!

 

[jfer]

MY FIRST BABY EVERRRRR!!!!! Right on time!!!!! I HAVE TO SHARE

 

[cody42]

That's good to here about the Cochins, because the majority of the eggs I have under the broody right now are Cochins or Cochin crosses! I've never owned Cochins before but I think they are beautiful birds. You're right about the silkies not being able to cover many eggs. I would never set more than 5-7 eggs under mine to get decent hatches in the past.

 

[chicksooner]

MY FIRST BABY EVERRRRR!!!!! Right on time!!!!! I HAVE TO SHARE

Congrats on your chick!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

MY FIRST BABY EVERRRRR!!!!! Right on time!!!!! I HAVE TO SHARE

oh yeah!! We knew you had this!!!
CONGRATS!!!

 

[cody42]

Congrats Jfer, I'm trying this for the first time also.