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

[199787]

The only broken egg I've ever gotten was from a box packed in that stuff.

This wasn't actually Styrofoam, it is just foam and soft like you'd put on your mattress.

 

[kaybee123]

This wasn't actually Styrofoam, it is just foam and soft like you'd put on your mattress.

I know what it is and again, it's what I received the broken egg in. I really like the bubble wrapped individual eggs inside a smaller box then peanuts around in a bigger box.

 

[hillfloweranch]

first bantam cochin hatched...2 others external pips....its god awful hot, and my RIR roo is making weird gurgly sounds?????
so I moved them into a temporary pyramid cage while I work on their new home. hoping they don't kick up their heels in this heat!

its got to be at least 105 right now. sprayed down the trees and put ice cubes in their waterers

gotta go back outside check
back with everyone on their status in a bit...sorry for not stayin...

 

[motherhen71185]

HI everyone. I have been reading this thread, but just thought i would say hi. My eggs came in from CA today. ( I am in PA)
Last time they arrived perfect and in 2 days. this time it took 4 the box was banged up and i had 3 broken eggs. I cleaned the others off with warm water and gently patted them dry. I was told to spray them with diluted bleach water and let air dry before setting to decrease the bacteria. Any one else ever do this? The air cells look good on all but one so 1 out of 16 isn't too bad. I have them settling now and will keep them upright in the turner with out it on for the first 36 hours of incubation. I had a good hatch with eggs from the same people last time. 5 out of 8 ( i lost two to my own impatience and stupidity tyring to help them out of their shrink wrap, live and learn, so i would have had 7 out of 8) I am hopefull for this hatch but am also expecting the worst. I have 7 different breeds and most are rare so i want to do the best job i can. This is only my second time hatching. I keep my incubator in a spare bedroom that has the door shut and the blinds closed. It has central air. I had a Heck of a time getting my hummidity up. I have a turner this time so i wont have to open it as much. It is a still air LG. My temps are stable in the room. I have heard from others that incubation in a room that ISN'T climate controlled is better. I am worried about temperature swings if i do that. I have found some other ways to boos humidity and have a beter hydrometer this time. Trying to cover all my bases. If any one could offer any suggestion i would appreciate it!! Thanks a bunch!!

 

[mikkles]

you sure you don't have cold and hot spots? your rotating eggs in the bator to different areas? they were all shipped? did they not internally pip? if they did internally pip where they shrink wrapped or was the shell very hard?

I have 3 different Thermometers I'm using and they're all saying the same temp.....they were all shipped. no internal pips. when I eggtopsied, the shells didnt seem especially hard to me..but I'm not a baby chick either...so am not really sure on that...not shrink wrapped....

 

[hillfloweranch]

Banty out

3pips

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: lol my bad, I don't know why I typed styro LOL

 

[Sally Sunshine]

first bantam cochin hatched...2 others external pips....its god awful hot, and my RIR roo is making weird gurgly sounds?????
so I moved them into a temporary pyramid cage while I work on their new home. hoping they don't kick up their heels in this heat!

its got to be at least 105 right now. sprayed down the trees and put ice cubes in their waterers

gotta go back outside check
back with everyone on their status in a bit...sorry for not stayin...

awwwww poor guy!! any other symptoms?

 

[Doug Hodges]

Quote:

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Ok. A little help here. I just got this in. I want to do a two day treatment on all my birds. How much per gallon? I know I saw it somewhere before but I cant find it now.
http://www.baycox.es/2/Dosage_Calculator.htm REMINDER I think this is for 2.5% the one you got I think is 5%?
One ml of Baycox® 2.5% oral solution contains 25 mg of the active ingredient toltrazuril. Chickens and turkeys are dosed at 7 mg toltrazuril per kg body weight for 2 consecutive days.
I need simple. How many ml per gallon of water. I have all ages and sizes together.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

HI everyone. I have been reading this thread, but just thought i would say hi. My eggs came in from CA today. ( I am in PA)
Last time they arrived perfect and in 2 days. this time it took 4 the box was banged up and i had 3 broken eggs. I cleaned the others off with warm water and gently patted them dry. I was told to spray them with diluted bleach water and let air dry before setting to decrease the bacteria. Any one else ever do this? The air cells look good on all but one so 1 out of 16 isn't too bad. I have them settling now and will keep them upright in the turner with out it on for the first 36 hours of incubation. I had a good hatch with eggs from the same people last time. 5 out of 8 ( i lost two to my own impatience and stupidity tyring to help them out of their shrink wrap, live and learn, so i would have had 7 out of 8) I am hopefull for this hatch but am also expecting the worst. I have 7 different breeds and most are rare so i want to do the best job i can. This is only my second time hatching. I keep my incubator in a spare bedroom that has the door shut and the blinds closed. It has central air. I had a Heck of a time getting my hummidity up. I have a turner this time so i wont have to open it as much. It is a still air LG. My temps are stable in the room. I have heard from others that incubation in a room that ISN'T climate controlled is better. I am worried about temperature swings if i do that. I have found some other ways to boos humidity and have a beter hydrometer this time. Trying to cover all my bases. If any one could offer any suggestion i would appreciate it!! Thanks a bunch!!

Hi motherhen! Glad you came over, you know everything I can tell you (almost) I wrote in the hatching 101 article and assist articles in my signatures. good hygros are key, and your best in the most stable climate as you stated. Someone told me that when they need a boost in humidity they bought those tiny rubermaid cups and actually set them in empty egg holes and added pcs of sponges to keep humidity up, that way they can add or take away easily because without a fan its hard to control it well. not sure if you have room ASIDE the turners for thin sponges? I have fans in all of my stuff so I have never had issues with controlling it. Also I use a shamwow folded and it holds water long and don't drip! Again, most info I can give you is in that article, ventilation, temps calibrating thermo/hygros, using humidity as a tool not a set number, and on and on...... What breeds are in?