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

[Knittycat]

My mom just figured out why chicken math strikes. Story problems are hard!

 

[kelly77]

Spoiled brat LOL You're a good chicken mom! I don't actually know if the air sacs would be different, to be honest. I left my broodies alone with their eggs. I've never had a shrink wrapped chick under a broody. They don't get up once the chicks start hatching (well, most don't) and they put moisture on the eggs while they are sitting on them, too keep the humidity high enough. I want to stick a hygrometer under a broody one day. If she'll let me! If I do I'll let you know what the humidity is.
Good luck with the hatch!

Thanks...yes she is spoiled...this is my first year with chickens so everything is new, I will post pictures soon...keeping my fingers crossed! Poor broody hen ..they look so pathetic ..she's plucked alot of her pretty feathers and she is boney..but she is eating, so I'm sure its the 25% she has lost...wish I would loose 25% weight everytime I went broody LOL

 

[Knittycat]

Here's a picture of the ventilation holes in the sides





The airflow in there is great! The holes are just over an inch in diameter. But if I find I need more air, I'll add two more bottom holes on the ALTON EXPLOSIVES side of the box. I'd hate to mess with it though. It keeps temp really well. Humidity sits at 40 to 42% with 60 to 70% ambient humidity and water in the pan. I'll have to run it dry for a bit to see what happens there.


The humidity is expected to rise to 100% later this evening. I may have to run the incubator for a few hours to see how it reacts to 100% humidity. Looks like the humidity will drop to about 25% tomorrow, so I can see what happens in the 'bator then too.
The temps have been in the mid 70s to low 80s, which is a tad unusual this time of year. I wish the temps would drop to normal so I can see how it preforms then too. (My house isn't well insulated. It was built in 1919, and is rather drafty as a result. But the incubator held it's temp and humidity very well yesterday with the attic fan running and while sitting in front of a closed, but still drafty door.)

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I used it before, it didnt do anything, I ended up using sulmet for the entire flock, but if I can do just one hen and avoid loosing eggs I will try the tylan

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Here's a picture of the ventilation holes in the sides





The airflow in there is great! The holes are just over an inch in diameter. But if I find I need more air, I'll add two more bottom holes on the ALTON EXPLOSIVES side of the box. I'd hate to mess with it though. It keeps temp really well. Humidity sits at 40 to 42% with 60 to 70% ambient humidity and water in the pan. I'll have to run it dry for a bit to see what happens there.


The humidity is expected to rise to 100% later this evening. I may have to run the incubator for a few hours to see how it reacts to 100% humidity. Looks like the humidity will drop to about 25% tomorrow, so I can see what happens in the 'bator then too.
The temps have been in the mid 70s to low 80s, which is a tad unusual this time of year. I wish the temps would drop to normal so I can see how it preforms then too. (My house isn't well insulated. It was built in 1919, and is rather drafty as a result. But the incubator held it's temp and humidity very well yesterday with the attic fan running and while sitting in front of a closed, but still drafty door.)

perfecto!! I hope you can figure out something for more stable temps..... if you have drafty, why dont you place the box in a corner and protect the two open sides more? Sounds like you know what you need to do to get a great hatch!! routing for ya!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

before I forget, did anyone shake an egg and dislodge and air cell????

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

before I forget, did anyone shake an egg and dislodge and air cell????

I am waiting to try on something other than a tiny pullet egg. :/ I have 2 right now. hope my EEs or Australorp kick into gear soon.

 

[Knittycat]

HAHA! My hubby reminded me to unplug it when I go to bed tonight. I was all "You do realize that when I'm incubating eggs it'll be running for 21+ days straight, right? The sucker only gets to 100 degrees, it's *not* going to catch fire, love!" He's so paranoid.

 

[sumi]

Quote: They are a bit of a mess when they go broody. Just keep spoiling her and LOL!

 

[sumi]

Here's a picture of the ventilation holes in the sides





The airflow in there is great! The holes are just over an inch in diameter. But if I find I need more air, I'll add two more bottom holes on the ALTON EXPLOSIVES side of the box. I'd hate to mess with it though. It keeps temp really well. Humidity sits at 40 to 42% with 60 to 70% ambient humidity and water in the pan. I'll have to run it dry for a bit to see what happens there.


The humidity is expected to rise to 100% later this evening. I may have to run the incubator for a few hours to see how it reacts to 100% humidity. Looks like the humidity will drop to about 25% tomorrow, so I can see what happens in the 'bator then too.
The temps have been in the mid 70s to low 80s, which is a tad unusual this time of year. I wish the temps would drop to normal so I can see how it preforms then too. (My house isn't well insulated. It was built in 1919, and is rather drafty as a result. But the incubator held it's temp and humidity very well yesterday with the attic fan running and while sitting in front of a closed, but still drafty door.)

Explosives... I love it! Our house is very cold and very damp. As a result we have the incubator sitting in the cupboard in the spare bedroom with a heater on. We measured the temp in the cupboard before we put the bator in and since the room is so nice and warm now with the heater in there we put the mealworm farm in there as well. Luckily the heater can be set on "low" and left running, but I'd hate to see the next electricity bill... The things we'd do for chicks.