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

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Cooling alone seems to increase hatchability by 1 chick in every 65 chicks you hatch.

Honestly, I don't think that's enough to start a whole new technique when some of us need to concentrate so much more on temp stability and such.

Lets get the basics right before we start tweaking.

Agreed, if new hatchers dont have the basics of their bator down pat there is no reason to do anything other then get the bator stable to begin with.

However on the same note, if people are going to be incubating goose and duck eggs they need to be aware they are nothing like dropping some chicken eggs in a turner, waiting for lock down and upping the humidity. Goose eggs need hands on attention daily from day 7 till lock down. The person incubating them should be wearing gloves or washing their hands very well before handling the eggs. (washing for 5 seconds doesnt count, a minimum of 30 seconds before handling the eggs). They also take much longer to hatch, and will cause panick in first time goose hatchers making themfeel the need to "help" when in fact the gosling is progressing properly. They go very inactive and rest for prolonged periods of time before showing true signs of progress at hatching. Its enough to drive a seasoned hatcher crazy for sure.
 
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Good Morning Hatchers!!
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Air cells have some side saddling but also have good tops. I've got my eggs in cartons with big ends up and I am turning twice a day.

My eggs are a mixture of blue, green, olive and chocolate! I can't wait to see what mixture I get, there are supposed to be a couple of pure Wheaten Ameraucanas and they seem to be developing well!
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But listen to me, counting my chickens before they hatch!!!!
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. I'll just sit back and learn then hope for some sweet chicks in the nxt 11-13 days! My 9 year old son is loving this. As we candled, he asked if he was swimming in my belly like that. I told him "yep, doing somersaults I'm sure!".
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awwwww kids are so awesome! Wheatens are so pretty too!
 
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Cooling alone seems to increase hatchability by 1 chick in every 65 chicks you hatch.

Honestly, I don't think that's enough to start a whole new technique when some of us need to concentrate so much more on temp stability and such.

Lets get the basics right before we start tweaking.
1-65.... lol

I think if most follow the basics they will get a good hatch I wrote the study numbers on hatch rates for commercial hatcheries it was like 72% to 78 or something! Local eggs most of us can get alot higher!
 
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To a hatched chick but it still has stuff attached to its butt!!!!!! What do I do need help ASAP!! And seems really weak!!
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