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

[Sally Sunshine]

Sally, I for one am delighted with the research you do. I don't often go shopping for articles pertinent to the BYF keeper, however, I LOVE to read science based research articles. I drag the info across my brain cells, and take it out to ruminate on it in my spare time. That is one of the things that makes the BYC forum so interesting... But I can definitely do without the drama. Let's have good discussions about what works well for you and what didn't work so well for me, and what the next guy is trying... but PLEASE, people... enough of the finger pointing regarding who's doing it wrong. Let the evidence prove it'self!

You hit it! thank you!!

moving on..... we need a topic to research lol

I am still wondering if the temperature outside has any effect on egg shell as its laid, that can cause it to be less porous and cause such terrible time with humidity this winter.

stumped and still irritated with not finding much on the process, I do know the ph is effected somehow, but I cant put all the info together

 

[DaveOmak]

Whomever this member is, they have traveled a very long hard road and made great strides in 19 months.......

~~8/30/12 at 5:55pm ~~I have to admit I have read, read and read myself into total confusion in regards to incubation! What the BeeeJimmmmminy Krickets! Soooooo....Taking what I have learned, what makes the most sense and hoping you can help fill in the cracks! Diary & Notes of 1st ATTEMPT at Hatching pleaaaaseeee!! help me through this, I dont know anyone that hatches! ~~https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/704328/diary-notes-of-1st-attempt-at-hatching I am so greatful to have found you!


~~3/10/14 at 12:12pm ~~Hubs and I have had a very busy weekend, lets call it "Together Time" We had more time fine tuning our new incubator than building it so it has perfection in temps top to bottom, but our brainstorm has turned out amazing! And WAIT till you see the temps holding top to bottom!! Gigantic Cabinet COOLER INCUBATOR w/semi auto turning I took images all the way through this project even the fine tuning to get no variance top to bottom. This brainstorm started with the desire and need for a large capacity incubator that could hold enough eggs for our chick sales and also lesson all of the hand turning I have to do. And we are always trying to come up with cheaper and better ways of doing things, plus I really dont have $800. to have a new sportsman mailed to me. est $135.00 cost IF y'all make one, come back and share your cooler cabinet with us please! DIY Cabinet COOLER INCUBATOR DIY Cabinet COOLER INCUBATOR


~~4/3/14 at 5:21am ~~MY first ever chick shipment!!! SERAMA BABIES got to MA and are alive and WELL!!!! OMG OMG OMG baby steps taken! Now to put the big girl shorts on!!! ha ha ha!! OMG this is HUGE FOR ME HUGE!!!! oh this makes me feel so much better today!!! yayyyyy

 

[cochins1088]

You hit it! thank you!!

moving on..... we need a topic to research lol

I am still wondering if the temperature outside has any effect on egg shell as its laid, that can cause it to be less porous and cause such terrible time with humidity this winter.

stumped and still irritated with not finding much on the process, I do know the ph is effected somehow, but I cant put all the info together

I just checked our library database of peer reviewed journals. There were lots of articles studying how different things affect shell quality, but none on temperature.

Remember that my eggs have been hatching as normal. Even with these extremely cold temperatures, I didn't have to struggle with humidity like the rest of you.

However, it'd make sense. If the weather is cold and dry, perhaps a hen thickens the eggshells (or makes them less porous) so that if she were to incubate them, the eggs wouldn't lose too much moisture.

Then again, doesn't a hen produce the correct humidity through contact with her skin?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Whomever this member is, they have traveled a very long hard road and made great strides in 19 months.......

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I have no clue, perhaps this is the next step, reviewing the natural process.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:

Lums is short for Lumens as far as I know! and yes its a 3000 lums/lumens I researched to find the brightest I could get in the most handy as well as cheap!
I have bought up to 1500 lums and couldnt see into dark blue eggs, now they look like I am candling a duck egg, very quick fast and done. Love it!
Well worth the money spent and the rechargeable batteries rock!



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ABXYKV6/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400666275860?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

3000 Lumen CREE XML T6 5-Mode LED Flash SOS Flashlight
.... @Strader here is my new tools LOVE IT, you need both items!
Chad brought an marans egg to check out my candler!

It works!!! YAY!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

DH bday today, Good old school AppleCake in the oven! How many of your recipes are in terrible shape? I have about 10 that are so discussting! Its one of those things you never take time to rewrite them, now my grandmothers are a different story, I NEVER will replace them, I can feel her and smell the kitchen just look at her writing

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:

Lums is short for Lumens as far as I know! and yes its a 3000 lums/lumens I researched to find the brightest I could get in the most handy as well as cheap!
I have bought up to 1500 lums and couldnt see into dark blue eggs, now they look like I am candling a duck egg, very quick fast and done. Love it!
Well worth the money spent and the rechargeable batteries rock!



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ABXYKV6/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400666275860?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

3000 Lumen CREE XML T6 5-Mode LED Flash SOS Flashlight
.... @Strader here is my new tools LOVE IT, you need both items!
Chad brought an marans egg to check out my candler!

It works!!! YAY!!


oh doh here are the eggs! one Marans is that candle above

 

[lazy gardener]

Sally, can you find the little plastic sleeves to put your grandmother's cards in? I think you can buy individual 3 x 5's and you can buy them together so the cards fit together into a 8.5 x 11 sheet. Those recipe cards are priceless.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Sally, can you find the little plastic sleeves to put your grandmother's cards in? I think you can buy individual 3 x 5's and you can buy them together so the cards fit together into a 8.5 x 11 sheet. Those recipe cards are priceless.

I didnt know they made them!! thats cool!! I had seen someone framed them for on the wall, I may do a few, but I forget about it! thank you!!