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

[Sally Sunshine]

MUSCOVY DUCK EGGS

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MUSCOVY - Abstract why some eggs hatch and some dont

Its common for muscovy eggs to have a great variation in egg size. Variation causes problems.
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[ozexpat]

45 degrees is one inch up for each inch across

Tilting only works for forced air

 

[lizanne]

It's going to be hard to find chick feed this weekend....

Purina Animal Nutrition LLC Recalls Poultry Feeds Due to
Potential Health Risk​

April 16, 2014 - The Purina Animal Nutrition LLC feed plant in Portland, Ore., has initiated a limited recall of certain poultry feeds due to the potential for lower-than-expected vitamin and trace mineral levels. The products were distributed to retailers in Oregon and Washington.

Inadequate vitamin and trace mineral levels can result in health problems, including mortality, in poultry. No customer complaints have been received to date.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm393549.htm

 

[Sally Sunshine]

It's going to be hard to find chick feed this weekend....

Purina Animal Nutrition LLC Recalls Poultry Feeds Due to
Potential Health Risk​

April 16, 2014 - The Purina Animal Nutrition LLC feed plant in Portland, Ore., has initiated a limited recall of certain poultry feeds due to the potential for lower-than-expected vitamin and trace mineral levels. The products were distributed to retailers in Oregon and Washington.

Inadequate vitamin and trace mineral levels can result in health problems, including mortality, in poultry. No customer complaints have been received to date.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm393549.htm

oh WOW!! thats a bummer!! good thing we get local Amish made!!

 

[ozexpat]

I am driving as far as Portland leaving Monday morning from LA if things get desperate.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I am driving as far as Portland leaving Monday morning from LA if things get desperate.

 

[jbher]

My humidity is at 61% right now. When I woke up it was 58%. It always drops at night. Should I add a little water to inch closer to that 65%?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

My humidity is at 61% right now. When I woke up it was 58%. It always drops at night. Should I add a little water to inch closer to that 65%?

It all depends on what your air cells look like, I have no issue having 70 in after I see pips, and then after hatching starts its in the upper 80-90s it does in fact get high depending on amount of chicks hatching, but if my air cells tend to be a tad small I dont go high I do 62-65 as I did with those two nasty hatches this winter with weight loss issues.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

adding to that, I have computer fans in the coolers they are really good with blowing air around in there, and plenty of vent holds for fresh oxygen

 

[DaveOmak]

~~Originally Posted by Sally Sunshine View Post OHHH someone please help me!! I cant think and figure this out!!! http://www.journalijdr.com/sites/default/files/Download 1412.pdf
Cuticle procedure for safe removal Washing eggs with 2500 ppm sodium hypochlorite solution at 104 degrees F for 5 minutes.
how much is 2500 ppm and how on earth do I make this solution!!!!
I even used this link and dont get it!!
http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/scol/ccconc.htm


Not all bleach is created equal.....

First you have to read the label to find the % Sodium Hypochlorite (SH) ...... I just read up on "Clorox" brand products.... They appear to make several concentrations ranging from 2.75% to possibly 8% Sodium Hypochlorite.....

Since we are looking for a 2500 Ppm final concentration of SH, we need to figure the Ppm in the store bought container...

Start with the 6% bleach solution most of us use in cleaning etc.....

6% is 0.06 x 1,000,000 (one million) = 60,000 parts of SH in one million.... or 60,000 PPM SH in "Clorox" ...

To calculate the 2,500 Ppm solution ....

60,000 Ppm / (unknown) = 2,500 Ppm or... (unknown) = 2,500 Ppm / 60,000 Ppm ... UNKNOWN = 24 ......

So we have to dilute our original 6% "Clorox" ... 24 times to get 2,500 Ppm final solution

Since there are 16 fluid ounces in a pint... lets use 1 1/2 pints = 24 ounces...

Add one ounce of "Clorox" to that 1 1/2 pint (24 ounces) to get to our 2500 Ppm Sodium Hypochlorite Sanitizing Solution

This type of stuff can be confusing at best.... I hope this helps..... Dave