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

[silver1313]

Awesome!
I just did another candling of the eggs in my old incubator, and out of te nine in there, and the 7 that I candled, there are 5 for sure developers, with a possible 6 or even all 7 that I candled!!! If all goes well and I can keep this thing running good, I might even have a hatch out of this one!!!

yay !!!! that would be great

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

Omg silver if u r moving to Jonesboro then that means your only going to be an hour away from me!

 

[silver1313]

Omg silver if u r moving to Jonesboro then that means your only going to be an hour away from me!

i knew they were somewhat close ... that is the area we are aiming for jonesboro/senoia/decatur ...

 

[Sally Sunshine]

IDEAS IF ELECTRIC GOES!!!

NOTES:
I have also sterilized some flat rocks to lay around the outer parameter IN THE BOTTOM under the wire to "keep the heat" when turning the eggs or adding water but NOT over the small bottom ventilation holes! (NOTES: Temperatures outside the range of 97°F to 103°F will produce very few hatched eggs, got it!) NOTES: No electric and I have NO idea how long it was out, I didnt wake until MORNING ~ BACKUP PLAN lol yea ok... thats ok if u wake up! temp was down to 90 in bator put generator on and back up to 100 within 15minutes w/o touching anything, so I think those ROCKS were the best forthought! internal temp must have been holding! NOTES: No Matter how prepared you are, you really arent! Purchase water weazel to keep track of internal temp. Postponing am turn a few hours http://www.brinsea.com/customerservice/poweroff.html
What If the Power Goes Off?
A number of conclusions from this data which have practical implications:

1. Cooling eggs for short periods, say 30 to 40 minutes, on a regular basis (say once
every 24 hours) at any stage during incubation has no detrimental effect and is
probably of benefit.

2. If eggs are likely to be cooled for longer periods (more than 2 hours) the way they
should be treated depends upon their state of development. If the eggs are newly set
the best plan is to cool them fairly quickly down to 5 - 20°C (41 - 68°F) and hold
them in this range - put them in the fridge!

It may also be best to treat eggs this way up to about the 14th day, although greater
losses must be expected if severe cooling occurs later in incubation.
If power loss occurs when the eggs are near hatching, incubator temperature is less
critical, but severe chilling will cause mortalities. It is preferable therefore, to take
reasonable steps to limit heat loss by keeping the incubator shut and raising the
temperature of the room if possible. The metabolic heat from the embryos will keep
them warm for quite a long time.

3. Avoid maintaining eggs in early stages of incubation for long periods of time in the
‘zone of disproportionate development’ (27 - 35°C/80.6 - 95°F). This will result in a
large number of deaths and abnormalities.

4. Avoid subjecting the eggs to over-temperature at any time but particularly in the early
days of incubation.

Remember that incubator thermometer readings will not be the same as embryo temperatures
when cooling or heating occurs. The eggs will lag behind the air temperature. For example,
cooling hens eggs by taking them out of the incubator into a room at 20°C/68°F for 30-40
minutes is likely to cool the internal egg temperature by only 3 - 5°C (7 - 10°F). Eggs smaller
or larger than hens eggs will react quicker or slower accordingly.

NOTE: KEEP HOT Hands available if power goes out as well!!! Give time to get that generator running!! GREAT IDEA!!

 

[silver1313]

IDEAS IF ELECTRIC GOES!!!

NOTES:
I have also sterilized some flat rocks to lay around the outer parameter IN THE BOTTOM under the wire to "keep the heat" when turning the eggs or adding water but NOT over the small bottom ventilation holes! (NOTES: Temperatures outside the range of 97°F to 103°F will produce very few hatched eggs, got it!) NOTES: No electric and I have NO idea how long it was out, I didnt wake until MORNING ~ BACKUP PLAN lol yea ok... thats ok if u wake up! temp was down to 90 in bator put generator on and back up to 100 within 15minutes w/o touching anything, so I think those ROCKS were the best forthought! internal temp must have been holding! NOTES: No Matter how prepared you are, you really arent! Purchase water weazel to keep track of internal temp. Postponing am turn a few hours http://www.brinsea.com/customerservice/poweroff.html
What If the Power Goes Off?
A number of conclusions from this data which have practical implications:

1. Cooling eggs for short periods, say 30 to 40 minutes, on a regular basis (say once
every 24 hours) at any stage during incubation has no detrimental effect and is
probably of benefit.

2. If eggs are likely to be cooled for longer periods (more than 2 hours) the way they
should be treated depends upon their state of development. If the eggs are newly set
the best plan is to cool them fairly quickly down to 5 - 20°C (41 - 68°F) and hold
them in this range - put them in the fridge!

It may also be best to treat eggs this way up to about the 14th day, although greater
losses must be expected if severe cooling occurs later in incubation.
If power loss occurs when the eggs are near hatching, incubator temperature is less
critical, but severe chilling will cause mortalities. It is preferable therefore, to take
reasonable steps to limit heat loss by keeping the incubator shut and raising the
temperature of the room if possible. The metabolic heat from the embryos will keep
them warm for quite a long time.

3. Avoid maintaining eggs in early stages of incubation for long periods of time in the
‘zone of disproportionate development’ (27 - 35°C/80.6 - 95°F). This will result in a
large number of deaths and abnormalities.

4. Avoid subjecting the eggs to over-temperature at any time but particularly in the early
days of incubation.

Remember that incubator thermometer readings will not be the same as embryo temperatures
when cooling or heating occurs. The eggs will lag behind the air temperature. For example,
cooling hens eggs by taking them out of the incubator into a room at 20°C/68°F for 30-40
minutes is likely to cool the internal egg temperature by only 3 - 5°C (7 - 10°F). Eggs smaller
or larger than hens eggs will react quicker or slower accordingly.

NOTE: KEEP HOT Hands available if power goes out as well!!! Give time to get that generator running!! GREAT IDEA!!

i think we are fixing ot make a run to the store down the road ... i forgot about hot hands !!! i can get some of those .!!! is good to know they might be ok since they are in the later stages though !!! ty for shating this !!!!!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Schools closed ....

Chickens all tucked in, fed and watered ready for a long stay in their coops, Tons of containers & 55 gal drums filled with water for us and the critters, coal brought in, generator ready, cupboards filled, gas tanks all full.
Only thing I am debating is worring about the eggs in the bator or just consider them a loss....

and loss of cash

10 Partridge bram chicks are in the basement and already cozy sleeping! Only took a half hr in the dark!

Lil Lucas climbed in the coop/brooder willingly and caught the stinkers n boxed um, Harmony carried the water, dad got the XXL kennel set up, hung food, I got the straw and then watched! he he he

Daddy even hooked up the dvd player in the basement, kids got games n toys, charged DS's and said they r ready!

The bad alread.... brake line broke in the truck, so daddy has to drive an hour each way to work in the very low saturn : (

 

[silver1313]

YAY got last three packs of hot hands from the store down the road
we didnt store up a lot of water mainly bc we dont lose our cold water when we lose power... and we have a way to boil water if it get nasty ... did give all the guys and girls fresh big waterers full this afternoon though ...

 

[Sally Sunshine]

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

Omg is Pennsylvania going to get hit by hurricane sandy?!????!

 

[silver1313]

where i am is supposed to get 2-4 inches of rain and bad wind gusts up to 40 mph ..... not real scary - used to hurricanes coming in being from ga lol ... but worried about power outages... and my chickens ...