I have (yet another) 3 part staggered hatch going. It wasn't planned this way, by the way. I thoughtI would have all the eggs the same day, to set. Well, you know how that goes!
This is the first time I've used my new (used) Sportsman incubator. It has held the temp and humidity steady. Temp 99.8 and humidity 35%. I love it, so far .... let's see how the hatch goes now!
Day 21 (date due to hatch) for the eggs are as follows:
Dec 20: I set 28 French Black Copper Marans. Pulled 3 obvious clears at lockdown, and I believe there are 3 quitters, but it is hard to tell, so I left them in. These eggs came from Thom Dean, and are said to be pure Wade Jeane line, purchased directly from Wade (if that means anything?).
Dec 24: I set 27 eggs from Speckledhen. 21 Heritage Delaware, 4 BBS Orps and 2 bonus eggs (1 Suede & Meg's, 1 Fern's 4th egg). 3 Delaware eggs appear clear or quitters, and 2 have funky air cells & I see a "dark blob," that looks stuck on the side.
Dec 26: I set 12 White Faced Black Spanish from Terry Lund. 3 appear clear.
I have moved the Marans eggs into to HovaBator to hatch. They are on lockdown / IBW.
Here's the plan: I hope to hatch the rest IN the Sportsman. My plan is to up the humidity on Dec 21st, as needed by part 2 of the hatch. I am hoping that won't bother the 3rd part. I will stop turning part 2 and move them to the bottom shelf to hatch on Dec 21 (day 18) . I will continue to have the turner on part 3 for another day after the move.
Will this work? Any suggestions? On the humidity ... do I simply add the (soaked?) sponges?
Here are the Marans eggs on day 18 move (by the way, they really are darker than this picture shows). The ones laying down, I think are quitters:
This is the first time I've used my new (used) Sportsman incubator. It has held the temp and humidity steady. Temp 99.8 and humidity 35%. I love it, so far .... let's see how the hatch goes now!
Day 21 (date due to hatch) for the eggs are as follows:
Dec 20: I set 28 French Black Copper Marans. Pulled 3 obvious clears at lockdown, and I believe there are 3 quitters, but it is hard to tell, so I left them in. These eggs came from Thom Dean, and are said to be pure Wade Jeane line, purchased directly from Wade (if that means anything?).
Dec 24: I set 27 eggs from Speckledhen. 21 Heritage Delaware, 4 BBS Orps and 2 bonus eggs (1 Suede & Meg's, 1 Fern's 4th egg). 3 Delaware eggs appear clear or quitters, and 2 have funky air cells & I see a "dark blob," that looks stuck on the side.
Dec 26: I set 12 White Faced Black Spanish from Terry Lund. 3 appear clear.
I have moved the Marans eggs into to HovaBator to hatch. They are on lockdown / IBW.
Here's the plan: I hope to hatch the rest IN the Sportsman. My plan is to up the humidity on Dec 21st, as needed by part 2 of the hatch. I am hoping that won't bother the 3rd part. I will stop turning part 2 and move them to the bottom shelf to hatch on Dec 21 (day 18) . I will continue to have the turner on part 3 for another day after the move.
Will this work? Any suggestions? On the humidity ... do I simply add the (soaked?) sponges?
Here are the Marans eggs on day 18 move (by the way, they really are darker than this picture shows). The ones laying down, I think are quitters:
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