EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[mlm Mike]

Good Morning.
I keep reading to keep the aircell slightly lifted. How do I do that?!? I guess if you have automatic turners you can by placing them with the air cell up, but how do I do that with me? Mine are in natural position right now.

If the air cells are good (not loose, wobbly, etc) you should be fine. At lockdown, put the egg with the dip in the air cell up so it will be easier to see pips.

I'm on day 17 today and everything looks good. I even saw movement in an egg this morning when I did my first turning of the day.

I started my bantam eggs on the evening of Feb 7th and counted the 8th as day 1.

Do I start lock down tomorrow evening or wait until Saturday morning? Given I'm seeing some rocking motion in one egg I'm a little uncertain.

Also, do I need to tip the air cell up when I go into lock down. I just read something about this on a previous page and hadn't considered that, although it does sound logical.

If the air cells are good (not loose, wobbly, etc) you should be fine. At lockdown, put the egg with the dip in the air cell up so it will be easier to see pips. You can lockdown early, if you want.

Morning all, hatch is in progress. Went to bed with 1 pip, woke up with a chick and 3 more pips.

Ordered stuff to start building the display cooler bator, parts and pieces should start showing up this weekend and I can start putting it together. Need ideas for a name, would like for it have something to do with 1000 due to the fact that is my projected goal for capacity. even though I told the wife I don't plan to fill to capacity

I plan to start a build thread once I get some progress made.

@BantyChooks
I think I recall you asking about the family yesterday. All is well, twins got 4 month shots yesterday so they had a rough night.

I hope you have a good hatch! It's hard to believe the twins are already 4 months old. Looking forward to the new bator build.

One of my eggs that survived 2 nights of power outages, is externally pipped now.

Now, I guess I wait.

The green/dark brown eggs of my red sex links are so hard to candle though

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[runt325]

Breathing?

hmmm

 

[DwayneNLiz]

hmmm

believe me it is better than the alternative

 

[The Duck Ladie]

Could you draw a better beak on it for me?

I happen to like pigeons they are clean and lovable compared

Could you draw a better beak on it for me?

I happen to like pigeons they are clean and lovable compared to dux.

That beak is fine for a pigeon! Looks just like a pigeon beak would! Pigeons? Clean? What happened to this?

 

[BantyChooks]

Hi Mike

By any chance is your last name Wazowski?

 

[The Duck Ladie]

If the air cells are good (not loose, wobbly, etc) you should be fine. At lockdown, put the egg with the dip in the air cell up so it will be easier to see pips.

My air cells seem nice and firm so far, so I think I'm good.

 

[mlm Mike]

Hi Mike

By any chance is your last name Wazowski?

Hi Banti "sweets"!

LOL, no, mlm are my initials.

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[BantyChooks]

One of my eggs that survived 2 nights of power outages, is externally pipped now.

Now, I guess I wait.

The green/dark brown eggs of my red sex links are so hard to candle though  

 

[BantyChooks]

Hi Banti "sweets"! 

LOL, no, mlm are my initials.

Phooey. I thought I was gonna be able to say I talked to a movie star.

 

[mlm Mike]

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