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

[BantyChooks]

@BantyChooks

Oh, I want it!!

 

[BantyChooks]

Note to self: Don't google search chicken tshirt. The results are incredibly tempting... The prices make me cringe (I'm a thrift store shopper) but they're awful cute.

 

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Quote: I would say, "If 28 days is considered typical, then what's going on?"

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[casportpony]

Still air incubation from the University of IL. https://extension.illinois.edu/eggs/res21-poorhatches.html If people are using still air, they may get early hatches because it is hard to keep the humidity high enough throughout the 3 weeks.

What would you say if I told you that my peafowl hatch in 26-27 days whether they are in incubators or under broodies? -Kathy

I would say, "If 28 days is considered typical, then what's going on?"

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Something else to think about... If 28 days is considered the norm, how can one know when they should stop tuning and up humidity? The first six I hatched were incubated by a turkey, and those pipped internally on day 24, then hatched on day 26. The next year I did ten in the RCOM, and this time they pipped internally on day 25 and hatched on day 27. -Kathy

 

[AlilSassy]

Ok, I'm thinking my temp must have been low...? I don't think I've candled Day 19 before... just seems like so much room inside... still moving, made sure...kicking n such...not sure how you guys/gals tell how a chick is sitting n such for being "in position" heh...

Coronation Sussex. Has jiggly aircell. Bottom(pointy side)

All the room at the top too!

Day 17
Pink EE, Bottom

Pink EE, Top

Pink EE, Aircell growing still since day 15 marking...

 

[kwhites634]

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I had to drive to Illinois to get my windshield replaced. Took almost 2 hours (3+ with drive time) and $240. They would have come to the house for another $40.

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When I had the back window of the truck shattered State Farm sent a guy from Baltimore to fix it right here. Totally covered, no deductible. It's my understanding the same holds for windshields.

 

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Something else to think about... If 28 days is considered the norm, how can one know when they should stop tuning and up humidity? The first six I hatched were incubated by a turkey, and those pipped internally on day 24, then hatched on day 26. The next year I did ten in the RCOM, and this time they pipped internally on day 25 and hatched on day 27.

-Kathy

Well....I've never incubated. just used broodies. I'm here learning and slowly collecting parts for homemade 'bator. I've seen people waiting for drawdown and others waiting for internal pips prior to lockdown/cessation of turning. Many using day counts find early pips/hatches before lockdown.
I'm thinking - leave broodies alone beyond observing and look at candles to determine lockdown in artificial incubation. Still reading for now.

 

[BullChick]

So out of my 6 Seramas eggs 2 hatched. My incubator stopped turning for quite a few days before I noticed.@Sally Sunshine

 

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@kwhites634 this mug made me think of you. Would you say this is a field red setter?

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[kwhites634]

evening all,

thinking starting meal worms for the kids(birds) any thoughts?

Yeah...don't keep them in a styro container; they'll bore right through it.
I kept mine in Quaker oats, 'cause that's what was suggesed to me. Serves as bedding and food
Start with the largest worms you can lay your hands on, from a bait shop, maybe. All I did was collect some from cured manure, mostly chicken. They went through two life cycles and never produced anything even close to being large enough to make it worthwhile fooling with them.