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

[BullChick]

Yeah they are great! I have 4. All very friendly and healthy, im very lucky

There’s a Pekin duck club here with Miss Lydia and a few others.

 

[Razadia]

What day were they on?

Probably they'll be OK. While you want the internal egg temp to be at 99.5F, periodical cooling for up to a half hour shouldn't hurt. Internal embryo temp will lag way behind ambient temperature. Just stay away from too hot. Over 104 for any length of time, especially in the early stages is a death sentence.

Yesterday was day 5. I'm pretty sure at this point my thermostat is going out. The only thing keeping them up to temp is the cat that decided to sleep on it this morning. If I can keep the temp up just a little longer I can get a new incubator. Assuming it doesn't take forever for GFQ to ship. I'll probably get a new thermostat while I'm at it so I can use this one as a Hatcher.

 

[BullChick]

Cats used to sleep on the television, now they sleep on chick television.

 

[BullChick]

 

[Razadia]

Cats used to sleep on the television, now they sleep on chick television.

Mine still try.

 

[BullChick]

I remember seeing other cats sleeping on televisions, but mine preferred under things, and usually in my bedroom.

 

[Razadia]

As it turns out, the cat was the problem. I thought I had the nut tightened down, but it wasn't and she was turning it somehow. I'm still getting a new incubator.

 

[BullChick]

Two broodies in the box. I’m set for chicks on the 21st.

 

[BullChick]

“Buy one size up” the reviews said.

 

[BullChick]

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