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

[lindalouly]

Stopping in to wish you all a good morning. Hope you all have a very good day.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

My daughter prays for a white Christmas every year...not gonna happen here! I told her that one of these years we will go up North somewhere on a vacation at Christmas so we can have a white Christmas.

 

[kajira]

I'm in East Alabama, it's a very mild winter here, if we even get a winter.

Funny chicks!

That's what we get here, too. Very mild, rarely below 60. I was out in pajama pants, clogs, and a tank top, and thought it was chilly at 72 at 9am... the animals were in heaven from a break from the 95+ degree heat..

 

[Lucky Lemon]

Stopping in to wish you all a good morning. Hope you all have a very good day.

That's what we get here, too. Very mild, rarely below 60. I was out in pajama pants, clogs, and a tank top, and thought it was chilly at 72 at 9am... the animals were in heaven from a break from the 95+ degree heat..

We are usually still wearing shorts and t-shirts at Christmas.

 

[Chaos18]

Stopping in to wish you all a good morning. Hope you all have a very good day.

Morning Linda

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Thanks. When in doubt, I too look at what would nature do.
I'm starting to think that the first week or so, the eggs should be turned a lot more also.
This summer I turned by hand and didn't get up there to do it that often.
In my current cabinet, I have a couple hovabator turners. Eventually I want to build a 3 or 4 tray turner that I can automate. If I can get that done, I'll probably go for turning every 2 hours for the first week, then cut back to 5 times a day.
When I started weighing, I had 80 eggs set and weighed every one of them about every 5 days. I found about 4 eggs that were losing weight much faster than the others and one less. What I gathered from that is that I now weigh one of about every 6 eggs. That gives me all the info I need. Another option is to weigh a dozen at once to save time.
I think to verify a thermometer, the best comparison is with a medical thermometer which are extremely accurate and at close to incubation temps.

I originally had several thermometers that didn't agree with each other. I used the average and had terrible results. I threw them all away or moved them to outbuildings where accuracy wasn't important.
I now have 2 that I rely on. One is a thermoworks pocket digital that's accurate to 0.9F and a Brinsea spot check. Lo and behold, they agree with each other.

My best guess would be that your temps and humidity are spot on - because of the broody results.

No surprise at all. Especially following the previous post information.

Lowe's and HD are closest to my house and their prices are good but If I want to save time, I'll drive 2 blocks farther to go to the old time hardware store. They almost always have what I need and can get in and out in a hurry, even if a bit higher in price.
The old time feed store is only 5 minutes from my house but they aren't good about rotating their feed and sometimes it is very old. About all I buy there is pine shavings and seed. There's a Farm&Home across the highway from TSC (both over a half hour away in IL). Farm&Home is cheaper and has a better selection than TSC. I wish there were regular mills but they are too far away. Independent mills have gotten away from making their own feed because they can't move enough feed to keep their supplements fresh.
I usually do all the work on my vehicles except internal transmission work and internal engine except timing chains. I've recently wished I hadn't bought an exhaust system in an effort to save $150. It would have been done by now but I'm still on it.
The economy is fairly crappy. I know my fortunes have certainly changed in the last 15 years.

No worries.

I couldn't do it.


That may have been the problem. At what point did the turner stop?

Stop turning and up the humidity early. A couple days difference on humidity, or turning for that matter won't make much difference. Turning isn't nearly as important when the embryo is about to position itself for hatching.

I can't. The eggs are usually too dark to see anything but a dark mass.

Mine was $500 deductible so it was on my dime.

The only time I do anything with broody eggs is when she comes off to eat and defecate. I just mark them and remove volunteers added later.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/492636/mealworm-farming

See how smart you are?

What did you do then?

Not bad for shipped eggs. I hope you get a cockerel and 3 pullets.

me too

 

[chicken hawk 33]

My brother is picking this boy after work if they still have him for me

 

[lindalouly]

I hope we get some kind of winter here. It's been awhile. The down fall is no one knows how to drive in snow here.

 

[lindalouly]

My brother is picking this boy after work if they still have him for me

Very nice.

 

[Chaos18]

I hope we get some kind of winter here. It's been awhile. The down fall is no one knows how to drive in snow here.

I saw that happen in Texas about 20 yrs ago. Just about the whole city shut down.