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

[Chaos18]

"Swing" is your dog jumping back into heel position after a recall.

That's called heeling.

 

[BantyChooks]

That's called heeling.

"Swing" and "heel" are two different commands. "Swing" is to return to heel position but land in a sit, and don't walk off after. Heel is more of a "follow me, we're going somewhere" command.

 

[Chaos18]

Yup, that's how my calculations were made (0.65% per day). They are on day 9 now. 

A few questions/requests for advice (@Sally Sunshine
  or whomever) - once the hatcher is up to temperature:

1) Should I move the Marans eggs NOW (or wait until day 14 like with your Seramas)? Instinct says now, but thought I'd ask. (The no candling window is 10-14 days, as I recall, so I figure that would go for no switching 'bators, too.)

2) Should the humidity for them be something like 50% (that's what we used last time I had air cells growing too fast)? Then reweigh on day 14 and see where we are and then adjust? I only have one that's lost 14.3% already (though it is a viable one) - The others are 8.5, 9.1, 9.2, 11.3 and 11.6% weight loss - wiggler is 9.2. 

3) Since I can't see into the marans eggs well to identify ideal pip position, any tips on that? (Will they roll into that position anyhow?)

- Ant Farm 

I've got no good advice on 1 or 2 as the only Marans I've incubated all died. Switching bators because of egg size I haven't done either.
As to getting the eggs into the best possible position, you could place them in a flat surface and let them roll. They should roll to heavy side down which would mean your aircell would be up.

 

[Chaos18]

"Swing" and "heel" are two different commands. "Swing" is to return to heel position but land in a sit, and don't walk off after. Heel is more of a "follow me, we're going somewhere" command.

Heel means for the dog to get in the heel position and await further instructions.

 

[BantyChooks]

Heel means for the dog to get in the heel position and await further instructions.

Potayto, potahto. Ain't how my trainer showed me.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Abi, may I kill a guinea too??

Quote:
Thanks!

(Off to finish my read back. I'm enjoying the blast from the past - Europe's Final Countdown...)

- Ant Farm

 

[Chaos18]

Potayto, potahto. Ain't how my trainer showed me.

That's cause your trainer knows you like webbed things and wouldn't pay proper attention anyways.

 

[BantyChooks]

That's cause your trainer knows you like webbed things and wouldn't pay proper attention anyways.

Nope. She has no clue I like ducks.

 

[Chaos18]

Nope. She has no clue I like ducks.

That's almost funny that you think somebody doesn't know that.

 

[BantyChooks]

That's almost funny that you think somebody doesn't know that.

How could she? I've never told her.