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

[10AcreChick]

I am going to differ slightly with these two webbed feet lovers...   

The 97 does not bother me at all.  the 102 does.   I would be extremely nervous if I ever caught mine that high.

I would suggest a 2nd wafer be installed to limit the high temps.   I know they say in the literature from GQF to set it at 102.  I set mine at 101.  I do not want to push that high temp.

Low temps are not going to kill the embryos as fast as a high temp will.


I use "basil thermometers" that are accurate to 0.1 degree to check my temps.    

Ralphie, I am trying the water in ziploc bag as suggested earlier, waiting for that to warm up right now. I went out and bought another meat thermo and a Taylor's simple thermo (which proved to be a full 3 degrees higher than my calibrated one!). The stick one is in the ziploc bag "egg" and the other one at egg level. I feel I should clarify something: my incubator is heated by heater elements (look like springs, from a metal heater), the wafer only signals one to come on and it gets real hot, real fast. And the fan is right behind it. I don't think it stays at 102 for very long, just right after it kicks on, maybe a minute or two after. If the water bag (egg) does not get that high, you think it's safe? This is just a big experiment, wanted to see if I could make an incubator without lightbulbs.
Thanks!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: Golly. Makes me almost wish I watched. (Almost...

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I wish I worked normal hours so I could keep my boys at my house. They will grow so much this week.

OMG so precious!!!! It must be so hard not to just hold them 24/7!!!!!

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What varieties? (Did I already ask you that and forget the answer?) These are Anna and Ein Shemer - both varieties are due to have apples ready in June/July.

Doughnuts? Somebody has doughnuts?!

Busy day today for me, and I gotta go to do more stuff - looks like a busy week. Been thinking about Whites and Sally and HarmonyAnn. I'll keep checking back in case anyone hears anything...

- Ant Farm

 

[jwlpoultry]

Trade ya for my busted one

You busted your drinking?! Awe!

Hello MC!!

I am so happy when you're around!

Or stop candling and drink more....

I'd go broke if I kept drinking!

I'm so glad I make someone happy.

If anyone's watching the Super Bowl, please let me know if anything notable happens, so I can have a clue at work tomorrow... Ant Farm

Kristen, turned out pretty exciting after all. Many thought the New England Patriots would run away with the game and easily beat the Atlanta Falcons (who have NEVER won a Super Bowl. Through the first half and most of the third quarter, the Falcons were leading. With 17 minutes left to play, they were ahead 28 to 3. Then the Patriots began scoring Touchdown, another Field Goal, another Touchdown and then with less than a minute to play a final Touchdown and 2 point conversion to tie the game. In sudden death overtime the Patriots were the first to score winning the Super Bowl 34 - 28.

Golly. Makes me almost wish I watched. (Almost... )

I wish I worked normal hours so I could keep my boys at my house. They will grow so much this week.

OMG so precious!!!! It must be so hard not to just hold them 24/7!!!!!

Well, you keep saying how much you LOOOOOOOOOOVE -20F weather. You're more than welcome to visit. It was 80F today. This is my young new apple tree:

My apples started blooming two weeks ago, I'm looking at apples ready around the beginning of July.

What varieties? (Did I already ask you that and forget the answer?) These are Anna and Ein Shemer - both varieties are due to have apples ready in June/July.

Over candling is not a wise thing.....so DONuT DOIT

You have donuts? I will take those and forget about candling.

Doughnuts? Somebody has doughnuts?! Busy day today for me, and I gotta go to do more stuff - looks like a busy week. Been thinking about Whites and Sally and HarmonyAnn. I'll keep checking back in case anyone hears anything... - Ant Farm

Ralphie has the doughnuts. By the way Ralphie do you have lemon or raspberry filled?

 

[duluthralphie]

I'm so glad I make someone happy.
Ralphie has the doughnuts. By the way Ralphie do you have lemon or raspberry filled?

I gave you the raspberry..

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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I like the cream-filled. (Krispy Kreme all the way!)

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Goodnight, all!!!

 

[dan26552]

Yeah this is only day 5 but that means only 23 left.

ive got 6 days left.

I open mine 5x per day every day until lockdown, then I'm mostly a good girl...

X2 only, I'm a boy.

Golly. Makes me almost wish I watched. (Almost... ) 

OMG so precious!!!! It must be so hard not to just hold them 24/7!!!!! 


What varieties? (Did I already ask you that and forget the answer?) These are Anna and Ein Shemer - both varieties are due to have apples ready in June/July.
Doughnuts? Somebody has doughnuts?! 

Busy day today for me, and I gotta go to do more stuff - looks like a busy week. Been thinking about Whites and Sally and HarmonyAnn. I'll keep checking back in case anyone hears anything...

- Ant Farm 

Anna. (Not that I remember)

 

[daxigait]

Goodnight, all!!! 

Good night Kristen. Your right, I just want to stay there and cuddle.

On a sad note my doe that had goat Pollio in December miscarried this evening.
Fourteen hours of work, goat sadness, and now to bed. It has been a very long day. :/

Continued prayers for @kwhites634 I wish I was closer and could help.

 

[jwlpoultry]

I'm so glad I make someone happy.
Ralphie has the doughnuts. By the way Ralphie do you have lemon or raspberry filled?

I gave you the raspberry..

You did? Oh yes I remember now thanks. May I have the lemon one for breakfast?

 

[SilkiesForEver]

My 2 shipped eggs are on day 13 and one of the air cells looks a bit large. It's a saddled air cell. I've kept the humidity between 35-40%. Is there any way I can keep it from growing too much?