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

[The Duck Ladie]

How do duck eggs go if they are in automatic turners? I am considering getting one for my next hatch.

 

[BullChick]

How do duck eggs go if they are in automatic turners? I am considering getting one for my next hatch.

The same way chicken eggs do.

 

[BantyChooks]

You're just a tad off on the name,

No electricity here.

Whites ether is lighter than air it won't sink into the burrow.

Well, that's what N. Sinatra wrote it as

 

[The Duck Ladie]

The same way chicken eggs do.

So....Good?
I found this https://www.amazon.com/IncuTurnTM-A...8847667&sr=8-14&keywords=automatic+egg+turner

But then I have no way of having the large end up (I'm using string right now)... And it doesn't have many good reviews...

 

[campingshaws]

Everyone's favorite method of incubator sanitation? I'm leaning toward the ammonia solution in the notes. It's a styrobator.

I can pick up something in town tomorrow, but that means I'm not setting eggs in the morning. :/

 

[BullChick]

I just saw an ad for a peppermint spray called Rodent Sheriff.
Because it's basically a peppermint oil spray, it's safe around the house as well as your vegetable garden. I never thought about raccoons hating peppermint.
It's also good on bugs.

 

[BantyChooks]

Everyone's favorite method of incubator sanitation? I'm leaning toward the ammonia solution in the notes. It's a styrobator.

I can pick up something in town tomorrow, but that means I'm not setting eggs in the morning.

I use a mild bleach, worked well for me.

 

[BullChick]

So....Good?
I found this https://www.amazon.com/IncuTurnTM-Automatic-Turner-HovaBator-Incubators/dp/B01C96YJFO/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1488847667&sr=8-14&keywords=automatic+egg+turner

But then I have no way of having the large end up (I'm using string right now)... And it doesn't have many good reviews... 

Did you mean how do they "do"? Yes, they do well. In reality (yes, I know there are people on both sides of the fence), ducks aren't much different than chickens when it comes to incubating. They just take a week longer. I've never misted them either.
I would check Tractor Supply or other feed store for a better price right now.

 

[BantyChooks]

I made it to my own post! There are 13 pages after that.

Found some awesome pants at goodwill for $5. They had a HUGE stain that I worked on for about a week. They're fine now.

Sweet!!

 

[OzarkCountryGirl]

I use a mild bleach, worked well for me.

Same here. And the plastic turner trays/rails can go on top shelf in dishwasher if you have one - just make sure to remove the turner motor first.