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

[Sally Sunshine]

Congrats sunshine!!!!

thanks they are little boogers, so fast! so full of energy

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Im ok sorta at loss for what to do today now. So much stuff and I am not to lift so basically that puts one back on their ascot

its really workin on me now can you tell

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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afternoonage whites!

Yes yes, continuous like that, and you find yourself at the beginning like that:


And in the end :




And in between you will have that:



I think you fibbed. You are doctor not Teacher!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Good afternoon, all. I'm nearing the count down with my incubation: Home made cooler bator, digital thermostat. I had it set up with a fan, but even with the fan, the temps were not consistent throughout the box. So, out of desperation, I unplugged the fan, and temps have actually been more manageable. Still some high and low spots, but by keeping the eggs in plastic/PVC turners, and positioning them carefully, I have maintained a good hatching temp and humidity. Have hardly had to add water at all with humidity staying in 30's. Day 16. 18 dancers, 3 too dark to tell.

So, here's the ? of the day: I'm curious how many of you lay your eggs flat to hatch, versus keeping them upright in egg cartons? I expect to do an air cell assessment at lock down to help with that decision, but I'm wondering what you all have done, and how you make that decision? Is it a matter of, "I do it this way because I've always done it this way. Versus: I do it this way b/c this works best for my particular incubator. Versus: It all depends. Rationale for your style?

Next question: How many of you decrease temp for hatch, and when do you do so?

Hi lg!!!

i use quail rails and leave the egg slightly tipped so that the AC dip is up, because my ACs are usually wonky from shipping, i lowered temp last time but didnt see any remarkable differences

 

[DwayneNLiz]

there is info in the notes, and on putting computer fan in with a baffle

cooler yes?

no, hova bator (wicked old)

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Good afternoon, all. I'm nearing the count down with my incubation: Home made cooler bator, digital thermostat. I had it set up with a fan, but even with the fan, the temps were not consistent throughout the box. So, out of desperation, I unplugged the fan, and temps have actually been more manageable. Still some high and low spots, but by keeping the eggs in plastic/PVC turners, and positioning them carefully, I have maintained a good hatching temp and humidity. Have hardly had to add water at all with humidity staying in 30's. Day 16. 18 dancers, 3 too dark to tell.

So, here's the ? of the day: I'm curious how many of you lay your eggs flat to hatch, versus keeping them upright in egg cartons? I expect to do an air cell assessment at lock down to help with that decision, but I'm wondering what you all have done, and how you make that decision? Is it a matter of, "I do it this way because I've always done it this way. Versus: I do it this way b/c this works best for my particular incubator. Versus: It all depends. Rationale for your style?

Next question: How many of you decrease temp for hatch, and when do you do so?

LG!!!

how are you and the family! @lazy gardener


I always lay horizontal lowest dip in air cell up (area they will pip in) for hatching, ALTHOUGH I havent always done it this way! And I have had chicks drown as I was learning humidity. Plus this is the way the egg will usually roll via gravity.

Food for thought........ if one/aka hatcher person screws up humidity or has some watery loose like air cells at lockdown from shipped eggs, and the chick pips the lowest dip in the air cell as they should and you have the egg upright, what will happen?

 

[Chaos18]

Im ok sorta at loss for what to do today now. So much stuff and I am not to lift so basically that puts one back on their ascot

its really workin on me now can you tell

Yea not being able to lift kinda puts a damper on things.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

LG!!!

how are you and the family!


I always lay horizontal lowest dip in air cell up (area they will pip in) for hatching, ALTHOUGH I havent always done it this way! And I have had chicks drown as I was learning humidity.


Food for thought........ if one/aka hatcher person screws up humidity or has some watery loose like air cells at lockdown from shipped eggs, and the chick pips the lowest dip in the air cell as they should and you have the egg upright, what will happen?

liquid drains out

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: ya a bit

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Liz


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