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

[DennisParas]

i am working with Manual incubator 200 chicken eggs. using hydrometer cum thermometer. Sometime results more than 95 percent and most of the time many chicks die in the eggs. Most of them without peeping and some with peeping.
if you need any other detail feel free to ask.

 

[daxigait]

I apologize but right when the site went down for the upgrade (ha!), my computer went down. By the time I got it going, the new site was up and I got terribly busy. Spring and early summer are always busy but during that time, one of my best friends became hospitalized and almost died. I took over her business till she got well. My kids were in 3 car accidents - totaling their cars and mine. None their fault. My son was on his way to work sitting at a red light. A car rear ended him sending him into cross traffic, destroying both the backend and frontend.
My daughter was on her way home from work at 2AM and there was an accident on the interstate. Traffic was at a standstill when an SUV rear ended her and exited the off ramp leaving the scene.
My son borrowed my car till he got paid for his car. He works downtown and has to park at a meter. During his shift he went out to feed the meter. As he was walking back to work he heard an accident behind him. Turning around he saw the two cars slam into my parked car. And of course the guilty party was insured.

Just didn't have time to try to figure out how to negotiate the site. I miss a lot of the old features and really don't like the new functionality.
Where is the thing that says this is post #1201 of 1253? I hate having to scroll to the bottom of the page to know where I am in a thread.
Where is the box that says who is viewing?
Why does it no longer say if a poster is online?
Where's the popup that says there are new posts in this thread?
And why is this thing so dang slow?
I'll be typing away and it takes forever to show up on the screen.

So sorry it has been rough. I am glad you stopped in, sorry I was awol.

 

[daxigait]

Oh my. That doesn't sound much fun.

No, definitely not. Hi!!

 

[BantyChooks]

i am working with Manual incubator 200 chicken eggs. using hydrometer cum thermometer. Sometime results more than 95 percent and most of the time many chicks die in the eggs. Most of them without peeping and some with peeping.
if you need any other detail feel free to ask.

Okay.... What's your average hatch rate? It's doubtful you'll get 95% every time unless you really know what you're doing, and that takes a good long while to figure out.

Still air or forced air? Sounds forced but who knows.
What temperature are you running?
Have you calibrated?
Are you monitoring air cells to make sure your humidity is correct?
Do you eggtopsy? Any malpositions or signs of infection?
Do you sanitise your incubator in between hatches?
Are the parent birds fed appropriate diets?

https://extension.illinois.edu/eggs/res24-05.html

http://animalsciencey.ucdavis.edu/avian/pfs33.htm

 

[DennisParas]

 

[daxigait]

Did Dax relay the accident info? The three accidents were in less than 3 weeks.
I'm glad I'm not the only one frustrated.
Misery loves company - my mother always said.

Yes

 

[BantyChooks]

No, definitely not. Hi!!

Birdies been doing well? How many do you have now?

 

[DennisParas]

 

[daxigait]

Birdies been doing well? How many do you have now?

They are doing fine, but a bunch are not laying well right now. I think around 38 with the five chicks. Three are cockerels so they will leave. I am going to sell a few soon, but I am not sure which yet. I may keep one of the EE cockerels, and get rid of my bid Ameraucana cock. He is too big and hard on my hens.
What have you been up to? I am out with my pack hiking the college's cross country track before church. I even have my bear spray on this week. It must look funny.

 

[BantyChooks]

They are doing fine, but a bunch are not laying well right now. I think around 38 with the five chicks. Three are cockerels so they will leave. I am going to sell a few soon, but I am not sure which yet. I may keep one of the EE cockerels, and get rid of my bid Ameraucana cock. He is too big and hard on my hens.
What have you been up to? I am out with my pack hiking the college's cross country track before church. I even have my bear spray on this week. It must look funny.

Me? Up to something? Never.

Made progress on my coop.... 2nd door is ready to hang and more trim is up.