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

[daxigait]

On youtube, in the info box she said she is a Veterinary assistant, not a vet.

No I meant answering about doing it. Way out of my knowledge base, and what I like you have been told.

 

[daxigait]

They're still there....only been a few days

So what did you get?

 

[kwhites634]

Good morning/Shalom my friends! I hope you have been well. I had a wonderful time. It was so much fun, and I got to sleep eight hours a night on top of the rest of the fun.
I wish I had my better pictures especially of the continental divide, eclypse, elk, and bull buffalo that came around the corner and down the bank about fifteen feet from where I was sitting drying my feet and eating after fording the knee deep river to get a drink (it was a tense few minutes and a good reminder to make noise), but it is on my camera since my phone was off most of my trip

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So many more especially a good view of the Grand Prismatic spring which the basin and overview are must do things if you ever go to Yellowstone. It is astonishingly beautiful better even than the stunning online pictures of it with it's gorgeous colors.

Welcome back

 

[Wickedchicken6]

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Good morning/Shalom my friends! I hope you have been well. I had a wonderful time. It was so much fun, and I got to sleep eight hours a night on top of the rest of the fun.
I wish I had my better pictures especially of the continental divide, eclypse, elk, and bull buffalo that came around the corner and down the bank about fifteen feet from where I was sitting drying my feet and eating after fording the knee deep river to get a drink (it was a tense few minutes and a good reminder to make noise), but it is on my camera since my phone was off most of my trip

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So many more especially a good view of the Grand Prismatic spring which the basin and overview are must do things if you ever go to Yellowstone. It is astonishingly beautiful better even than the stunning online pictures of it with it's gorgeous colors.

Awesome pics!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Well, it is like the people pulled over to take pictures of a buffalo herd in the Hayden Valley. Most are too close ignoring the stay away at least 25 yards as they are wild and gore people every year. Then some idiot let his dog out it runs out barking to the herd. They turn as a group towards the dog that then runs back to the people who just keep taking pictures standing out with their kids.

Yep...some peoples kids.

 

[kwhites634]

So what did you get?

4; a lot of inferts & a couple DIS (one started pip but never made it out) RH was all over the place the whole time (incubator in the new building, as a test), despite rice & consistent 100* heat throughout.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Opinions please.. My question in a previous post in another thread is not yielding much feedback.
Not saying I would do this, but it goes against everything I have been taught:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...eggs-interesting-video.1195829/#post-18916764

I don't understand why float testing is ever necessary when we have candling.That's a make work project with inconclusive results. I do most everything wrong according to the norm...but I've never float tested. The closest I get to float testing is when I wash my eggs for eating purposes. I'm super fussy I only eat the total sinkers...no end floaters.

As for getting water on the eggs...I have been known to pour water on my fan blades which in turn sprays the water everywhere in the incubator to raise humidity in a hurry. The eggs will get tiny droplets of water on them. I haven't noticed any ill affects.

 

[room onthebroom]

I ran into someone at the end of my two day hike about three quarters of a mile before the trail head after not seeing anyone for over a day, and asked for a picture of me on my hike. That was a neat extra.

You did all that solo??? That's awesome!!!

Opinions please.. My question in a previous post in another thread is not yielding much feedback.
Not saying I would do this, but it goes against everything I have been taught:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...eggs-interesting-video.1195829/#post-18916764

I don't know either. I've only hatched one time, but with most things I usually lean toward the side of caution, especially when it comes to new stuff.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I don't understand why float testing is ever necessary when we have candling.That's a make work project with inconclusive results. I do most everything wrong according to the norm...but I've never float tested. The closest I get to float testing is when I wash my eggs for eating purposes. I'm super fussy I only eat the total sinkers...no end floaters.

As for getting water on the eggs...I have been known to pour water on my fan blades which in turn sprays the water everywhere in the incubator to raise humidity in a hurry. The eggs will get tiny droplets of water on them. I haven't noticed any ill affects.

Thanks for reply!
Our worse case scenario was a few months ago when my Little Giant hydrometer lied to me. I added some rolled up washcloths dipped in hot tap water to crank up the humidity during a lock down when the piece of junk meter was reading 19% humidity. It had condensation on the windows but I was Nieve and fell for the gag it was playing on me. It started to rain in the bator. Literally! During the hatch, the ones that survived, looked like they were coated in vasoline.
The gel took hours to dry in the brooder. Umbilical cords thick as straws and still attached to half shells. And leg splay! Most of them. It was like a 3 mile Island nightmare.
We bought a half way descent hydrometer with a probe extension. The LG 9300 still says 19 to 29% all the time but our new meter will read 60%.
After seeing that video, it had my mind racing.
I was researching effects of floating pre bation and effects on the bloom, when I stumbled upon the embryo swim school instructor.
Thanks again!
Connie jane

 

[Lazy Farmer]

You did all that solo??? That's awesome!!!
"Surely there must be room on the broom, for a few little chicks like me"...
I saw the book in Target yesterday! Snatched it up. Teaching my grandson to read lately. After being addicted to watching the little video, had to buy the book! lol






I don't know either. I've only hatched one time, but with most things I usually lean toward the side of caution, especially when it comes to new stuff.