Eggtopsy day 23

[goatmezchicks]

Yes and the one little I got is growing at a very fast rate in my opinion, it is already getting secondary feathers

 

[goatmezchicks]

It must have been when I took the first one out that things went bad for the others I don't see how this one could be so healthy and those others not even make it

 

[goatmezchicks]

I am going to try another batch with just two eggs and document it more closely to get my technique down and test out thermo/hydro better

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Could be but I dont think so hun. I think it may have been off for a little while. Different places in the bator matter too. Did you move the eggs in different spots through incubation?
There are other peeps that know way more then I do about all this. Hopefully they will come along soon.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I am going to try another batch with just two eggs and document it more closely to get my technique down and test out thermo/hydro better

there is a salt test you do on it.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Sad when you loose any but it's a learning curve I have yet to wet my feet in. Got the incubator but still reading and learning. Thank you for sharing your experiences

 

[goatmezchicks]

there is a salt test you do on it.

Doing the salt test now and calibrating a regular meat thermometer as back up for the digital ones, thank you for your replies, as for moving them around, no, I left them in their places in the turner and would put them back in the same after I candled them..they lay on their sides in the incubator in a tray that moves side to side and rolls them, but that makes sense to maybe rotate them, as I could see where more water may be on the bottom of the bator at one side that the other...It does have a fan to circulate though..

 

[Granny Hatchet]

There are hot and cool spots in probably every bator . Even with the fans. The turner motor gives off heat. I know yours is made different but Im sure theres a motor there somewhere. LOL

 

[goatmezchicks]

There are hot and cool spots in probably every bator . Even with the fans. The turner motor gives off heat. I know yours is made different but Im sure theres a motor there somewhere. LOL

Thanks for giving me the idea about the turner motor, after I salt calibrated my thermo/hygrometers, I set up the baton empty and placed one thermo in either end, sure enough it was warmer by 1.5 degree on the turner motor side, I switched thermometers and got the same result..next hatch I will rotate the eggs throught, just not sure what to do at lockdown..what side to put them on or just try to group in the center

 

[goatmezchicks]

Here is my set up..the black thermometer runs 2 degrees high all the time