Enjoy by Oct. 24...

[Junkmanme]

When my check shows up next week, I'm seriously considering purchasing this scale to use for weighing eggs (to check for weight-loss during incubation).

I thought PERHAPS some others here might be likewise interested in this small scale:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93543

They also have a somewhat larger model which costs a little more:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95364

Happy Hatching!

-Junkmanme-

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

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Yeah, a 50% hatch doesn't sound so great, but it is with these eggs. My personal hypothesis is that the mother hens are fed a very low-quality diet and so the peeps are not nearly as vigorous as they could be. At Day 18, there were 13 definitely alive and 3 questionable eggs.

I did have one this time that pipped upside down and died. That's the first time I've had that happen with the cartons. The peeps are supposed to squirm around and position themselves correctly after Day 18, that's why we stop turning the eggs. I think I screwed up and didn't stop turning until Day 19. I might start doing that on Day 17 now, but a peep not smart enough to line up properly might just be too dumb to live anyways. I'm still sold on the carton method for now.

I just noticed this morning that Trader Joe's currently has 6-day old fertile eggs...

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

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I don't even worry about it, I just leave the 'bator wide open and I take my sweet time weighing, recording the weight, and then candling each one individually...with the 'bator open the entire time. A broody hen will get up and cruise about for what, like 20-30 minutes or longer, so I don't even trip on it.

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

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both of those scales are pretty sweet.

I got mine at the bong shop for like $60. Bonus, it's disguised as a CD case.