Farm innovations 4250 incubator

[abbevilleoz]

Thank you. The AET is the automatic egg turner.

. I've been racking my little brain trying to figure out what AET is! Yes we use an AET.

 

[kasey08]

I have recently just tried my Farm innovator incubator, So far I love it. I am looking only for quail trays for it. Does anyone know where I can get them?

 

[carpe09diem]

No. But I have a chick in a brooder with the heat lamp on in there I wonder if that's making it more humid or something. I think I might move her out with the other chicks but she's 2 weeks younger so I don't want her to get picked on.
My old incubator shorted out on hatch days and all of the eggs died i was really amazed she hatched out. Cute little Australorp cross

 

[Grandma Buswalk]

You can order a plastic liner that is molded just like the resivoir. It fits over it so you can take it out to disinfect it after use without crud getting into the styrofoam. I think it cost $7.00. What's an AET?

Here's a link but it's more than I paid I think:

http://www.eggcartons.com/Plastic-Incubator-Liner-for-Little-Giant-Incubator-p/lgl.htm

It looks like it won't fit the 4250. Did yours fit OK?

 

[Grandma Buswalk]

I'm getting really excited about this first hatch. I got eggs from a neighbor and they were very dirty. That had me concerned. Since this my first try I decided to leave them alone. Today they went into lockdown. I have 20 good eggs, 1 rotten, and 6 that didn't develope. I'm very happy. The temp controls are OK and I had to get a hygrometer to know what was accurate. I tested it with the salt test. I'm looking forward to this Sat when they are supposed to start hatching.

Today the hatch is over. I was way off in the number of eggs. We have 15 babies hatched. 1 died after pipping. It pipped on the bottom and emitted a pool of blood. I had 6 eggs that didn't develop and 6 that didn't hatch. Of the one's that hatched we assisted one. Pretty scary stuff for a first time mom (of chicks). Once they started hatching I had trouble keeping the humidity at a good level. I think I opened the lid too often. Live and learn. Next time I will do better.

 

[abbevilleoz]

Today the hatch is over.  I was way off in the number of eggs. We have 15 babies hatched. 1 died after pipping.  It pipped on the bottom and emitted a pool of blood. I had 6 eggs that didn't develop and 6 that didn't hatch.  Of the one's that hatched we assisted one.  Pretty scary stuff for a first time mom (of chicks).  Once they started hatching I had trouble keeping the humidity at a good level.  I think I opened the lid too often.  Live and learn.  Next time I will do better. 

You did really well! Don't be disappointed!

 

[abbevilleoz]

It looks like it won't fit the 4250. Did yours fit OK?

If it's the same as I ordered it will. I had to trim top rim off then it fit perfectly.

 

[carpe09diem]

Ok so it ran all night and I just checked it its at 45% I'm going to call that a win and maybe it will balance out more as it runs

 

[Grandma Buswalk]

You did really well! Don't be disappointed!
Thank you for your support. I really like the 4250 and am making plans to set my next eggs. The truth is I'm pleasantly surprised that any of the chicks hatched. They were so dirty when I got them. I was bummed until they started hatching.

 

[abbevilleoz]

Those were shipped eggs!?!?!