"gambling" with fate to defend my eggs' life (he/she make it!!!!)

[mulia24]

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tq ddown for warm welcome and hoping they're fine.

 

[mulia24]

farmin'chick :

We are hoping with you. In Farenheit, we hold around 99.5 deg. but incubation up to 103 deg is recommended by some depending on the type of the incubator. Some fluctuation is acceptable, but if your temperatures stay on the cool side, the hatch may take a little longer. Remember, the mama chicken gets off the nest to go eat/drink once a day or so.

Best success

thanks for supporting. but I think this is too much, I got power lost for 8 hours this day. oh God, what will be happen.​

 

[mulia24]

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but this is too long power loss. today power is out 2 times and 4 hours for each, it means 8 hours of power loss today and I'm soooo much busy with those candles to protect my eggs.

 

[mulia24]

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thank you triggerjay, but in my country, the cost for a panel providing 12 volt of power in DC take about US$200 that's almost 90% of my monthly income, how can I buy it....

 

[mulia24]

@ deenamr : wew, but in Indonesia, you will find not only 1 week of power outages but for years. even today I've got 2 times power outages = 8 hours without electricity so I'm providing 100 candles in order to provide heat.

@ feckless son : nice idea, but humidity over here is so high, without water, 2 hygrometer show humidity above 50%, if I add water it would rising the humidity, any idea?

@imcuriositycat : I don't know the breed but this kind of hen is a "village" hen that could survive harsh condition (I hope the eggs too

) hmm, the weather is hot, but sometimes a little cold, about 30-33 def. yes, I provide the place to put candle in incu cause I know my country's power company's condition is always bad. about water, my humidity is 50% without water, if I use the water then humidity could rise too 70%, that would failed my hatching, isn't it? any better idea?




I really got stuck with the design of incubator firstly cause in my country you can't just stabilize temp n humidity and leave it. really, I'm so much jealous with you all outside my country cause you have electricity provided 24 hours a day not like me only 16-20 hours a day.

 

[Paganbird]

If you put the heated water into water bottles with the lids sealed, then you could have the warm water in the incubator without it raising your humidity.
Use plastic bottles if you have them. Fill them with heated water and put them in the incubator next to the eggs. The bottles of heated water will help hold the temp when there is no electricity.

 

[mulia24]

@ paganbird : you do provided me with very valuable information. but, what degree should be the water temp? if it's too hot then the plastic bottle will start to ... ( sorry, i don't know the english) but you sure know that.)
"next" to the eggs? beside the eggs? it won't effected the thermo and the eggs in middle, isn't it? thanks before...

 

[patandchickens]

Can you strap the eggs to your body, somewhere you won't crush them by mistake like against your chest? You'd want to use a light fabric that will let air through so the eggs can breathe.

Women have successfully incubated eggs for 3 wks in their bras; I see no reason why a man couldn't do the same as long as your daily activities and life allow you to keep the egg on you 24/7 and not break it.

Actually I suppose you could leave it in the incubator when the electricity is on, and just transfer it to a wrap holding it against your body when the power is off.

Very best of luck,

Pat

 

[mulia24]

@ patnchickens : no, I can't cause I do a "harsh" job that force me to move many times and many places so the eggs will break if I took it with me. thanx for the advice.

 

[darkmatter]

My grandparents used a Kerosene heated incubator. A search online found these instructions:
http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/LSTOCK/001/agrodoks/34-e-2004_screen.pdf