Hands on hatching and help

[dcba flock]

Okay this is ridiculous Now my autoturner on my Brinsea 20 Eco is not working properly. It gets to a certain point and then gets stuck completely and doesn't continue to turn. And that one was bought before they went to their three year warranty and quite honestly I don't know if there's a warranty on it. Plus I'm not going to replace it out of pocket because I hardly ever use it now since the 20 Eco is mostly just my hatcher.

So now I have no working autoturner and still no word from Brinsea on my replacement for my other one that I sent back, even though the package got to them on Saturday.

Edit: Yep I purchased it over two years ago and before the three year warranty was offered. I'm SOL.

That was me too on my mini $80 plus shipping for a new thermostat thing or whatever they didn't know what was wrong w/ it or to send it in to calibrated literally 2 months past the warranty ughhhhh

 

[Pyxis]

Well, further Brinsea update. They've had it since Saturday and I haven't heard anything so decided to call. I was told it's in "testing" right now so they can figure out what's wrong and once that's done they'll repair it. Um, what's wrong is very clearly apparent, there is no testing needed to see the broken arm. So they haven't even started repairing it yet.

I mentioned that I needed it ASAP because I have eggs in the incubator and was just told that they "don't plan on keeping it too long".

I love these incubators but I am not loving this.

To top it all off, I'm now thinking only one of my shipped eggs may be developing. I'll give it another couple days before I call it for sure but they're on day five and I only see one with obvious development, and the one from my own birds that I tossed it that's a day behind is showing clear development, and it's green shelled and the others are white...

 

[WVduckchick]

Well, further Brinsea update. They've had it since Saturday and I haven't heard anything so decided to call. I was told it's in "testing" right now so they can figure out what's wrong and once that's done they'll repair it. Um, what's wrong is very clearly apparent, there is no testing needed to see the broken arm. So they haven't even started repairing it yet.

I mentioned that I needed it ASAP because I have eggs in the incubator and was just told that they "don't plan on keeping it too long".

I love these incubators but I am not loving this.

To top it all off, I'm now thinking only one of my shipped eggs may be developing. I'll give it another couple days before I call it for sure but they're on day five and I only see one with obvious development, and the one from my own birds that I tossed it that's a day behind is showing clear development, and it's green shelled and the others are white...

Dang, its so sad that they much such an awesome product, but have such )#^$* customer service. I've heard it too many times.

And sorry about your eggs. Maybe a few days will make a difference. I saw early development in just a few also, but then a few more the next time I checked. I'm only on day 5 or 6.

This is a shipped serama egg, with a totally detached and floating air cell, plus it looked busted (see my little circles?) It had bubbles floating next to the air cell. Well.... its definitely developing!

 

[kyleigh]

I'm curious, has anyone experimented, or found out what is truly the best day to go into lockdown? I know it's day 17-18 but what is the preferred day?

 

[PD-Riverman]

I'm curious, has anyone experimented, or found out what is truly the best day to go into lockdown? I know it's day 17-18 but what is the preferred day?

I never experimented. I always go into lock down on day 18 and I have a lot of 100% hatches, more in the 98%---so I am not changing a thing.

 

[kyleigh]

I never experimented. I always go into lock down on day 18 and I have a lot of 100% hatches, more in the 98%---so I am not changing a thing.

I'm not up for experimenting yet either lol. I have a batch due on the 20. One was put in a day later, so it just got me thinking about wether to lock down on the 18 for the older and the newest one will go on the 17. I had the slight thought about pushing the older out to day 19 so the other would be day 18, if that makes sense. But I decided to go with the 18, 17 thing lol

 

[dcba flock]

I'm not up for experimenting yet either lol. I have a batch due on the 20. One was put in a day later, so it just got me thinking about wether to lock down on the 18 for the older and the newest one will go on the 17. I had the slight thought about pushing the older out to day 19 so the other would be day 18, if that makes sense. But I decided to go with the 18, 17 thing lol

I have set eggs that way before and have them in that way right now w/ some PO shipping issues and I just stop turning the others a day early anything after day 15 or so is supposed to be safe to stop turning .

 

[WVduckchick]

I have shipped eggs and some from my flock incubating now, day 7. But I had 2 new pullets lay their first eggs the day after I set, so I put them in, maybe 18 hours after initial set. I will check air cells on day 18 and will decide then. If the air cells aren't too big, I will likely wait till the next morning. If they are large, I'll raise humidity earlier.

(I don't "lockdown", I'm a meddler lol)

13 eggs from my flock 100% fertility, all developing. 12 shipped eggs, 8 developing, pulled the other 4 tonight.

 

[kyleigh]

I have shipped eggs and some from my flock incubating now, day 7. But I had 2 new pullets lay their first eggs the day after I set, so I put them in, maybe 18 hours after initial set. I will check air cells on day 18 and will decide then. If the air cells aren't too big, I will likely wait till the next morning. If they are large, I'll raise humidity earlier.

(I don't "lockdown", I'm a meddler lol)

13 eggs from my flock 100% fertility, all developing. 12 shipped eggs, 8 developing, pulled the other 4 tonight.

lol, is probably get yelled at if someone watched me on "lockdown" all I do is raise the humidity. Lol

 

[WVduckchick]

lol, is probably get yelled at if someone watched me on "lockdown" all I do is raise the humidity. Lol

Won't get yelled at here.