Harris Farms Nurture Right 360 Incubator is AMAZING!

[Ruby Rogue]

WOW, did you have to prove it was damaged?

Well, I attached a photo to my original e-mail. They initially wanted me to send it back, but I told them it was in use and they were cool about it.

 

[sealer39]

Yes, it'll even out quite a bit when the eggs are in. However I disagree slightly with @CluckNDoodle about how long that'll take. I would give it at least 4-6 hours before I'd expect it to really even out if you'd filled it up. Less eggs would take less time.

My unsolicited advice for you would be to strongly recommend against micromanaging the temperature during the hatch. Just let it ride. Pending a major malfunction, temperature spike, a degree +/- here or there won't matter. This is a nice machine. Let it do the work for you!

I will have 45 quail eggs in it. Thanks or the advice about micromanaging. I trust my 2 Govees, 1 digital thermometer, 2 manual thermometers, 1 food grade laser thermometer to be accurate at this time. I may have a little problem with micromanaging.
I’ll adjust the temp on the incubator for the right average temp then let it ride. It’s currently set at 100.5 but the other thermometers show a lower temp by a few degrees at the level the eggs will be sitting. I may have to bump it up to 101.0 to get my average at 99.5. We’ll see.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I will have 45 quail eggs in it. Thanks or the advice about micromanaging. I trust my 2 Govees, 1 digital thermometer, 2 manual thermometers, 1 food grade laser thermometer to be accurate at this time. I may have a little problem with micromanaging.
I’ll adjust the temp on the incubator for the right average temp then let it ride. It’s currently set at 100.5 but the other thermometers show a lower temp by a few degrees at the level the eggs will be sitting. I may have to bump it up to 101.0 to get my average at 99.5. We’ll see.

Just be careful not to turn it up too high. Your fiddling with an empty Incubator and everything is going to shift once there are eggs in there. I obsessively check temps in my IncuView so I get it, but you want the average to be 99.5 you don't want it too hot because you'll end up with chicks hatching with hernias.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I'm in Arkansas.... We also have regularly high humidity. My humidity ran in the 50s for most of my set. Today is Day 20.... And I got two presents this morning.

Of the 6 shipped CCLB with the wonky air cells, only one has pipped so far but all looked viable going into lockdown.

Correction: during my post, a 2nd CCLB has now pipped!

The two early birds are from the eggs set from my girls. Only 1 of those left to go. They are from Blue Andalusian mamas and a black EE daddy. Pretty sure both chicks are blue.

 

[sealer39]

I wanted to post this in the thread that discusses these quail racks but I can’t find it now.


First mistake. The quail tray I bought rode up/over the eggs. I had put a shelf liner in it and it appears the shelf liner is tacky enough to jam the eggs when they rotate. I removed the shelf liner and they have rotated 5 times without jamming. Fortunately nothing broke when this happened.

This photo shows how I found it

 

[WallyG74]

I wanted to post this in the thread that discusses these quail racks but I can’t find it now.


First mistake. The quail tray I bought rode up/over the eggs. I had put a shelf liner in it and it appears the shelf liner is tacky enough to jam the eggs when they rotate. I removed the shelf liner and they have rotated 5 times without jamming. Fortunately nothing broke when this happened.

This photo shows how I found it

I can see that happening. That machine wasn’t designed to accommodate for the extra thickness of shelf liner so the key slot isn’t making enough contact and slides up. The shelf liner is a great idea. I saw it on here and I do it too. Unfortunately, to operate correctly, the liner needs to go in at lockdown.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I wanted to post this in the thread that discusses these quail racks but I can’t find it now.


First mistake. The quail tray I bought rode up/over the eggs. I had put a shelf liner in it and it appears the shelf liner is tacky enough to jam the eggs when they rotate. I removed the shelf liner and they have rotated 5 times without jamming. Fortunately nothing broke when this happened.

This photo shows how I found it

OH MY GOODNESS!!! I would have panicked! I'm glad none of the eggs were damaged but it looks like they still have some things to work out on the design for that custom quail egg turner. YIKES!

 

[aart]

but it looks like they still have some things to work out on the design for that custom quail egg turner.

.....or it was just the shelf liner underneath.
The turner wasn't designed to have that under there,
do you put one under the turner that came with the bator?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

.....or it was just the shelf liner underneath.
The turner wasn't designed to have that under there,
do you put one under the turner that came with the bator?

I guess I didn't read it correctly, lol. No, I only use the no-skid shelf liner at lockdown after I remove the turner.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

I use shelf liner in mine under the regular turner and it actually works better, it gives some cushion and the eggs roll smoother, especially quail eggs.


Is this custom turner designed so that you are supposed to assemble it yourself using provided clips and super glue?