Hatch On Dates: Oct-nov? Dont Forget About This Post!!!

[Nmarine1057]

I know right now its at 99.8 coming back down I hope it decides to sit somewhere soon

 

[craz e laid e]

I thought I was the only one crazy enough to start eggs in late September, but then I found this forum. Guess there are a few more like me. I started 50 eggs on September 26th, and they should start hatching October 19th or 20th, but mine are ring-neck pheasants. Do they qualify??? I also have chickens, and the bantams are the ones that got me into this in the first place, hatching 14 pheasants eggs last spring. Now I am addicted and can't seem to stop.

 

[stephanie1992]

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lol yes i guess we r crazy, its pouring rain and thunder out and im hatching eggs lol. yes any eggs count!

everyones welcome on this thread. the more the better!

 

[stephanie1992]

oh and i change the name on this thread sometimes just to draw more people in, soo just in case if u get confused

 

[scoopy82]

I am learning heaps from this hatch let me tell you!!! My temps have been swinging from 98.8 to 101.7 frequently and I found if I played around with the thermostat - the temp swings were more frequent. So I let it sit and for the last 2 days the swing has been 99.1 to 100.7 and my eggs have continued to develop brilliantly and that is dispite a 3 hour power outage on day 8! So I am concluding that eggs are A LOT more resiliant that what I give them credit for! I have a forced air bator, and I dont have a wiggler temp taker, so I am resigned to the fact that the air temp can be rather variable and the actual egg temp will be far more steady. As long as the average temp is 100 then i am happy. Very excited to hear people are currently in or coming into lockdown - cant wait to see some hatching pics!!!

 

[yinepu]

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if the air cell is too small you need to DECREASE the humidity.. NOT increase
hopefully this pic helps give you an idea of what it should look like

 

[JEH1984]

One Week till lockdown! I am getting more excited! The little ones ares getting bigger as the days go by! All 10 are looking great! I notice I have two that the air cells that was detached. I just keep the big end up.. I just can't wait! Every time I turn my them I sit there beside the incubator for about 5 minutes to make sure the temp gets back up to 99-100 and watch it. One day it spiked up to almost 102. I freaked out and opened it up to let it cool off.. Had to do this twice but then it fixed it self. I am so going to order a decent incubator or ask for one for my birthday or Christmas, since both are in same month. My parents would end up teasing me and getting a egg turner for my birthday and waiting till Christmas for the incubator. Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[Stuck in the Coop]

I spent hours and hours reading everything on BYC before starting this hatch, of all the info, this page helped me immensely Henthusiasts' Still-Air Styrofoam Incubation Cheat-Sheet good advice from an experienced hatcher. Hope it helps someone else.

I did go ahead and add a wet sponge this week. A couple eggs had air cells that are just too big and I wanted to stop them from growing. Strange how only a couple are too big, the rest look perfect. I have to wonder if it a defect in some eggs, nothing to do with incubation methods that causes it. One more observation, I have shipped eggs along with 2 from my flock. There is little doubt the eggs from my birds look much healthier and are developing in a more textbook fashion then those who experienced the Postal system

Yesterday I received 8 shipped eggs, 5 were smashed to nothing, 1 more is cracked (I waxed it, hoping to save it). The box was dripping egg and all wet, they had put it into a plastic bag and taped it all up. I have little hope for these eggs to hatch, but will try anyway.

 

[JEH1984]

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Oh wow sorry to hear that! I hope they make it! Good luck!!!

 

[silkymom1986]

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Oh yeah me 2

Thanks for the answer about humidity hot2pot. One of my hydrometers says 28 the other 45 hmmm not sure if the 45 one works its not digital. I just candled one egg and he/she's still moving so I'm confident air bubble is big enough I cant really see it all i can see is the spot on pointy end is that it

you candeled with out me?!?!?