Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[madamwlf]

Well, GFF has redeemed themselves a bit. I'm getting a trio of Legbars next week from their new line and the shipping is free! A birthday present from them. Of course that is only part of my excitement. There is more to come later!!!

 

[puglady]

Well, GFF has redeemed themselves a bit. I'm getting a trio of Legbars next week from their new line and the shipping is free! A birthday present from them. Of course that is only part of my excitement. There is more to come later!!!

 

[crfarm]

Well, GFF has redeemed themselves a bit. I'm getting a trio of Legbars next week from their new line and the shipping is free! A birthday present from them. Of course that is only part of my excitement. There is more to come later!!!

 

[chick-among-us]

Been told it is a good idea to post the breeds you are looking for ... I am looking for tolbunt polish...jubilees orpintons , Millie fluer d'uccles, barnevelders,BLRW. Don't need seramas now!

 

[mendocinosunris]

Well, my hatch is done. Two healthy (but lonely) little birchen marans out of over a dozen eggs. Sadness.

It wasn't a problem with the eggs. They were from crfarm & DMRippy - they looked great when I candled them, & I saw movement in the SBELs. Couldn't really see movement in the Marans, but they looked like they were developing great.

Here's where I think I went wrong:
1. I stopped turning them a day early. Cuz I apparently can't do basic math. Duh.
2. I kept the humidity around 40-45% throughout incubation, which was good, but couldn't keep it above 70% for the hatching process. Not sure how I can improve that - it's SOOO dry in our house during the winter because of the woodstove! I even keep a kettle boiling on the stove all the time. It helps, but not enough.
3. I opened the 'bator once while they were hatching because one of the Marans was shrink-wrapped. The humidity dropped like a stone.

Sigh.

I'm going to do some more test hatches with my own mutt eggs before I try your nice eggs again. I gotta get better at the incubator thing!
Any suggestions on improving humidity? How bout suggestions on improving my math skillz?/?

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

What the **** is wrong with the USPS?

I sent eggs out yesterday going to Kentucky and Missouri and they went 170 miles northeast first.

It is no wonder they are going broke. I think the main thing they need is some new management and leadership, might turn things around. sorry, didn"t mean to rant, just makes me

The USPS has been terrible! I so wish we could ship eggs with UPS or FedEx

2x last year BCM eggs took 9 days to get delivered to me priority mail...

And of course the PO just says o well- you don't have insurance. They don't guarantee the 2-3 day thing for priority.

Of course one of the orders was from Wynette,

dang Murphys law

 

[debs_flock]

Well, my hatch is done. Two healthy (but lonely) little birchen marans out of over a dozen eggs. Sadness.

It wasn't a problem with the eggs. They were from crfarm & DMRippy - they looked great when I candled them, & I saw movement in the SBELs. Couldn't really see movement in the Marans, but they looked like they were developing great.

Here's where I think I went wrong:
1. I stopped turning them a day early. Cuz I apparently can't do basic math. Duh.
2. I kept the humidity around 40-45% throughout incubation, which was good, but couldn't keep it above 70% for the hatching process. Not sure how I can improve that - it's SOOO dry in our house during the winter because of the woodstove! I even keep a kettle boiling on the stove all the time. It helps, but not enough.
3. I opened the 'bator once while they were hatching because one of the Marans was shrink-wrapped. The humidity dropped like a stone.

Sigh.

I'm going to do some more test hatches with my own mutt eggs before I try your nice eggs again. I gotta get better at the incubator thing!
Any suggestions on improving humidity? How bout suggestions on improving my math skillz?/?

I think 40-45% is a little high during the incubation process, I try to keep it around 30. 70% is too high at lockdown, I go for 60 and it will naturally go up when eggs start to hatch. Locking down a day early won't hurt anything.

If you have to open your incubator, try to not do it if anyone is zipped, pipped isn't too bad. If you have to open it, make it quick, give a spray of warm water or throw in a damp paper towel and the humidity will recover quickly.

Better luck next time. It's a good idea to practice with your own eggs, backyard eggs are much easier to hatch than shipped eggs.

Good luck,
Deb

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

Well, my hatch is done. Two healthy (but lonely) little birchen marans out of over a dozen eggs. Sadness.

It wasn't a problem with the eggs. They were from crfarm & DMRippy - they looked great when I candled them, & I saw movement in the SBELs. Couldn't really see movement in the Marans, but they looked like they were developing great.

Here's where I think I went wrong:
1. I stopped turning them a day early. Cuz I apparently can't do basic math. Duh.
2. I kept the humidity around 40-45% throughout incubation, which was good, but couldn't keep it above 70% for the hatching process. Not sure how I can improve that - it's SOOO dry in our house during the winter because of the woodstove! I even keep a kettle boiling on the stove all the time. It helps, but not enough.
3. I opened the 'bator once while they were hatching because one of the Marans was shrink-wrapped. The humidity dropped like a stone.

Sigh.

I'm going to do some more test hatches with my own mutt eggs before I try your nice eggs again. I gotta get better at the incubator thing!
Any suggestions on improving humidity? How bout suggestions on improving my math skillz?/?

IMO I think your humidity was a little high during incubation, I get best results when I dry hatch- especially Maran eggs. I keep it around 20-25 % for the first 19 days then I go to lockdown @ 65%

Have you calibrated your hygrometer? You may be wayyy off if you haven't.

 

[Lilwanis]

Well, I finally put together a swap page. All eight of them, I feel accomplished though

 

[crfarm]

Well, I finally put together a swap page. All eight of them,

I feel accomplished though

I need to update mine as I have sent alot out and have received some. Just haven't updated the one here, only the sheet at home