Home Made Incubator Hatch-Along

[LapisLazuli]

So I made a homemade incubator out of styrofoam to hatch a brown leghorn pullet x polish or dutch welsummer rooster. It is her first egg and its tiny I'm hoping it will still hatch.The incubator has been working fine except that it was near 120 degrees for a few minutes and down to around 80 degrees for a few minutes. I'm not sure if that would have killed the egg. Today is day four of incubation yesterday I candled it and I couldn't see any development so far.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

Has she layed any more since then? You should add them!

 

[LapisLazuli]

No she hasn't but an easter egger layed an egg yesterday but that egg was eaten.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

I'm following your thread. Someone asked me to hatch some eggs for them so I'm going to add my 4 newly laid first eggs as well. I'm not sure of the fertility, I only noticed her being mated after she laid, and they have been in the refrigerator...but we'll see. Hope the spike didn't kill your egg. Is it holding steady now? I would hold off on adding any more eggs unless you have a few or more to add, just so you don't end up with a wildly staggard hatch. If you're going to store them while you wait, remember pointy end down, and I've had fine hatch rates with refrigerated eggs.

 

[LapisLazuli]

Thanks! Yes it has been at about 98-102 degrees for a while and isn't changing. I agree I won't add any more eggs for now.

 

[LapisLazuli]

Here is my incubator setup.

 

[LapisLazuli]

Also I didn't know and I drew an x on one side of the egg (for turning) with a sharpie marker. After doing more research on hatching eggs I read to only use a pencil not a marker because there are toxins in markers that can kill the egg. So I hope the egg will still hatch!

 

[LapisLazuli]

@Ruby Rogue

What incubator are you using? I hope your eggs hatch!

 

[Ruby Rogue]

@Ruby Rogue

What incubator are you using? I hope your eggs hatch!

One that I made. I have heard mixed things about sharpie, but I tend to use pencil just in case.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

One that I made. I have heard mixed things about sharpie, but I tend to use pencil just in case.

I haven't added the eggs yet. I'm just making sure my temps are stable, probably add them tomorrow!

Thats my 4 little eggs in the carton, and someone is supposed to bring me another 15 to hatch for them.