Homemade bator " try'n it out !!!!"

[quintinp]

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Yes, i have some quail eggs in it right now. Thanks, it has been at 100.4, but i kept on opening the incubator to show my cousins, the little quail eggs, I have 118 eggs in it right now!!!!! I am having the hardest time getting humidity up too, I am going to add a window before I start on another hatch. I do dry-hatch for my chicken eggs, and I realize that now I have to monitor humidity because I cant dry-hatch quail eggs.

 

[Floridachicken1958]

quintinp..Best thing to do (not open unless to add water).Add water and stay away unless adding water or taking turner out. I have 8 Barred Rocks hatching now as we speak. I've never hatched quail eggs. If you would like to see what I hatched earlier this month I have them on video on web at this site. http://tinyurl.com/6zy9lz8 My grandkids love watching my chicks hatch. They stay awake all nite long to watch them.

 

[Flawedatdesign]

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Yes, i have some quail eggs in it right now. Thanks, it has been at 100.4, but i kept on opening the incubator to show my cousins, the little quail eggs, I have 118 eggs in it right now!!!!! I am having the hardest time getting humidity up too, I am going to add a window before I start on another hatch. I do dry-hatch for my chicken eggs, and I realize that now I have to monitor humidity because I cant dry-hatch quail eggs.

Window is a must lol if your curious lol

 

[Floridachicken1958]

quintinp: If you was to cut a piece out of the fridge door and silicone a piece of plexiglass onto it then you will have a nice see through door.

 

[wades7]

interesting.

 

[quintinp]

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Yeah I tried that, but i am gonna have to get the incubator taken apart, and then lay it on its back, and then cut the door, the door, is covered with a piece of wood, for looks, and behind the wood is a thick sheet of aluminum, then there is the foam insulation.

 

[jfulcher]

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Yes, i have some quail eggs in it right now. Thanks, it has been at 100.4, but i kept on opening the incubator to show my cousins, the little quail eggs, I have 118 eggs in it right now!!!!! I am having the hardest time getting humidity up too, I am going to add a window before I start on another hatch. I do dry-hatch for my chicken eggs, and I realize that now I have to monitor humidity because I cant dry-hatch quail eggs.

Yes I agree dry hatching quail eggs is impossible!!! I have to keep my humidity 40% for the first couple weeks then up it to 50-55%. I have a 90% hatch from my own eggs

 

[Floridachicken1958]

My chickens hatching http://tinyurl.com/6zy9lz8

when camera is dark means lights have turned off but they will turn back on quickly. 2 eggs hasn't hatched today or they are late or not fertile. Almost positive not fertile.But hey everytime I hatch I get almost 100% hatch rate.I never candled this batch.All eggs have hatched on 21st day.I need to slow down cause I'm getting way to many chickens.

I will sex them tomorrow

 

[Floridachicken1958]

Not bad 4 out of 6,without candling. I just stuck them in incubator and went for the best. And I beat the odds.

 

[cmom]

My egg fertility has dropped way off. My boys are on strike during this heat.