I-25 Egg Train

[trsturself]

Whatcha getting maggiemo?

 

[lgc1970]

I am in Conifer, and am going to try out some shipped hatching eggs. It sounds like the elevation (8200, for me) might be an issue. Any one have any advice? Good luck, bad luck stories?

Plus, we are on the intermittent rural electric grid... Concerned, but have kiddos that have been begging for a LONG time.

 

[Pozees]

I am in Conifer, and am going to try out some shipped hatching eggs. It sounds like the elevation (8200, for me) might be an issue. Any one have any advice? Good luck, bad luck stories?

Plus, we are on the intermittent rural electric grid... Concerned, but have kiddos that have been begging for a LONG time.

I have better luck with eggs from east of us. Elevation will decrease expected hatch rate to ~25%, possibly less, possibly no hatch. Add humidity to the room with a humidifier, and keep vents open throughout hatch.

 

[lgc1970]

Thanks for the tip.

I have a humidifier, extra vent holes, and some plants to try to elevate the O2.

 

[trsturself]

never heard back from Maggie if today would work. I'll be back in the springs tomorrow if that works for everyone

 

[Pozees]

never heard back from Maggie if today would work. I'll be back in the springs tomorrow if that works for everyone

Must have other stuff going on. I usually shut down the computer at 5-ish am, so unless arrangements are made overnight I don't think it will work. Thanks for letting us know

 

[trsturself]

Well chances are I won't be there tomorrow any way. But I'll be there at some point this week. Probably Wed or Thursday.

 

[maggiemo]

Ack! I was looking in the wrong place for this thread!! I was looking on Colorado hatching eggs and couldn't figure out why my post didn't show up.
I am so sorry.
Pozees do you have anything hatching in the next week or so? I have a broody I would love to give some chicks to. I still want barred easter eggers. Maybe I should just drive down if you ever have any. I have wanted them for so long.

 

[Pozees]

I have eggs due to hatch tomorrow, Barred Rocks from Good Shephard, Marans (if they hatch) from DMRippy, and Silkies from my flock. I know a couple of Silkies are already spoken for.

I will ask Wendell about getting more Dominegger eggs, I think I still have 2 of those chicks in the coop but I have a lady coming Friday to look at them, she wants them for her grandson who wants a chicken that lays green eggs (these should be Olive eggers).

 

[jmmeye4]

I am in Conifer, and am going to try out some shipped hatching eggs. It sounds like the elevation (8200, for me) might be an issue. Any one have any advice? Good luck, bad luck stories?

Plus, we are on the intermittent rural electric grid... Concerned, but have kiddos that have been begging for a LONG time.

So we are in Peyton at 7300 feet. I noticed for humidity I got better results with a moving air incubator, before element gave out
Advice would be find a dark closet in the center of the house that gets very little use. This will allow a basic humidity and temp to be maintained so less trouble for the heater. Do a low humidity incubation method with the humidity being approximately 60% - 70% on lock-down days. If possible when needing to move to brooder keep the closet door closed behind so as to limit humidity/temp drop. Also if possible add a drip line to the incubator as I found that this greatly helped refilling the basin/sponge to keep humidity up. It didn't require me to keep lifting the top which caused some issues. Air is everything at altitudes over 6k as everything is thinner. Go out and buy a power backup for a computer and use that for power failures; around 100 dollars. The ones used for a computer can run a genesis incubator for close to 48 hours if no power is there. A guy out further than I am uses it for his hatching business and he says he has lost zero due to power failure. The brooder would be a different story for heat during that time.