incubating eggs

[howfunkyisurchicken]

My eggs go into lockdown on Sunday! Yay!
Morgan36, is it Styrofoam (an LG-still air, maybe)? That's what I have, and they do better at 100-100.5°. If you don't keep it in a place where the temp stays consistent, they fluctuate ALOT. I'm having that problem with mine right now. I put a towel over it and its holding a perfect 100°. Good luck!
Nikki

 

[Garrisonkidsduo2]

I have all my eggs in the bator but I am having trouble stabiliIng the the temp the eggs have been in for about 16 hours now and the highest I go it up to is 97 degrees so I hope every thing will be ok

I have a cabinet that I made into an incubator and it holds at 97 and i have had better hatches in that at that temp then in any other incubator at any other temp.

 

[Garrisonkidsduo2]

I am putting some eggs in the bator tomorrow evening 1/22/13 if any one wants to join me I am putting 12 Barred rock eggs 2 Black Minorca eggs and 40 plus cotornix quail eggs in the bator I will post pics every weekend and keep up to date records of how my hatch is going thanks please join in the fun

I put my eggs in on the 22nd and they are due to hatch on Valentines day. well I put a hen that is broody in a cage and let her have 11 eggs and they are due on the 14th of February. I hatch most of the winter because they lay before winter. I have cortunix quail hatching all year because we eat them. We have ducks, chickens, and guineas hatching.

 

[morgan36]

The temp is still at 97 and holding my broody got off the nest and quit after a week so I hope every one else is doing good

 

[Blingaling1]

I'll jump on. Just put my eggs in the bator last night 1/25/13 around 10:30pm. Using a hova bator with fan upgrade and the auto egg turner. I have 12 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, 1 German New Hampshire, and 3 Easter Eggers x Black Frizzle Cochin Roo. The first two breeds are delivered eggs the last ones are from my girls. Looking forward to doing this hatch with ya'll.

I ran my bator for 48 hours prior to putting my eggs in just to make sure I didn't fluctuate away from 99.0-99.9 and I'm right on with min at night being 99.1 and the high was 99.8. Good luck everyone.

 

[morgan36]

my bator is still holding at 97 degrees I am fairly new to hatching will they hatch at that temp or am I wasing my time I have them in my basement and the temp is steady in there and I cant get the bator higher than 97

 

[morgan36]

I'll jump on. Just put my eggs in the bator last night 1/25/13 around 10:30pm. Using a hova bator with fan upgrade and the auto egg turner. I have 12 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, 1 German New Hampshire, and 3 Easter Eggers x Black Frizzle Cochin Roo. The first two breeds are delivered eggs the last ones are from my girls. Looking forward to doing this hatch with ya'll.

I ran my bator for 48 hours prior to putting my eggs in just to make sure I didn't fluctuate away from 99.0-99.9 and I'm right on with min at night being 99.1 and the high was 99.8. Good luck everyone.

Thanks for joining

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

my bator is still holding at 97 degrees I am fairly new to hatching will they hatch at that temp or am I wasing my time I have them in my basement and the temp is steady in there and I cant get the bator higher than 97

If its a still air, it really needs to be at 100-100.5°. Cover it with a towel and see if that brings the temp up (that's what I had to do with mine, its still holding perfect temp).

My eggs are on lockdown as of today
Nikki

 

[McPhersonFarm]

I candled my Rouens today and it appears 6/8 are developing and two days ago I thought I only had 1/8. I'm scared to throw any out for fear I might be wrong? I'm assuming if they're totally clear at day 10 I should toss them or should I wait til day 14, anyone?

 

[Impress]

Wait until day 14 definitely.