INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[mlm Mike]

Quote: Hi Chaos!

Quote: Hi Pensmaster!

Quote: Hi Whites!

 

[Chaos18]

Hi Chaos!

Hi Pensmaster!

Hi Whites!

How are things across the border?

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: Rather pleasant, has cooled down nicely.

 

[kwhites634]

Good morning one and all!

Incubator upgrade time

My last few hatches have been extremely wet and icky, and upon looking at the shell leftovers I notice there is an off-colour spot where the egg was touching the ground, which looks like absorbed moisture. There has also been a high rate of slightly open navels, which was a sign of too high humidity if I recall right?
I've had water slosh from the bowls and drip from the papertowels on the sides to the floor, which then makes there be quite a bit of water that some eggs were sitting on- Of course, I had papertowel underneath the shelf liner, but that got waterlogged quickly.
I am wondering if this might be a part of my low lockdown-to-hatch rates, as I lose most of the embryos in that period of time.
This high loss at lockdown (up to 50%) has occurred with eggs from multiple sources- None of them shipped. I know that is "normal" for shipped.

So I've been thinking about an upgrade... A grated platform that would let spilled water fall to the bottom instead of becoming squishy, icky, and possibly harming the eggs to some extent.

I was also thinking about running tubing thru the sides to where I put the bowls of water, which would reduce the # of times I had to open the incubator, which in turn might help hatch rates.

I might be completely wrong; which wouldn't be unusual, but I thought I'd give it a try. It can't hurt and might help....

@Sally Sunshine

@DwayneNLiz I know you had a shelf in yours....

I forced a small funnel into the end of a plastic drinking straw & inserted the straw into a vent hole in the top, with a small bowl below it. Could use just the funnel, I guess; never thought about that 'til now.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Thanks love!

Quote: I don't think we reached 96 all summer. Congrats on the chicks!

My incubator is running now getting it steady and o I can't wait hope I get a great hatch again

Good luck Chicken Hawk!

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Hi Michael How are the poults? got pics?
Hi Sally

They are getting bigger, no I haven't taken any pics.
I hear Christmas will be here b4 you know it
Not certain they will see Christmas, well one might.

oh thats right they are getting processed in a week

Maybe not a week, but all the extra roosters should be gone in a week!

Quote:

this girl has one she likes very much

<pig snorts>

 

[Chaos18]

Thanks love!

this girl has one she likes very much

<pig snorts>

So eat the piggy and then I can have the fence post?

Morning Sunshine

How are you this morning?

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Not so's you'd notice, but we won all 3 games + total pin fall, so that helped. I'm thinking I've lost whatever skill I previously had. was barely able to hit a single pin all night.

 

[Chaos18]

Not so's you'd notice, but we won all 3 games + total pin fall, so that helped. I'm thinking I've lost whatever skill I previously had. was barely able to hit a single pin all night.

Hopefully as the season goes on your skill improves.

 

[kwhites634]

.Hello, Darlin'

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: That's what I thought last year; didn't happen