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

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Yes, this is what I had in mind originally, but reviews are so mixed regarding both silence and ability to penetrate possum and/or coon skulls that my head was spinning.
I think I'm onto something with the crossbow suggestion given me. Gonna check it out.

i have a friend that uses a live trap and a swimming pool

 

[Chaos18]

You have access to goat eggs?

Only for certain people.

 

[NaJoBeLe]

Only for certain people.

Makes sense. Don't want to flood the market.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Here are the 3 rescue chicks that have hatched so far. I had to get them out and the one rotting egg. I have 9 still left to hatch that are due Saturday and Sunday.

The evil Dash and her 4 chicks.

yay!!!!!!

Quote: CH...... I SPECIFICALLY SAID NO WATER,I tried to make it simple for you to understand......

NOW..... TAKE THE EGGS OUT GENTLY AND SOAK UP ALL THE WATER and PUT EGGS back and wait an hour and see if its at the right temp again!!!




I SAID REMOVE EGGS, REMOVE ALL WATER,
EGGS BACK
AND WAIT AN HOUR AND CHECK TEMP and humidiy and come back and REPORT!

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Please notice the part about water. She said NO WATER in the tray if humidity over 20%.
To raise humidity, add small containers that fit into egg turner. NOT YET! Look at the pictures.

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Ok, I'm going to jump in and post a few pics. My humidity was down to 27%. I didn't want to fill the well, I just need a little humidity, so I found a salt/pepper shaker. Its square, so it fits between my rails perfectly!

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CALIBRATION!​

YES! It’s IMPORTANT!​

Calibrate the thermometer/s you are using for your Incubator. I use 3 thermometers! You need to make sure your thermometer is reading correctly, Even one degree may cause serious problems with your hatch! A simple method without specialized instruments and knowledge is to compare your thermometer/hygrometer with other devices.
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HOW TO CALIBRATION of thermometers:​

HOW TO CALIBRATE!! (Click to hide)Originally Posted by ChickenCanoe

I just posted this elsewhere today and it may help you.

"Here's what you are dealing with.
Not all thermometers read at the same timing. Also not all thermometers are accurate.
Understand that almost all incubators thermostats are in an on or off state.
What you are trying to achieve is a constant and appropriate internal egg temperature.
If a thermometer samples when the heat element is energized, it will read in the 100s.
When the temperature drops below set point, heat will turn on till the thermostat kicks off. Temperature will continue to rise for a few seconds to minutes while the heat element cools.
The readings on a good instant read thermometer will swing wildly and constantly.

Get 2 guaranteed accurate thermometers and throw the rest out. There will still be swings in readings unless your thermostat energizes in a graduated scale but you'll know what is up."

Freezing point method.​

Fill a glass with crushed ice. Add a LITTLE clean water until the glass is full and stir. Wait 3 minutes then insert the thermometer tip into the ice-filled glass so it’s in the water ice mixture. Wait a minute and if the thermometer reads 32 F then it’s accurate, and if it does not, it requires calibration.
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Boiling point method.​

Boil water in a pot, about 6” deep. When the water is at boiling point, place the thermometer into the water and make sure that the tip stays in the middle of the boiling pot, away from bottom and sides. Wait 30 seconds and check if the thermometer reads correctly at 212 degrees if you are at sea level or below 1,000 feet elevation. The boiling point of water varies for different elevations: sea level at 212 F, 1000 feet at 210 F, 2000 feet at 208 F, 3000 feet at 206.4 F, 5000 feet at 202.75 F, and 8,000 feet at 197.5 F. The thermometer needs calibration if the reading is incorrect. Boiling Point Calculator CLICK HERE
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Calibrate the Digital Thermometer​

Adjust the nut of the digital thermometer in order to correct the temperature. This is done by simply turning the adjuster until the correct reading is reached. Digital thermometers do not require any adjustment of a screw or nut. You simply need to locate the reset button. When the freezing point or boiling point of water is achieved, simply push the button and that’s it. Some digital thermometers may require you to push hold the reset button.
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CALIBRATION EASY WAY​

Check the thermometer! Is it accurate? An error of one degree for 21 days can seriously interfere with embryonic growth. Check the incubator thermometer's accuracy by placing the bulb next to the bulb of a clinical (the kind used to measure body temperature) or good laboratory thermometer. Hold both under lukewarm tap water and compare the readings. Compensate for any variation of the incubating thermometer by increasing or decreasing by the amount of variation. Also if your thermometer does not have a probe you could put it side by side with the medical thermometer in a room that you have heated above 90*F, the minimum most medical thermometers will read.

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What To Do If Your Thermometer Is Inaccurate​

When testing a thermometer for accuracy, all you're trying to do is make sure that your unit is not grossly out of whack. You should be worried about being off by +/-20°F, not +/-2°F. If your testing shows that your thermometer is off by only a few degrees, don't do anything—just take those few degrees into account when reading your thermometer. It should be noted that even high-quality, industrial-grade thermometers are only accurate to +/-1% of their scale. This means that at a standard 212°F boiling point, these thermometers may read as much as 2°F above or below the actual temperature and still be within manufacturing specifications. Bottom line: Don't sweat your thermometer being off by a few degrees!
If your thermometer is off by +/-5°F or more, you may want to consider replacing it with a higher quality model. S
Inexpensive thermometers typically cannot be recalibrated if found to be inaccurate, but more expensive units may be recalibrated by the manufacturer and in some cases by the user. Consult the instructions that came with your thermometer for details.​

Remove as much water as possible with paper towel or something and start from what sally says to do in this post. You want probably 30% - 35% humidity.

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Alright! So I'm at 3 Araucana right now, 1 Wyandotte I'm not sure is gonna make it (lookin like wry neck straight out of egg, I'll let the breeder know), and 1 Whiting True Blue(still in incubator). 1 Wyandotte passed after pip'ing

First two out and dry. The black one I posted earlier about demanding out. The white was no different...

Chick pile of cuteness!

They were trying to eat shavings. I put the bowl in and showed the black one, it was eating mouthfuls, then the two white came over...one proceeded to get in eat n sleep lol

dawwwwww who was the lucky boobie chick? lol the black one?

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[Sally Sunshine]

Shall we play...


Guess the FONT again>? @casportpony

 

[ocap]

.410 should be a shotgun and technically not a rifle.

check out "the Judge"

it is a 410 pistol

 

[BantyChooks]

Shall we play...


Guess the FONT again>?   @casportpony

Something wayyy over 72.... Moi poor ears..

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Morning CH and Sally!

Mornin Nathan!

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Quote: not sure that would go well in a coop yet alone nesting box

 

[Chaos18]

Makes sense. Don't want to flood the market.

Exactly. Supply and demand.

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im getting a headache you? 

My eyeballs hurt after all that yelling.

 

[NaJoBeLe]

check out "the Judge"

it is a 410 pistol

Yeppers, Don't have one but have shot it before.