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

[LocalYokel]

Miss y'all
Headin in to the shop!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Miss y'all
Headin in to the shop!

 

[Peep_Show]

The typo in the oxygenation article threw me for a minute.

It would be interesting to find out if they covered the eggs length-wise or cross-wise for the experiment as I think air space oxygenation would increase the growth. Just extrapolating and exploring the facts.....

I believe lack of oxygenation ( i.e. trying to hatch sea-level eggs in higher altitudes -- pores not able to assimilate thinner air -- and also Marans eggs with the pores obstructed by the dark coloring ) resulted in the dismal development rates and, yes, retarded chicks at hatch. If you check out the "Hatching at High Altitudes" thread they talk about adding extra O2 (and how to) to the incubator...and attempting to do so without blowing the thing up.

 

[Peep_Show]

Yokel --
Pats to the cows from us!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

The typo in the oxygenation article threw me for a minute.

It would be interesting to find out if they covered the eggs length-wise or cross-wise for the experiment as I think air space oxygenation would increase the growth. Just extrapolating and exploring the facts.....

I believe lack of oxygenation ( i.e. trying to hatch sea-level eggs in higher altitudes -- pores not able to assimilate thinner air -- and also Marans eggs with the pores obstructed by the dark coloring ) resulted in the dismal development rates and, yes, retarded chicks at hatch. If you check out the "Hatching at High Altitudes" thread they talk about adding extra O2 (and how to) to the incubator...and attempting to do so without blowing the thing up.

all good points!

Please let us know if they figure it out on that thread!!!!

 

[fire370]

Just cleared the hatcher of 22-23 dry babies. Lots of wet ones (about same amount) left in there and 7 or 8 more pipped. Looks like it's shaping up to be another 90%+ hatch again.

Enjoy.

 

[Saris]

The typo in the oxygenation article threw me for a minute.

It would be interesting to find out if they covered the eggs length-wise or cross-wise for the experiment as I think air space oxygenation would increase the growth. Just extrapolating and exploring the facts.....

I believe lack of oxygenation ( i.e. trying to hatch sea-level eggs in higher altitudes -- pores not able to assimilate thinner air -- and also Marans eggs with the pores obstructed by the dark coloring ) resulted in the dismal development rates and, yes, retarded chicks at hatch. If you check out the "Hatching at High Altitudes" thread they talk about adding extra O2 (and how to) to the incubator...and attempting to do so without blowing the thing up.

I imagine half covered vertically, covering the air cell completely would kill the early embryo wouldn't it?

 

[Peep_Show]

all good points!

Please let us know if they figure it out on that thread!!!!

I think the easy-how-to takeaway in the thread is to try to find eggs from your own or higher elevation for hatching.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Just cleared the hatcher of 22-23 dry babies. Lots of wet ones (about same amount) left in there and 7 or 8 more pipped. Looks like it's shaping up to be another 90%+ hatch again.

Enjoy.

awesomeness!! what is in the other bators, I am trying to do an update on individuals

Quote: sounds about what we came up with in the diary thread a few years ago

 

[lazyacre]

I need to cull/process some male quail this weekend. The good news is my hunter nephew said he would help me. (Teach me how.)

The other good news is I can hatch some more quail soon.