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

[Fire Ant Farm]

I feel that humidity is too high, especially since I incubated tons of legbar eggs over the past three years. my reasoning is all in the links..... I start off around 30-35 and see what it takes me to day 7 candle.... again read ..... I wish you the best! and you have calibrated thermo/hygros correct? I also run temps at 100.5 there is a temp section at the bottom link too

HUMIDITY Humidity is NOT a set number!
Its a tool to get the correct weight loss in the egg! post #8924 see Hatching Eggs 101
WHY do we need less humidity to get the best weight loss for colored hatching eggs during incubation? post #36320
Maintaining high humidity in an incubator during hatch click HERE
KEEPING MOLD and BACTERIAL from growing in water WELLS during incubation post #1644


SHIPPED EGGS
REQUEST HOW YOU WANT YOUR eggs SHIPPED PEOPLE!!!! post #1050
COLD? REQUESTING HEAT PACKS discussion post #32219
SHIPPED EGGS = CHANGE OF PLANS! Hatching Eggs 101 & post #1087
Shipped Eggs = Change Of Plans! post #23032 & Hatching Eggs 101
SHIPPED EGGS DELAYED EGGS GETTING OLD length of time en-route requires another change of plans! post #31779
SEVERELY Shipped and DAMAGED POLISH EGGS! post #30250
DETACHED AIR CELLS & LOOSE/Saddle AIR CELLS how to incubate? post #34107

Thanks! Now that you say that, I do remember you saying that about colored eggs (like I said - need to re-read! SO much to retain and understand!). I will weigh/look at the air cells, and reduce as indicated. I am a little worried that the humidity wasn't as high as I'd like when storing them before setting (about 50-55%), so wonder if they lost weight then. Does the fact that they are medium sized (larger surface area) mitigate that at all? Regardless, I will let the air cells guide me, and yes, READ READ READ.

I didn't calibrate. Now, before you all throw your shoes at me, all the documentation that came with this incubator said that it comes calibrated and multiple dire warnings not to try to recalibrate it yourself. So, given that I had all of about 12 hours between incubator arriving and needing to set the eggs, and had nothing to calibrate with anyhow, I decided to take the chance to go with these settings (realizing there is a slim but real risk of it being off). I figure I will take detailed notes (air cell and timing of hatch) and adjust from there with subsequent hatches (and future calibration) - at which time, perhaps you can say "I told you so" and throw your shoes at me then...

I'm off to read some more...

- Ant Farm

 

[Sally Sunshine]

The absolute best candler you can get is an overhead projector cheap from a yard sale. Laugh all you want but it's the honest to God's truth.

I've gotten lazy and if I candle, I use the LED app on my iPhone 6 Plus. Except for BCM's, they get the projector.

K what do you mean NO!!!

 

[BantyChooks]

Thanks! Now that you say that, I do remember you saying that about colored eggs (like I said - need to re-read! SO much to retain and understand!). I will weigh/look at the air cells, and reduce as indicated. I am a little worried that the humidity wasn't as high as I'd like when storing them before setting (about 50-55%), so wonder if they lost weight then. Does the fact that they are medium sized (larger surface area) mitigate that at all? Regardless, I will let the air cells guide me, and yes, READ READ READ.

I didn't calibrate. Now, before you all throw your shoes at me, all the documentation that came with this incubator said that it comes calibrated and multiple dire warnings not to try to recalibrate it yourself.  So, given that I had all of about 12 hours between incubator arriving and needing to set the eggs, and had nothing to calibrate with anyhow, I decided to take the chance to go with these settings (realizing there is a slim but real risk of it being off). I figure I will take detailed notes (air cell and timing of hatch) and adjust from there with subsequent hatches (and future calibration) - at which time, perhaps you can say "I told you so" and throw your shoes at me then... 

I'm off to read some more...

- Ant Farm

"Throw your shoes at me."

I am so stealing that line!









PS. I think I am going crazy. Read coolerbator article lots, and just now saw the drop down spoiler at the top..!
Makes it 500% easier, wiring and me dont get along too well.

 

[HenHoneyGirl]

You turned off an incubator and was feeling good? What kind of monster are you????

I turned mine of Jan 1... and I've been going crazy!!! I miss the beautiful hum of my bator!!!!

I'm sick, aren't I?

We moved the incubator into my room my the next batch, and probably every batch after, the temps are SO much more steady in my room than they were in the kitchen, but the incubator lulls me to sleep now, I don't know what we'er gonna do when we're NOT hatching eggs now! I might have to sleep in the living room when babies are hatching though, depends on how loud the chicks are.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Please tell me it isn't garbage! I can't see spending the $200 for a 7 egg capacity or $350 for 20. The voice in my head says that I can build my own, but I just can't deal with learning how at this time.

It is either buy or beg @Auroradream26 to build me a coolerbator.


@HenHoneyGirl Once upon a time (2007 or 8) I fell asleep in the truck (18 wheeler) while in Colorado in the winter. Thermal underwear, sweatshirt and pants. Thermal socks. It was early when we took off, and I was freezing!! A few hours later my DH calls, "bathroom break!" I woke having to go like crazy! He was already out. I pulled on my boots, coat, hat and gloves. I dove for the door, got out backwards and stepped into powdery white ... SAND! We were in Arizona, and it was 117* that day. I had fallen asleep so fast that I didn't know we had been traveling for hours. DH has the AC cranked up so high that I was cold from that! The other truckers thought I was insane as I got out, and my eyes focused. I took off the coat and stuff, but it was a warm walk to the bathroom, let me tell you!!
Moral of the story, I don't have a moral. It was just something to share!

Oh no... I couldn't be happier with my bator!!! I was asking because S5apiotrowski posted about having an incubator from Incubator Warehouse... which is where I got mine.

I generally don't have a moral, either...

 

[BantyChooks]

We moved the incubator into my room my the next batch, and probably every batch after, the temps are SO much more steady in my room than they were in the kitchen, but the incubator lulls me to sleep now, I don't know what we'er gonna do when we're NOT hatching eggs now! I might have to sleep in the living room when babies are hatching though, depends on how loud the chicks are. 

White noise maker for chicken inthusiasts.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

ick.

Exactly...

 

[HenHoneyGirl]

White noise maker for chicken inthusiasts.

TOTALLY!! Now if only I could use it as an excuse to keep it going all the time, "But mooommm, I can't sleep without it!"

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

We moved the incubator into my room my the next batch, and probably every batch after, the temps are SO much more steady in my room than they were in the kitchen, but the incubator lulls me to sleep now, I don't know what we'er gonna do when we're NOT hatching eggs now! I might have to sleep in the living room when babies are hatching though, depends on how loud the chicks are.

Easy solution... get a hatcher!!! Put it in another room, fill the bator every 18 days, and you're good to go!!! Oh... and you're welcome!!!

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

TOTALLY!! Now if only I could use it as an excuse to keep it going all the time, "But mooommm, I can't sleep without it!"

Have you actually tried to use it? Who knows... it might just work!!!