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

[Pensmaster]

thats not really gonna help the issue though, if yerdead you just want washed with it or whut?

True, high bp isn't good. I've tried the last 3 months to lower it but that's not working. So I will see tomorrow, hate to take pills as one just leads to another and so on.

 

[mrleeroy]

hmmm I have regular lights in our coops and they only blow occasionally but not seen anything with the cold. but mind you they are hanging

mine are also hanging. High enough for the chicks to stand and stretch under (24" from the floor). Maybe it is possible they got a little extra jostled on the way to the store. I thought about buying the rough service lamps but they are considerably more expensive. I'd hate to burn up a 6 dollar light bulb in a day.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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I have to take pills for my health that end up raising it as side effect and added pills to lower it back! but soon that pill will be removed from my list!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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hmmmm not sure what to tell you. let us know what works though! how is my pretty chick filling out?

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Eggs are set incubator temp perfected I hope.

 

[mrleeroy]

hmmmm not sure what to tell you. let us know what works though! how is my pretty chick filling out?

He is very pretty. Biggest of the bunch. I did replace one of the bulbs (bought the 4 pack) so they do have a little heat in there now but I'll have to do something. Thought about trying the ceramic heat emitters but I couldn't find a lot of info as far as how they would work for chicks. IDK I may end up going with Ur's (Joey's?) strategy and dropping the coin for a sweeter heater.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Here's a quick, easy, and inexpensive water container that's ideal for use inside of a brooder or coop. The water stays clean so it doesn't need to be changed daily, and there's virtually no waste or spatter, so bedding stays dry. This procedure can be used on larger or smaller containers. While I haven't attempted metal, they work great on most any plastic containers... as long as it's thick enough to provide a good seal on the threads.

I previously had a Sterilite 2-quart pitcher in my brooder, but with a large number of chicks, it requires refilling every day. I bought a 1-gallon pitcher from a dollar store to make a new one with the extra horizontal poultry nipples I got from Amazon. Start by drilling 1/4" holes in three places (or how many you want) near the bottom of the pitcher, swap to a 3/8" bit to get the final size hole. Drilling a smaller hole and changing to a larger bit helps keep the plastic cooler so there's less melting and balling up of the plastic. Once the 3/8" holes are drilled, I trim off any burrs that remain, and give the holes a slight bevel since the nipple threads are tapered. Making sure the nipples are not going in at an angle, screw them in until they're almost flush with the pitcher. You don't want to screw them all the way down, or you run the risk of stripping out the hole! Once the nipples are installed, it's time to leak-test them. I've made several of these, and have yet to have one leak.

 

[campingshaws]

I dreamed last night that I set eggs in the bator, but after a few days realized the bator was still dirty from the last hatch. Does that qualify as a nightmare?

 

[BullChick]

I'd die for coffee.

thats not really gonna help the issue though, if yerdead you just want washed with it or whut?

Yup, yup! Wash me in coffee. Forget the embalming fluid! Fill me up with coffee beans, and pour in the hot stuff!
Mmmmmmh! I can smell me now!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Eggs are set incubator temp perfected I hope.

But I noticed you forgot that bantams hatch earlier than standards and should have been held for two days after the standards, and you should have waited until my eggs acclimated to room temps.

Now the chance of bacteria heading into the egg is a HUGE factor
loss of embryo due to bacteria will be very high,
sweating cold eggs is one of the major factors in embryo DIS.

I said that three different ways, so NEVER SET Un-ACCLIMATED eggs in the bator because an embryo is alive and growing from the start!

I discussed this with you in our messages about holding the serama and small bantams, and you were to just SETTLE the EGGS, NOT PUT THEM IN.

So you already didn't take my advice. We are all trying to help you, so dont you dare come with a sour attitude when you see DIS in these eggs. You will learn from your own mistakes like the rest of us, so when the time comes remember to grin and bear it and move on and try not to make the same mistakes twice.

That is the end of my rant and I wont bring it up again. I pray you get a good hatch despite your odds.