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

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

True. Also late hatchers seem to fail to thrive alot.

Exactly....

 

[casportpony]

 
They will definitely help stabilize temps by reducing the rate of heat loss, but it won't matter if the temp in the bator never gets about 95F. 93-95 is too low for normal incubation. The chicks will be developing at a far slower rate than what's acceptable. Even .5F can delay hatching by a day or two. How many days will it add if it's 5F or more lower??? I don't think a chick can hatch and be healthy after being cooped up in it's shell for a month. I just don't see it happening...

True. Also late hatchers seem to fail to thrive alot.

Maybe a heating pad under the incubator?

-Kathy

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:

Quote: DAX that doesnt look like a 10 day old embryo.... let me pull candles for you are your temps ok?

Ms,@Sally Sunshine u here

yes go babies!!! dont open it!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I am not at all caught up with this thread - but I did do day 10 candling tonight. Air cells are growing. My hygrometer has not come in... I need to track it down. My humidity has still dropped - but maybe not enough for dark eggs...



Welsummer - day 10


BCM day 10


BCM day 10 - the video did not turn out at all - beautiful to watch dancing.


Easter egger @ day 10 - less vessels compared to day 7 as the chick grows.


BCM - ? Early quitter? I can see a vessel and a blob, but it looks very faint compared to the other eggs. The camera does not capture the vessel. I put this egg back in the incubator.


? another early quitter? I did not see vessels in this egg. Unsure if they are dissolving. This egg was put off to the side where I put my questionables after the day 7 candle. I put this back and will check again at day 14.

@Sally Sunshine here's my update and some questions:

SET ONE:
Local Cream Legbar, day 10. Candled and weighed. They all look great to me, good veins, moving. Air cells look great, weights indicate that I could come down a bit on humidity (Benny and I must be related, see my chart below...

). So I'll bring it down from 40% to 35% (which is indeed what you advised to begin with for blue/green eggs). Per aviagen reference, change in 5% RH can effect a 1% change in weight lost over the 18 day period, and I'm currently on track for 10% loss by Day 18, so that seems right. Despite R-Com's dire warnings that it won't hold RH below ambient, it's now holding nicely at 35% (but only 40% ambient, so not too much of a strain).


Here are some candling images. As I had trouble marking the air cells, I photoed each one instead (no, I won't post them all!

). Good veins, good movement. Getting dark in there. Am I imagining it or are the eggs rocking slightly already?

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Maybe a heating pad under the incubator?

-Kathy

Anything should help. Another thing that concerns me is I can't help but wonder how it'll affect the thermostat. If it's whacked and won't go above 95F, will heating the bator above 95 render the element useless? In other words... if the thermostat is cutting power to the element once it reaches 95F, anything above that will have to be provided by an alternative source. I hope it gets sorted out, and soon!!!

 

[slordaz]

tried the heat lamp like suggested and decided to unplug the chord to the controller and plugged it back in, brooding lamp got them back up to 99 and gonna be watching closely

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

tried the heat lamp like suggested and decided to unplug the chord to the controller and plugged it back in, brooding lamp got them back up to 99 and gonna be watching closely

What do you have the temp on the bator's thermostat set at? I'm assuming you've already tried changing it to a higher temp... correct?

 

[daxigait]

I would have to ask her. I also don't know exactly when she did the one she sent the picture of. I will ask her. Thanks

 

[Sally Sunshine]

tried the heat lamp like suggested and decided to unplug the chord to the controller and plugged it back in, brooding lamp got them back up to 99 and gonna be watching closely

just out of curiosity, I had a screw up with mine years ago, I couldnt get heat up, and it was the stupid plastic windows one wasnt settled correct. not saying that just makes sure the lid sits tight on as does the plastic viewer ports

 

[slordaz]

was at 99.5 and tried upping it to had to up it to 100.7 just to get it up to 95