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

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That is rude Chaos. Chickenhawk is switching from a incubator with a fan to a hatcher without one and wants to be sure of the temperatures since it is different and since Sally Sunshine has recommended a temperature reduction at lockdown in general. So she has 2 issues to concider and it can be confusing. 1. Temperature of the still air are higher than the forced air (fan). But 2. You are going to reduce the temp during lockdown. So just how much should that be with both things going on?

I don't know the answer and I don't remember that particular question being answered in what I have read of Sally's so far. I just may have not got to it yet.
you know I never did the conversions for still air on that! I pray someone did that for him ughhhhhh sometimes I could pull hair out!! I should have put that down too!!

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[COLOR=FF0000]LOCKDOWN![/COLOR]

Stop turning, Remove Turner and Raise Humidity to 65% - 70%
depending on what your air cells may still need



[COLOR=008080]NOTE: It is now known that the different embryos communicate with each other by a series of clicking sounds,
the rate of clicking being the important feature. Ensuring the eggs on the hatching trays are in contact with each other facilitates
the synchronization of hatching where the eggs are incubated in a modern machine. This assists in reducing the time between when the first and last chicks hatch.[/COLOR]​

After Day 18 candle you will “LOCK DOWN” your eggs. Lower the temperature see suggest temps below and increase the humidity the last three days. STOP turning and the incubator stays closed, for the next three days while the chicks hatch! If you’re having a hard time with humidity it is OK to open quickly to boost, add warm water or increase the size of the pan or add a wet sponge. [COLOR=FF0000]NEVER ADJUST HUMIDITY BY cutting back airflow.[/COLOR] VENTILATION is EXTREMELY important at this stage!
Researchers have found that lowering temperatures will prolong incubation,

HOWEVER it is favourable to do so at the end of incubation.
[COLOR=FF0000]Day 19 & 20 Temp Min 98.0 Max 98.5
Day 21 Temp Min 97 Max 98.0[/COLOR]

for more information please refer here:

PAGE 42

[COLOR=333333]http://www.hubbardbreeders.com/media/incubation_guide_english__030374800_0945_07012015.pdf[/COLOR]​

Lets see if this works right?u​

YES but thats fan model!!! I hope someone converted to still air!!! dang and I cant even spell favoruable how is that spelled anywayts?
I saw life in one of my little phoenix eggs!!!
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I still dunno how having the lid on backwards would influence..... Uh, the other thing....
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Woulda been fine if they didnt play games with the teeny red arrows hidden behind legos, and did it like 95% of people read it!!! I had several others check it AND THEY MISSED IT TOO!!!
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'Sides, I already told him once....
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Only once? Consider yourself fortunate
 
I will see if I can find them for you to forward!! that is exciting!!!
oh man traffic will be terrible. so sad she passed. Good luck with your candle!! will tag you when I find what you need!

you know I never did the conversions for still air on that! I pray someone did that for him ughhhhhh sometimes I could pull hair out!! I should have put that down too!!


YES but thats fan model!!! I hope someone converted to still air!!! dang and I cant even spell favoruable how is that spelled anywayts?
sweeeetttttt
Favorable
 
Sally, still air temp for lockdown would be 100.5, if fan is 98.0-98.5. Correct?

I'm going by if you were running 99.5 with a fan for goose eggs, than 98.0 would be 1.5 degrees cooler. So therefore 100.5 would be 1.5 degrees cooler than 102....?
 
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Hi hatchers. Please help with advice. I feel like a terribly bad hatching person. Firstly, this is my first incubation attempt. I received the eggs from a friend. She has been hatching for quite awhile, however her last hatch was 1/42. This might affect my hatch rate.??? I have attempted 31 eggs. Of those, 7 were definitely not fertile when candled on days 11 and 14, so they were removed. Of the 24 remaining, 12 are olive and blue Araucanas and were impossible for me to see through when I candled. The rest were definitely developing and most were moving. I am using a forced air incubator, model 4250 from farm innovators. I used three thermometers at the beginning. Two were reading exact same temps consistently. One was way off. The digital one with the unit was correct. For the first 17 days they were on a turner. The humidity was between 40 and 58. It fluctuated wildly. On the 20th day an Araucana hatched perfectly. It basically pipped, zipped, jumped out and started walking around. It didn't look even all that wet. My second BCM hatched yesterday, day 21. A little slower out, a little more wet but not much, and within an hour of hatch was walking around also. I have one more trying to zI se
@JillZ I see you have had tons of help!!

just a few things I will post that may help you out and are very basic..... Good luck


TURNING ITS IMPORTANT


TURN MORE THAN 3 times a day!! post #22178

THERMOMETERS, HYGROMETERS & CALIBRATION

Thermo/hygro suggestions post #13998
HEAT SINKS/ Stones/Pebbles ADD THEM TO STYRO! post #43903
Calibration is a MUST:

WHY YOU SHOULD CALIBRATE and link to HOW: post #545 also see calibration in Hatching Eggs 101 TEMPS SECTION

INCUBATION TEMPERATURE

ADD a LEGO to your dial of cheap styro bator to make minor adjustments! GENIUS post #38133
Incubators with fans and without fans need to run at DIFFERENT TEMPS! post #31175

HUMIDITY Humidity is NOT a set number!

Its a tool to get the correct weight loss in the egg! post #7068 see Hatching Eggs 101

WHY do we need less humidity to get the best weight loss for colored hatching eggs during incubation? post #36320
KEEPING MOLD and BACTERIAL from growing in water WELLS during incubation post #1644
TIPS n TRICKS to raising humidity in incubators post #42512


LOCKDOWN, DAY 18, CANDLES, PIPS, ZIPS

MARKING AIR CELLS DAY 18, DRAW DOWN, INTERNAL PIP, EXTERNAL PIP, and ZIPPING post #35770
Pips and ZIPS ARE NOT THE SAME PATIENCE is a MUST!


Shipped Eggs = Change Of Plans! post #53845




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x2 Looks yummy lol
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My eggs were shipped Tuesday night and arrive yesterday
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and they are in the incubator and under a broody hen when should I candle next and what should I have seen when I candled yesterday
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https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubating-w-friends-helpful-notes-links-informational-post-links
CANDLING EGGS https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubating-w-friends-helpful-notes-links-informational-post-links
 
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