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

[kwhites634]

Is it safe for eggs to ve in the dark while zipping?

I've never seen a hen sitting on floodlights to hatch a clutch of eggs

 

[mrleeroy]

Morning. Fighting another round of viral illnesses in our house. Sorted eggs yesterday. Only 1 left out of 33 that were sent from TX. No more buying shipped eggs from TX for me. While they have a variety of birds thanks to their climate, the USPS trip between there and here has killed too many eggs. Yet another example of how @Sally Sunshine has the right idea. I've had good luck with the USPS bringing eggs up the east coast, but the furthest I'll order from will be within 700 miles and hopefully within 300 miles of me.

Sorry to hear about your eggs. Hope everyone gets feeling better

 

[Pensmaster]

@BantyChooks
 Not candling every day... I have to chalk it up to learning. I know that it was plugged in when I put the eggs in. But I must have pulled the plug out when I was unplugging something else!

Going to label all the plugs near the outlet strip! 

This is exactly what I have done especially the heating element and it's marked with red tape.

If it helps any I had some extras that I stacked in the coolerbator and only turned to candle last hatch and they did as well as the others

 

[BantyChooks]

Just heard MORE peeping!!!!

 

[Pensmaster]

have a dedicated outlet or cord that only incubator stuff plugs into, no mixing up then.

X2 or a power strip just for them

 

[lozerface79]

@kwhites634
Do you think its safe to go to bed? Three are out. A few i think are just starting to zip. One doesnt have the cord completely off yet. Also do i need to wrry about them rolling the eggs around?

 

[kwhites634]

Thanks! I remember sally stressing not to mess with them. So i dont do anything without the go ahead from yall. But the bird in question seems to be progressing fine, just having a harder time then the other 2 zippers

Have you never had trouble with a zipper before? Happens to me all the time. Comes from wearing my Wranglers too tight.

 

[daxigait]

Also is this much blood normall???

sorry, I was not ignoring you, I just had to get back to work.. Glad Ur... could help.

 

[daxigait]

Oh. My. Goodness. I think I am going crazy.....


I just heard a peep and tapping coming from the incubator???!??!!?!??



Am I hallucinating, is day 18 too early to hear that???


Is it really???

 

[lozerface79]

Is it safe for the chick to be dragging this around? It disconnected at the shell but not the navel..