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

[BantyChooks]

Never hatched anything before. Have quail eggs coming on Friday (never raised quail before). I have chickens and chicks and read incubating forums for weeks. I am sorry to ask and not look it up, but research is starting to frustrate me.

It is going to be cold windy and raining all week. Highs in the 50 lows in the upper 30s/low 40s Will the eggs hold up at those temps in the mail?

Incubator has been acclimating a full day already, held at 100 all night. Going to town to get more thermometers and hydrometers because it seems you need as many different kinds as you can get and as many you can fit safely in the incubator. Oh need a wireless indoor/outdoor cause I have chicks in a small uninsulated coop outside in this nasty weather and want to keep a closer eye on them. Oh feed, those quail will need to eat something when they hatch.

This Wisconsin weather I tell ya. We go from a sunshine 70 to wind driven raining 40 degrees.

The eggs should be okay, as long as they don't freeze. Sounds like you are doing good!
-Banti

Edit:

ZONES OF COLD INJURY / EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT

I have had minor issues with cold eggs from the coops unless extreme cold/frozen, sometimes when it gets extremely cold and the eggs do freeze you should candle them to look for cracks, when you bring them in the cracks can easily be missed by our eye, but a candle you should see the small cracks. Brinsea ~ Temperature Guide and Optimal egg storage condition http://www.lohmann-information.com/content/l_i_46_artikel7.pdf

Quote:
The temperature at the lower end of this range is sometimes referred to as ‘Physiological
zero’ - the threshold temperature for embryonic development. Unfortunately different organs
appear to have different thresholds resulting in an unviable entity.
Zone of suspended development (-2°C - 27°C/28.4 - 80.6°F)
Below about 27°C (80°F) no embryonic development takes place. Prior to incubation, eggs
must be stored in this temperature range (preferably around 15°C/59°F).

Zone of cold injury ( -2°C/28.4°F)

Below this threshold ice crystals will start to form in the egg and permanently damage may be
done to internal structures. Eggs may lie for some considerable time in temperatures close to
freezing without suffering damage.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Yes they are Barbie chicks who don't know which end of the egg to poke through.
Pink camo duct tape?

Barbie is a blonde, so the chickies are just following in her foortsteps

No activity from the only surviving Sebastapol goose egg. I was just about ready to admit defeat, when I thought I'd better check temp and humidity one more time...
A pip! It's rocking and peeping like crazy! So, maybe I will have a goose after all!

Woohoo!! Updates??

Good morning all!

I have come to a conclusion.....

My ducks are the cutest ever!!!!!!

Good Morning Banti! They are very cute, i can't wait to try to get good pictures of my duckies

Mine discovered the hose yesterday. Very cute. I have concluded that one duckling needs more niacin.

no pics of them playing with the hose?
Why is it that ducks need niacin, what does niacin do?

Love these pics

MORNING everyone!!!


Tulsa, OK · ~This person Found out why the cats have been disappearing. Found this on his game camera.

OH MY! That cat must weigh more than that owl!

Good morning! Haven't gotten to spend much time here the last few days! Between a busy weekend, a sick pullet I'm still dealing with and my dad going into the hospital, things have been a bit crazy!

(Luckily he's out now but his blood pressure had gone up to 232 over 100! He spent almost two days there and went home last night - doing much better and on new meds...)

Now we're just getting ready for the latest severe weather that's supposed to hit our area later today

Hope everyone's day is off to a good start!

Glad to hear they got him straightened out! Hope you and yours have a great day!

More good news!
Just found out that the DIL's sister's boyfriend (for all intents & purposes her husband), who had open heart surgery & pnuemonia & been in an induced coma for 2-3 days has shown some improvement.

Yay! Great news!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

No activity from the only surviving Sebastapol goose egg. I was just about ready to admit defeat, when I thought I'd better check temp and humidity one more time...
A pip! It's rocking and peeping like crazy! So, maybe I will have a goose after all!

Quote: morning!!

Quote: Awesome!!!!! hugs back!!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Good Morning Everyone!!!

Woke up to thiswell not woke up to it, i had to wait for the sky to brighten a little before i could take pics)

 

[Chaos18]

I was really hoping it was a drug induced state of being....

Ain't no fun if you can blame it on something else.

Glad to hear!

I need to be in a altered sate to defend Chaos!!!

What's an altered sate?

dunt think so

And why not my dear?

Barbie is a blonde, so the chickies are just following in her foortsteps

Woohoo!! Updates??

Good Morning Banti! They are very cute, i can't wait to try to get good pictures of my duckies

no pics of them playing with the hose?
Why is it that ducks need niacin, what does niacin do?

Love these pics
OH MY! That cat must weigh more than that owl!

Glad to hear they got him straightened out! Hope you and yours have a great day!

Yay! Great news!

Barbie is bald.

Have you tried dealing with Chaos on a daily basis???

In other news, I have 7 external HRIR pips this morning!

Yea I deal with him on a daily basis. Ain't to bad once you come to grips with it being all natural.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Good Morning Everyone!!!

Woke up to thiswell not woke up to it, i had to wait for the sky to brighten a little before i could take pics)

oh my!!

 

[Chaos18]

Good Morning Everyone!!!

Woke up to thiswell not woke up to it, i had to wait for the sky to brighten a little before i could take pics)

Morning

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Morning

Good Morning!!!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

@BantyChooks in their very temporary cage, now in my barn





This one i think is a boy

 

[BantyChooks]

@BantyChooks in their very temporary cage, now in my barn This one i think is a boy

Awwww......