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

[Ren2014]

I personally find all these things, and the thing with the sticks and the water, really creepy haha

OMG yes... the sticks and the water thing

 

[WVduckchick]

My hubby thinks I should stop hanging out with you guys. He says you're a bad influence on me because I just bid on more eggs. He thinks I'm becoming obsessed, I tell him that it's better than another child (which I've brought up to him recently and he doesn't want any more kids). He didn't have much to say after that

Wow such great information for incubation. I wish I had the time, and the $$ for this. But I am just hoping that some of the older hens I have will go broody and hatch out some babies for us next spring. I also wish I could get a set up again for my chickens and their chicks. I will eventually. I suppose one of these days I will even be able to have an incubator and a brooder and a nursery to put them in when done in the brooder. Love seeing all of the excitement, I look forward to seeing all the babies soon too!

I'm sure you can find plenty of us who would be happy to incubate for you, if none of your hens go broody

(you've entered the realm of hatching addicts... )

 

[ShrekDawg]

OMG yes... the sticks and the water thing:/

That one's the worst. My dad told me it once a couple years ago (or sooner, I never know ) and I never believed him but he made me try it and sure enough, we got near the hose and off it went. So creepy haha

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

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hmmm I have no clue on that lid, I would check that forum or send a email/call like you said
I let the incubator run all last night, and it was holding steady this morning. Thinking about the intermittent power loss when shaking the transformer, I decided to try it again before leaving for work. I also tapped it against the palm of my hand to see if I could hear anything loose (didn't want a fire while I was away). I heard a small clunking inside the transformer, so I tapped a few more times to be sure. At that point, the incubator shut completely down, and the light on the power supply started flickering. I killed it. I called Incubator Warehouse this morning, and explained what had happened. They apologized, and said they would ship out a replacement power supply this morning via Priority Mail. I should receive it in 2-3 days, which may keep me on schedule to start incubation this weekend. I also told them about the temp and humidity reading being so much higher on the IncuTherm Plus, and they recommended I trust the hygrometer on the IncuTherm Plus over the dial on the Incuveiw, and to trust the thermometer on the Incuveiw over the thermometer on the IncuTherm Plus. From what I've read, the IncuTherm tends to register higher than most of the other thermometers. I was hoping to have a good match in temp and humidity, so I wouldn't have to purchase a bunch of separate thermometers and hygrometers trying to find an average that's usable. I'm going to follow Incubator Warehouse's recommendation, but I'm also going to use an additional thermometer and monitor air cell size to confirm humidity... and hope all goes well.

 

[kwhites634]

That one's the worst. My dad told me it once a couple years ago (or sooner, I never know

) and I never believed him but he made me try it and sure enough, we got near the hose and off it went. So creepy haha

Use a peach branch or willow branch?

 

[Cynthia12]

My hubby thinks I should stop hanging out with you guys. He says you're a bad influence on me because I just bid on more eggs. He thinks I'm becoming obsessed, I tell him that it's better than another child (which I've brought up to him recently and he doesn't want any more kids). He didn't have much to say after that

Ummm, Us?? Enablers? Why would he even think it? Bet you have another baby, yep.

 

[Kraftcrazychick]

Yeah, I've heard that one also. But I'm dying to know why the key starts turning when I point it towards my pulse and it doesn't when I point it towards my DH

He's part of the undead! Duh!

 

[Cynthia12]

I let the incubator run all last night, and it was holding steady this morning. Thinking about the intermittent power loss when shaking the transformer, I decided to try it again before leaving for work. I also tapped it against the palm of my hand to see if I could hear anything loose (didn't want a fire while I was away). I heard a small clunking inside the transformer, so I tapped a few more times to be sure. At that point, the incubator shut completely down, and the light on the power supply started flickering. I killed it. I called Incubator Warehouse this morning, and explained what had happened. They apologized, and said they would ship out a replacement power supply this morning via Priority Mail. I should receive it in 2-3 days, which may keep me on schedule to start incubation this weekend. I also told them about the temp and humidity reading being so much higher on the IncuTherm Plus, and they recommended I trust the hygrometer on the IncuTherm Plus over the dial on the Incuveiw, and to trust the thermometer on the Incuveiw over the thermometer on the IncuTherm Plus. From what I've read, the IncuTherm tends to register higher than most of the other thermometers. I was hoping to have a good match in temp and humidity, so I wouldn't have to purchase a bunch of separate thermometers and hygrometers trying to find an average that's usable. I'm going to follow Incubator Warehouse's recommendation, but I'm also going to use an additional thermometer and monitor air cell size to confirm humidity... and hope all goes well.

Good luck, just don't use as much humidity as they suggest, keep it around mid 30%. Unless of course, you are doing duck eggs. Don't they recommend 55% for humidity?

 

[WVduckchick]

Ummm, Us?? Enablers? Why would he even think it? Bet you have another baby, yep.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

My hubby thinks I should stop hanging out with you guys. He says you're a bad influence on me because I just bid on more eggs. He thinks I'm becoming obsessed, I tell him that it's better than another child (which I've brought up to him recently and he doesn't want any more kids). He didn't have much to say after that

You should admit to him that your are obsessed... and this is your "support group".

Or... if it comes down to pulling out all the stops... you can always threaten him with another child.