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

[bauerdog]

Was for me.  That and the idiots from NYC

Moved to central NJ and got rid of most of the NYC folk. Plus got the more rural feel. Just can't leave the nieces, too darn cute. But yes, the weather can be harsh here.

 

[Saris]

I have a question about broodies. My FIL has a bantam phoenix that he got mid molt and she had scaley leg mites. He fattened her up, got the mites taken care of and she started laying again on the 27th of Jan. Since laying she has been "Sitting" on her nest, she gets up to eat and poop and whatnot, and she gets up if you poke around under her and she is still laying an egg every 3 days or so. But other than eating, drinking, pooping, and being pestered she is on her nest. Would any of the eggs under her develop, or will they not get warm enough without her actually hunkering down on them?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

BACK BABY!!

baby back!!

Quote: ummm ya.... there people like me that dont eat as well as them!

Quote: no its not!! its a vase!! for boootieful flowers and spinning mushrooms!

Quote: get up man!

 

[kwhites634]

I am having so many problems with keeping my temperature stable, this has been going on a couple of days since we started having the dang cold snap. I have never had this many problems with this incubator, I was going to order the STC 1000 to put on the LG that I was using for a hatcher last year because I had so many problems with it. Since I moved to a different place, and don't have much room I am only using my hova-bator for the whole process. I am now babysitting this thing like I did the LG. I even resorted to heating up a bunch of polished rocks in the oven to put in to try to hold the temp stable. If I wrap a towel or blanket around it, then it spikes

. Short of sitting beside it constantly adjusting, and worrying (like CH) I don't know what else to do. I have a new wafer I could try, but I really think it is the unstable temperature in such a small place. I am not holding out much hope for these poor eggs

now I am wishing I had went ahead and ordered that thermostat

I found that if I wait about 1/2 an hr in between temp adjustments on my HovaBator, it works out better...really touchy

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Im gunna be the next sherlock!!

Can I be Watson? They you can explain everything to me!

 

[chicknlove]

Oh and my little fella who pipped the wrong end was the first one out! I still have another wrong ender in there. Still alive and kickin'. The rest of the pippers, 11 of them, are on the right side.

I actually got online tonight to watch the CH show.. Whats going on?? Has he been on?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I am having so many problems with keeping my temperature stable, this has been going on a couple of days since we started having the dang cold snap. I have never had this many problems with this incubator, I was going to order the STC 1000 to put on the LG that I was using for a hatcher last year because I had so many problems with it. Since I moved to a different place, and don't have much room I am only using my hova-bator for the whole process. I am now babysitting this thing like I did the LG. I even resorted to heating up a bunch of polished rocks in the oven to put in to try to hold the temp stable. If I wrap a towel or blanket around it, then it spikes

. Short of sitting beside it constantly adjusting, and worrying (like CH) I don't know what else to do. I have a new wafer I could try, but I really think it is the unstable temperature in such a small place. I am not holding out much hope for these poor eggs

now I am wishing I had went ahead and ordered that thermostat

oh no! I am so sorry! try putting it in a box but leave some air flow? did you fill the bottom with pebbles or glass marble things? anything to keep the heat in ?
HEAT SINKS/ Stones/Pebbles ADD THEM TO STYRO! post #43903

I have babies!!


And if anyone was interested if my race track dividers were working... The answer is no, not at all

ha ha ha not tall enough little boogers arent they!! congrats!!!

Quote: oh I hope she does well!!

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

I have a question about broodies. My FIL has a bantam phoenix that he got mid molt and she had scaley leg mites. He fattened her up, got the mites taken care of and she started laying again on the 27th of Jan. Since laying she has been "Sitting" on her nest, she gets up to eat and poop and whatnot, and she gets up if you poke around under her and she is still laying an egg every 3 days or so. But other than eating, drinking, pooping, and being pestered she is on her nest. Would any of the eggs under her develop, or will they not get warm enough without her actually hunkering down on them?

She may not be incubating them just yet. They lay eggs until they decide there's enough, and will only keep them warm enough to keep the embryos alive. Once she starts setting, the eggs will start developing. Either that, or she doesn't have a clue what she's doing...

 

[kwhites634]

I have a question about broodies. My FIL has a bantam phoenix that he got mid molt and she had scaley leg mites. He fattened her up, got the mites taken care of and she started laying again on the 27th of Jan. Since laying she has been "Sitting" on her nest, she gets up to eat and poop and whatnot, and she gets up if you poke around under her and she is still laying an egg every 3 days or so. But other than eating, drinking, pooping, and being pestered she is on her nest. Would any of the eggs under her develop, or will they not get warm enough without her actually hunkering down on them?

Sounds to me like you're gonna have some fuzzies running around if she doesn't quit. Better get the bator ready, in case she does quit...mine did

 

[chicken hawk 33]

I will be getting goose eggs.