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

[LocalYokel]

Sorry...that's all I found in the bottom of my medical bag

 

[lozerface79]

...............

Is that morse code? You're doing it wrong

 

[Chaos18]

 Cant Say

can't or won't

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: thats ok, I am going to sleep soon anyways

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

I usually blame myself for most things that go wrong, but I see movement and signs of life going into lock down but they don't hatch. The shipped eggs, maybe that was my problem, but these 6 were my eggs. Set within a day or two of being laid. My late hatches in my prior hatches led me to believe that the 5 calibrated hygrometers were wrong and my temps were low. I've upped the temps by .5 degrees in the LG. But the new bator won't allow me to alter the temps. I just ordered some more hygrometers that have high/low readings. Maybe I am having spikes. Is t
here a way to test for bacteria?

I used 3 separate, calibrated thermometers in my incuview... and the built-in thermometer was 1.2F low. If you're talking about the incuview,... the temp can easily be altered. Same with egg turning. I didn't know this because the instructions are very vague, but a phone call to IW cleared up a lot of questions. I had some temp spikes on the first batch... 2F high and 2F low, but they never lasted long enough to harm the eggs. The second batch only had 1F high and 1F low swings.

Without a microscope, it'll be hard to detect bacteria. A weak bleach solution should suffice followed by complete drying. To be honest, I didn't go to much trouble to clean mine in the week between first hatch and second setting. I used anti-bacterial Dawn to wash the bottom tray, turner, and mesh... and Windex to clean the lid. I used a toothbrush to remove dander from the fan screen, and fired it back up. I ran my temp a little higher (100F) the second batch, and got 100% hatch on day 20. I trusted the extra thermometers to show the right temps, and I depended on my IncuTherm Plus (along with re-calibrated bator hygro) to show the right RH. It worked... It's tricky to adjust the stock hygro, but it can be done by removing it from the lid, popping off the back plate, and turning the plate that holds the spring in place. The trickiest part is doing all that super quickly as soon as it comes out of the salt test bag...

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Evenin Cracka! Now this is fun, with brownies

zactly

 

[campingshaws]

You caught me in a good mood. EGGCITED about the EEs and all.

No pun intended?

Autocorrect put it in caps. Guess I use it a lot?

 

Else this would be FREAKIN you out

You caught me in a good mood. EGGCITED about the EEs and all.

  EEs?

EEs are fertile!

So in 15 minutes I'm setting all the eggs. e

 

[LocalYokel]

can't or won't

Well I could tell you but you know the rest

 

[LocalYokel]

Is that morse code? You're doing it wrong

No Sir.

 

[lozerface79]

Autocorrect put it in caps. Guess I use it a lot?
EEs are fertile!

So in 15 minutes I'm setting all the eggs. e

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