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

[h2oratt]

Night yall

Nite

 

[kwhites634]

Well no dice on the picture. Phone wouldn't cooperate. I do have a question though. Should a aircell ever detach towards the end of incubation? I know it's a concern with shipped eggs but these were my eggs. Pulled 2 at 10 day candle 1 clear and 1 blood ring. Had 25 out of 26 hatch with no assistance. Last one seemed odd when I pulled out the 23 that hatched on time. Candle the three that were left and closed the incubator back up with 2 hopeful and 1 doubtful. Those 2 made it out today. Candled the last one again and realized that the aircell I thought had turned to be lengthwise of the egg was actually rolling around to whatever direction the egg was being turned. Appeared to be developing fine though. I've never attempted an eggtopsy but might be intrigued enough by this one to try it. Thoughts??? Heading to bed but hopefully some replies in the morning. Have a good night all.

Sorry, I can't help you, but someone surely will

 

[kwhites634]

Night yall

 

[Chaos18]

Well no dice on the picture. Phone wouldn't cooperate. I do have a question though. Should a aircell ever detach towards the end of incubation? I know it's a concern with shipped eggs but these were my eggs. Pulled 2 at 10 day candle 1 clear and 1 blood ring. Had 25 out of 26 hatch with no assistance. Last one seemed odd when I pulled out the 23 that hatched on time. Candle the three that were left and closed the incubator back up with 2 hopeful and 1 doubtful. Those 2 made it out today. Candled the last one again and realized that the aircell I thought had turned to be lengthwise of the egg was actually rolling around to whatever direction the egg was being turned. Appeared to be developing fine though. I've never attempted an eggtopsy but might be intrigued enough by this one to try it. Thoughts??? Heading to bed but hopefully some replies in the morning. Have a good night all.

Sounds like maybe you are seeing fluid that has gotten between the membrane and the shell....maybe. Would be interesting to find out.

Night yall

Night Bubbles

 

[daxigait]

Just in case some random soul out there really gives a rat's behind, here's a bit of an update on the new coop / run I've been working on:

The coop's essentially finished; just waiting on some rubber sheeting for the upper roof (should be in this week, I hope) and I still need to cut the corner molding and tack it on.

Got all the posts set or driven for the run. Weather finally cleared this morning (opposite the forecast) and I got some wire run. After the grass semi-dried I took a fencing break and got the grass mowed, in case the forecast for the balance of the week is right, for once, and we get rain every day.

After another break (I do that very well) I got back to the fencing. Finished the initial roll and brought a new roll down from the barn.  Trimmed a couple inches off one of the pop doors so I can remove it easier should the need arise. By that time it was 6:30 and I'd had about all the fun I could stand for one day.

I need to finish the main fencing, run hardware cloth around the bottom, and make a people door, and I'll be good to go.

It sounds like you are doing a very nice job.. I would like to know what you did to keep the rain out and access the nest boxes. I am not sure what to do with my top three.

 

[Chaos18]

I'm calling it quits for the night.....toodles

 

[Angiebubs]

Welcome to our world.
My son & his family live on the other end of your beautiful state, in Racine.
If you haven't read the 1st couple posts at the beginning, you really should. They cover just about every conceivable scenario regarding incubation.
If some of your eggs are questionable, leave them in. If they start smelling, toss them; you don't need them exploding & making a big mess. I left a couple in for 25 days with no problems.
Most of run around 35% RH 'til lockdown, Again, that's also addressed in the 1st couple pages of the thread.

The early notes make for a long read, but the information in them is well worth the effort. There are also illustrations & pictures of optimal air cell size at different stages.

Again, welcome aboard this runaway rain; enjoy the ride. Any time you have questions, day or night, just jump on in; it usually isn't too long before someone's able to help you.

Thank you! I bought a 1588 hovabator with the digital read for humidity and temp (38 Salmon Faverolles eggs with what looks like 28-29 viable). On the recommendation of another breeder, I removed the water from the tray for the night (Eekkk this makes me nervous). Its been an hour and the humidity is at 35% right now. May have been some left over water in there. Tomorrow I plan on filling tray #2 (rather than the larger Tray #1 trough) and see if that keeps the humidity down. Thank you for the info-I will go back and read the first few posts from this thread!

Welcome.

Thank you!

Somewhere there is an actual chart that tells you how much weight they should lose. I think Chickencanoe has posted it. I am terrible at finding stuff. I would say you should lower the humidity. It is also interesting to read the info on a dry hatch.

I have read about the weight lose and it looks like I am sitting around 5% so far-suppossed to be close to 14% by hatch....so thinking (if I calculated correctly) we are behind on the weight loss. Hoping that lowering the humidity will fix this.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Waffles (black on the left), Biscuits (lavender in the back), Gravy (lavender in the front) and Toast (black on the right).

One should be named sausage

Know anybody with a dozer?

Yep

Night yall

G'Night!!

I'm calling it quits for the night.....toodles

toodles

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Actually, the one I just built has no nest boxes; I'll be using it for a juvenile coop. The kit coop that I copied the new on off of had no nest boxes, either; just 3 small pop doors just large enough to stick a hand in to collect eggs, which the hens hopefully laid within reach. I cut part of that side out & built a double, partitioned nest box that hangs outside, so's not to take up floor space. The top is hinged for access to the nests. The sides of the box are angled so the lid doesn't collect water. I've not covered the lid with anything to turn the water yet, but if I have enough of the EBDM rubber sheeting left over when I cover the roof of the new coop I'll use it on the lid of the nest box.

Quote: I just had a long reply all typed out, & lost it. The new coop doesn't have nest boxes; it's for young stock too small to put in with the adults. The older coop didn't have any, either, 'til I cut out some of the side & built an exterior double nest box; no floor space taken up.
The sides are tapered, with a hinged CDX plywood lid that I'll be covering with EPDM rubber sheeting left over when I cover the roof of the new coop.

I'm not sure if that tells you what you want to know, so don't hesitate to ask if I wasn't clear enough.


Geesh! Thought this post had disappeared. Oh, well.....

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Forgot to say for those asking how I upset - I recd a pm,

Still mad at myself for offending someone, I thought I was pretty obvious at who I was laying the blame on