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

[wabbit1964]

I have an OvaScope (got it at the same time as my incubator), and while it's really neat to be able to see the egg that way, there are a number of limitations - I actually had to buy a very bright flashlight as well and use that almost all the time in addition/instead.

The issue is that with the OvaScope, you put the egg air cell down to view it. This means (1) you can't mark air cells, and (2), you can't use it with eggs that should be kept upright (e.g., shipped eggs). I instead had to put the egg in a carton air cell up (after weighing), mark the air cell, and then pick it up and hold the egg while candling to see if there is development. If I was feeling curious, maybe I'd put it in the OvaScope to see what it looked like (if it wasn't a shipped egg with a loose air cell), but it was pretty unnecessary.

I got this one (recommended in this thread), VERY bright - I cut a foam "doughnut" and taped it to the top to cushion it:

http://www.amazon.com/APG-Lumens-Zo...&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00

I actually got more than one, for when I need to candle dark eggs down the road.

Thank you Very Much for sharing your experience with the ovascope and giving me an alternative!

 

[BullChick]

 

[Chaos18]

How much space do goats need? Can I put them on a leash like a dog?

 

[Chaos18]

I've been waiting for someone to ask something like that! It was disappointing that no one had!

So what's the answer?

 

[Pensmaster]

How much space do goats need? Can I put them on a leash like a dog?

Hi Chaos, I don't have goats but need some. Just wanted to share the former owner had one here
Put him on a chain next to a tree when he came home the goat had climbed the tree and jumped off the other side. Problem was the chain wasn't long enough. No more goat.

 

[Chaos18]

Hi Chaos, I don't have goats but need some. Just wanted to share the former owner had one here
Put him on a chain next to a tree when he came home the goat had climbed the tree and jumped off the other side. Problem was the chain wasn't long enough. No more goat.

Thanks. Sounds like a quick way to a goat bbq.

 

[Pensmaster]

Thanks. Sounds like a quick way to a goat bbq.

That's what I was thinking when he told me that.

 

[Akrnaf2]

I've been waiting for someone to ask something like that! It was disappointing that no one had!

So what's the answer?

I do?

 

[crazycateye]

Help !! I'm on my first hatch ever and on day 20 . I was candling to see if the chick was still alive and somehow I put my thumb through the shell !!! What do I do??

 

[casportpony]

Help !! I'm on my first hatch ever and on day 20 . I was candling to see if the chick was still alive and somehow I put my thumb through the shell !!! What do I do??

Welcome to BYC! Can you post a picture of it? Has it pipped internally yet?

-Kathy