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

[jenniferlamar70]

Hi nice to have you with us. If you need any help don't be afraid to ask there are tons of helpful people here.

Thanks. I'm sure I'm going to have a ton of newbie questions lol.

 

[5Sons Coop]

I was doing good staying away from the coffee this morning, but that is one thing you guys and gals are no help with

 

[NaJoBeLe]

Hi everyone, I'm new and my name is jennifer. I've been lurking a bit but was waiting a little while to introduce myself. I'm about a week in to my first experience incubating and hatching eggs. I have a mix of shipped Ameracaunas, easter egger, olive eggers and black copper marans. I'll probably be in and out. Thanks.

Welcome aboard. questions are always welcome and pictures are always appreciated.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Welcome aboard. questions are always welcome and pictures are always appreciated.

That's good cause I already have a question lol

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Hey guys if I put my 2 seperate orders of shipped eggs together ( they are a day apart) together in my new incubator how would I do lockdown?
Edit- guess I should add I've already got them in 2 seperate incubators. They are cheap ones that keep have drastic temp highs and lows. I just bought a new incubator to move them to before they get fried. Just not sure how to do lockdown if the eggs are a day apart.. hope that helps a bit.

 

[BaileyMChicks]

I took some pictures since i couldn't add a vid

 

[NaJoBeLe]

Hey guys if I put my 2 seperate orders of shipped eggs together ( they are a day apart) together in my new incubator how would I do lockdown?
Edit- guess I should add I've already got them in 2 seperate incubators. They are cheap ones that keep have drastic temp highs and lows. I just bought a new incubator to move them to before they get fried. Just not sure how to do lockdown if the eggs are a day apart.. hope that helps a bit.

My approach would be to do lockdown a day early. Others with more experience will probably chime in but it has been a somewhat slow day so far. Keep in mind that a slightly high temp will lean towards a earlier hatch and lower temps tend toward a later hatch. Depending on the temp range it will be more of the average than the highs and lows.

 

[sasafras4u2]

Hey guys if I put my 2 seperate orders of shipped eggs together ( they are a day apart) together in my new incubator how would I do lockdown?
Edit- guess I should add I've already got them in 2 seperate incubators. They are cheap ones that keep have drastic temp highs and lows. I just bought a new incubator to move them to before they get fried. Just not sure how to do lockdown if the eggs are a day apart.. hope that helps a bit.

it seems lots of people here do staggared hatches. All in the same incubator. If you have an auto turner you can remove it day 18 for the first ones wont hurt the second batch to be in lock down a day early. If your other bators are stable enough in temps you could lock down batch 1 in one of them and batch 2 in the one they are currently in.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

My approach would be to do lockdown a day early. Others with more experience will probably chime in but it has been a somewhat slow day so far. Keep in mind that a slightly high temp will lean towards a earlier hatch and lower temps tend toward a later hatch. Depending on the temp range it will be more of the average than the highs and lows.

That's what I was thinking. I just wasn't sure if that would be ok or not since I'm so new to this. Thanks.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

it seems lots of people here do staggared hatches. All in the same incubator. If you have an auto turner you can remove it day 18 for the first ones wont hurt the second batch to be in lock down a day early. If your other bators are stable enough in temps you could lock down batch 1 in one of them and batch 2 in the one they are currently in.

I do have the second incubator but it's temps keep dropping and the other one the temps are getting to high. That's why I ordered the brinsea. Hoping the temps will be more stable..