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

[mlm Mike]

Good morning.

Good Morning Pensmaster! How are the hens and the chicks doing?

 

[kwhites634]

That's not your's, I hope! What in the world happened?!

 

[mlm Mike]

How long can I leave ducks in the incubator? First one hatched yesterday. 5th is slowly working at it. And two are a ways behind.

Thanks

Personally, I'd take out the one(s) that hatched yesterday, sometime today. When you do it have a warm damp paper towel or two to toss in to help bring the humidity back up quicker. Any chance the 5th one will finish soon, maybe do it when that one is done too.

 

[Pensmaster]

Good Morning Pensmaster! How are the hens and the chicks doing?

Chicks are very well including the NN chicks I bought to go with them.

I now have 5 broodies with unknown number of eggs. All in a 25 sq ft area. Not even going to try and break up that mess.

How's yours doing?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Hi all!
I made Sally Sunshine's DIY cabinet incubator back in the late winter, and have been running it steady ever since.
It's worked great, up until recently when we started to have temps in the 80s. We don't have AC, just run fans when
necessary.
The thermostat is a ST-1000 with a probe for what regulates the temperature.
So It overheated to 42*C & 44*C (according to the thermostat) - and it was set for 37.5 originally, then I lowered it to 37.0.
Even though the light bulbs (heat source) rarely turn on, it's seemingly holding them temperature of the eggs & then it starts to climb.
I moved the thermostat probe closer to the lights & kept the door ajar, and it's seeming to help. But, the temperature is more un-even
throughout the incubator b/c of this.
Any suggestions?

The larger one on the right is the one in question.


Since the photo, I've changed out the fans for bigger ones & they've
helped. But, that was months ago.

Also, all 3 turners had eggs in them when
it overheated. Most of the top eggs died, so they're
temporarily empty. Don't want to add more until I
figure out how to fix the overheating.

You could be getting some warmth from the embryonic activity. Try smaller bulbs perhaps. What do you have set up for ventilation in the incubator? Are there air holes at the top and bottom?

Two fires nearby. One is only 2 acres but it's spreading fast. Several buildings have been damaged. Evacuations are mandatory. The second only a few miles away has sparked fires in several areas. Things are so dry, and it was pushing 100 the past couple days. I hope they get a handle on these quickly and no more structures are lost!!!

And we had rain for at least 10 hours strait today and yards flooded,and I was walking in the backyard just now with flip flops and almost stepped on a copper head or cotton mouth.

Which one was it? They don't look anything alike. Can you tell them apart?

Could people please stop trying to catch up, and just talk? I am thinking, and it is scaring me.

I don't even know why I try to catch up - but I did.

 

[Pensmaster]

@MotorcycleChick

Ok didn't even look for my coffee but from the looks of things you'll need some really strong stuff this am

Btw wife says I passed on house cleaning.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: That's a good number of broody hens, I wouldn't break them up either. I don't have a broody hen at the moment.

 

[Pensmaster]

That's a good number of broody hens, I wouldn't break them up either. I don't have a broody hen at the moment. 

Problem is if I go in they come flapping out causing a ruckus and rooster stands guard outside box. They quit laying a week ago. I know the brown one only has one egg. The ones in the corner have at least ten.

 

[kwhites634]

A week old today. One of the yellow ones was
a tad camera shy (extreme upper left behind the
black one).
Looks like I need to pull the tray & clean it!

 

[BullChick]

@MotorcycleChick

Ok didn't even look for my coffee but from the looks of things you'll need some really strong stuff this am

Btw wife says I passed on house cleaning.

That is my husband's hand. He fell, and dropped his glass. It broke, and he fell on it.