Incubator unplugged

[sheboyganjohn]

Thanks for the words of encouragement.

However I think my new to me incubator is possessed

Went out and bought some brand new GE 2x life bulbs for the Brower. Put one in and the temp was just about up so we went out to get a fish fry for dinner. Came back and the bulb was burned out.

I guess the X in the 2x stands for hours. Good thing I bought a four pack. At least it only dropped back down to the high 80's so it was not out for too long.

 

[cva34]

There is such a thing as ( don't know what you call it) but its a little bracket thing that holds the plug in. Seen them before someplace. Of course you could make something.Or install a twist lock plug and socket...cva34

 

[sheboyganjohn]

No it was my stupidity. I had tied a loop in the extension cord, ran the bater cord through it and plugged it in. Then hung it on the corner of a chair, not by the loop but by the connection, cat jumped on the cord and it unplugged and fell off the chair. I now have it hanging by the loop in the extension cord.

 

[Chickety Charcoal]

Well I candled tonight and saw movement in the one egg! The others looked opaque so I separated them to do an eggtopsy on each thinking they were gone. I weighed them and then cracked open the one I was 'sure' had nothing in it.

Well, I was wrong. There in front of me was a partially developed chick. I felt pretty bad about it. On top of that I can only incubate 7 eggs at a time so losing that one hits a little harder. I quickly put the other eggs back in and I'm not touching anything again- no more taking chances. I guess I need a brighter light to candle by. I had only seen an air sac in those eggs and darkness everywhere else since day 8.

The embryo looked to be in the 15-16 day range of development when compared to online pictures. Which would be right on course since the bator says 5 days to go. Here's my question: The bator is set to automatic turning and will stop with 2 days left to go. If the eggs' development was set back by unplugging/temp drop, should i turn them myself after the bator stops? Should I just leave the frggin' thing alone and let nature do the work? I have a Brinsea Advance bator.

 

[thebanthams]

I know its nerve wrecking to work with incubator !! Just do your best ! Its a great learning experience!. I am watching my temperator like a hawk, My daughter thinks I am crazy !

Hatching date is Jan 28th, I cannot wait that long ! LOL!!

 

[sheboyganjohn]

The funny thing is I have the two baters going. The Brower I am watching like a hawk because it is driving me nuts with the temp. The temp probe just above the eggs reads high, right on top of the eggs reads correctly and sitting inbetween the eggs reads low. The hard part is that it is a digital with a wired temp probe I have hanging down so each time I turn the eggs (or the cat sleeps on top of it) it ends up in a different place, so a different reading. Most of my time now is trying to get the probe back to on top of the eggs for a reading.

The other incubator is the old Turn-x. The card thermometer that was in it is gone, my digital probe (long skinny metal probe) thermometer for this one has a dead battery. So I used the other temp probe to get it set, tossed the eggs in and I am ignoring it other then turning and making sure the water tank has water in it. The wife thinks this one will have the best hatch since I am not futzing with it.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Never fear outages. Eggs have the ability to go dormant the first half of the incubation if they are cooled. And the last half they make enough of there own heat to be ok too.
Anything under 24 hours cold an I assume all are still alive an well.

 

[Chickety Charcoal]

Well, well. I guess unplugged bators, cool temps, and foolish humans can't stop nature from doing its thing! My wife sent me this picture this afternoon. When I left this morning there was not even a crack or chip in any of the eggs. They were wiggling a bit but no other signs. You told me I had at least 12 hours from pip to hatch!

 

[thebanthams]

Yay!!

Well, well. I guess unplugged bators, cool temps, and foolish humans can't stop nature from doing its thing! My wife sent me this picture this afternoon. When I left this morning there was not even a crack or chip in any of the eggs. They were wiggling a bit but no other signs. You told me I had at least 12 hours from pip to hatch!

 

[sheboyganjohn]

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