Incubators Anonymous

[ozexpat]

5 gorgeous chicks hatched today!!

congrats!!!!!

 

[Runawaylobster]

i left eggs in the incubator while i was out of town, and put them in the hatcher when i returned, but the humidity was very low and they lost alot of moisture, air cells very big. So far two of four have pipped, wondering if they are able to hatch with such large air cells.

 

[ki4got]

i left eggs in the incubator while i was out of town, and put them in the hatcher when i returned, but the humidity was very low and they lost alot of moisture, air cells very big. So far two of four have pipped, wondering if they are able to hatch with such large air cells.

I've never had an egg lose too much moisture unless it was cracked, and then the problems weren't so much moisture loss...

if you keep your humidity up the last 3 days, they should be fine.

 

[Tammy N]

Quote: I am sorry I didnt mean you Roy said our Vets wont even talk to him about it and when i asked the Vet he would rather and does test when he can the state here only askes for 3 tests . NOW new Laws ALL states will test for ALL Diseases . I didnt mean you i am just not good at saying his name its a love hate relationship i love his wife she is amazing but he knows and could of told me the truth the birds. I apologise it was not twards you just tired of hearing the vets wont do their jobs , That is so wrong only 3 states test for 100% everything to be clear one is Hawaii and they wont ship the others i forget but i had to call the main people in pennsilvania to find out who they where

 

[tlpounds]

congrats!!!!!

Thank you. We didn't think they would make it after them being so cold for 12 hours. I just love the babies but they're under a broody now & all of them are very happy.

 

[dutchbunny83]

Thank you. We didn't think they would make it after them being so cold for 12 hours. I just love the babies but they're under a broody now & all of them are very happy.

I missed the original posting of this... your incubator dropped temp for 12 hours and you still had a good hatch?
I have mine plugged into a power strip and my 2 year old daughter flipped the power strip to off and I didn't catch it all day.
The temp was reading about 80 when I saw it. I plugged it back in, and got back up to temp slowly over about 2 hours.
This just happened I'm almost halfway through this incubation I was getting worried I may have lost some eggs because of it. Too early to tell for sure.

 

[DMRippy]

I had the Hatcher get turned off all night in an unheated room and still had a good hatch and the incubator was turned off for over a day maybe 2 and still had a good hatch. they are pretty hearty and will surprise you.

 

[elliechooks]

Some of my hens have started to lay again after a little break, and so the basket is filling up a bit with eggs to spare. My young cockerels have recently been seen showing an interest in the ladies so just out of interest I popped a few spare eggs in to the incubator to check fertility in a few days......
However, I have just realised that if they are not fertile that is fine, I bin them...... But then won't I be tempted to try again in a few more weeks? And if they are fertile..... I won't be able to just throw them out knowing that they could hatch
Oh dear, I think I may have an addiction!!

 

[Runawaylobster]

I've never had an egg lose too much moisture unless it was cracked, and then the problems weren't so much moisture loss...

if you keep your humidity up the last 3 days, they should be fine.

all 4 hatched Woot!!!!!! now i don't know what i was thinking but it never ocurred to me i wouldn't be
able to tell the olive eggers from the BCM chicks LOL!!! of course they all came out black from a BCM
roo even tho two of the moms are white.. i am going to have to inspect the leg feathers and combs LOL!!!

 

[ozexpat]

all 4 hatched Woot!!!!!! now i don't know what i was thinking but it never ocurred to me i wouldn't be
able to tell the olive eggers from the BCM chicks LOL!!! of course they all came out black from a BCM
roo even tho two of the moms are white.. i am going to have to inspect the leg feathers and combs LOL!!!

I DID THAT with BBS orpingtons and jersey giants