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Good Luck! Farmers only worry during the growing season, but towns people worry all the time.Last night I locked down 50 assorted chicken. I sure hope this hatch end better than the last.![]()
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Good Luck! Farmers only worry during the growing season, but towns people worry all the time.Last night I locked down 50 assorted chicken. I sure hope this hatch end better than the last.![]()
I have the same bator I think...genesis 1588? Anyway, I had the same problem, too. My daughter had sent us a surprise of chicken and duck eggs at the same time! So here is what I did. I had to put them all in at the same time because the chicken eggs had come early anyway and I didn't want them to die. So at lockdown, I went ahead and took the turner out. I figured the hatching chicks would move the duck eggs around, which they did. When I took the turner out, I laid some shelf liner on the grate thingy....the shelf liner was that plastic holy looking stuff. That was to help with the easy cleaning. Anyway, after the chicks hatched, I took the liner out and the turner, but I made the fatal mistake not to take the time to clean everything! I should have taken the duck eggs out for those 10 minutes (wrap them in a warm dry towel...like straight from the dryer) and totally clean the bator. Take the old water out of everywhere and wipe down the sides. I had left pieces of chick shell that had fallen to the bottom. So over the course of the next week, bacteria grew so bad that I could almost not see thru the lid! A day before hatch day for the ducks, I couldn't stand it anymore. I took the duck eggs out and cleaned it very good. Also added some copper pennies to the new water to prohibit any further bacteria growth. But, I think I was too late. 2 of the 4 ducks had died in shell. (Probably from the bacteria growth) I did hatch 2 thankfully.....but you really need to be careful. I had wished I would have taken the time to clean it at chick hatch than wait until later. I think all 4 ducks would have made it.the eggs are due to hatch in 2 days but 2 of them are moving vigorously! and i heard a pip but i have a problem it a hovabator 1602 humidity at 75 and temp at 99 to 100 perfect. So the egg turner i left in because i mistimed the chicken egg hatching day and added duck eggs wich are due to hatch 2 weeks later. now i couldnt leave the duck eggs without turning while the chickens lied flat and i count lay the chickens flat while the duck eggs turned. So the rods that carry the eggs are able to be taken off and i took off 3 rows but under them was a plastic lining so i didnt know what to do i put the eggs in between these plastic lines and it seems movement for them would be hawhat should i do take out the egg turner their on their second day of lockdown i will lose valubale humidity and temp but how will the move to get to their air sacs what will i do i need an answer by today please!
Serma i have a friend thats alwats removing turner and placing eggs in eg carton with a Stick under them in the same direction of turning so al he has to do is Move the Stick from one side to the other . Key board neds blown out Later althose little lines on the floor the eggs are between those trying to find better pics.![]()
Good idea, that's what I would do and yay for pips!their a little crtack in one of the eggs i think everything is going fine but i will shut the turner down for tonight just in case the baby decideds to come out and wont get squished.