Incubators Anonymous

[CLSranch]

Thanks Gander. I'm not asking questions but mine are still getting answered.

 

[PD-Riverman]

Just some info for you new hatchers--------I know some like to take the time to draw air cell lines around the eggs---and thats fine---its your incubator. I do not do that, never have----I do not feel its needed. When I candle my eggs on day 12---I can see the air cell, when I candle again on day 18, I can see it again and I can see if it has gotten bigger. I feel if you get the humidity in range, the air cell will do what its suppose to do. Humidity in my area is probably different than in your area----so how much water I use is probably different than what you need to use--------also if your incubator is in a room that has controlled temp----it would be different than someone that has theirs in a uncontrolled room. I have hatched 1000's of eggs in a indoor controlled room and 1000's in a outdoor uncontrolled room with 95 to 100% hatch rate on fertile eggs, BUT the outdoor/uncontrolled room I have to monitor the humidity of the room and and in the incubator---adjust as needed as well as do things like wrapping the incubator when its cold(can not block vent holes) or opening the room up when its hot to help keep the heat/temp in range. Doing what is needed to keep the incubator readings in check/range is what's important. Good Luck with your hatches.

 

[Nanna34]

Any advice on keeping the temp of a bator stable during a heat wave? I have a cooler bator that has holes drilled in the bottom and it has a lamp and fish tank heater. I have switched on the aircon in the room to keep the temp stable in the room.

 

[CLSranch]

Any advice on keeping the temp of a bator stable during a heat wave? I have a cooler bator that has holes drilled in the bottom and it has a lamp and fish tank heater. I have switched on the aircon in the room to keep the temp stable in the room.

They make temp swithches for shutting off at certain degrees. Usually used for heat lamps under a house in winter or heat trace that wraps around the pipes. But you could plug anything into it you want. Some are as simple as a plug in. You plug it into your 110 outlet then plug your light into it.

 

[PD-Riverman]

Hi is it possable if the temperature 110 degrees and the humiduty is all over the place that the yolk can be slushy-fied

If the temp is 110 degree's for a couple hours or more----you can toss those eggs and get things set right before trying again!

 

[gander007]

Well I had a Russian Orloff chick jump out at day 18

Well them hens only drop an egg every several days but one was dropped this evening so I have a replacement for that empty spot in the incubator

 

[gander007]

For those that were following. The incubator I had the heating element is fried. DH moved it into our bedroom and ran it for over 24 hours and it got up to 35 Celcius. So the incubator has been replaced for now. He will probably tear the old one apart and replace the heater.

This happens over time nothing uncommon and a replacement heating element is easily replaced in most cases so is your incubator back in action yet ...

 

[phi3]

Tomorrow is hatching day! *Fingers crossed*

 

[Nanna34]

Good luck

 

[gander007]

Tomorrow is hatching day! *Fingers crossed*

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