Incubators Anonymous

[allybookbook85]

Omg guys I'm new to this forum but I am incubating eastern wild turkey eggs they are at about 1.5 weeks and I bumped into the incubator and see way less movement in the eggs but it is night time so does that effect it all do you think they are dead?

hi turkey lover, when you say bumped do you mean you made the incubator jolt/wobble or did the switches get turned off? If you just bumped it they should be fine as long as the eggs aren't cracked and if in a turner rack it would be difficult to jolt them too severely. Less movement in the egg as it grows is normal as the embryo developes they run out of room to frolick around, also as the temperature drops in the egg so too does their heart rate so might explain less movement especially if cooler at night, try not to let them chill while candling them and maybe restrict yourself to weekly candles so you can see the big changes in growth, you'll probably recognize if one hasn't filled out the egg like it's buddies. Good luck! I wish i had some fertile turkey eggs!

 

[turkeylover69]

It is fine now That was a few days ago I checked them last night and still have all eggs healthy about 2.5 weeks along

 

[marchick]

Hi, I have a old gqf cabinet hatcher. It has the old toggle switches for temp control. I can get it 98.5 or 100 degrees. What should I do? Any and all input would be Awsome! Thank you! That is with temp taken at top left side close to where the thermostate is.

 

[PD-Riverman]

Hi, I have a old gqf cabinet hatcher. It has the old toggle switches for temp control. I can get it 98.5 or 100 degrees. What should I do? Any and all input would be Awsome! Thank you! That is with temp taken at top left side close to where the thermostate is.

100 is fine, better than 98.5.

 

[rottlady]

Hi, I have a old gqf cabinet hatcher. It has the old toggle switches for temp control. I can get it 98.5 or 100 degrees. What should I do? Any and all input would be Awsome! Thank you! That is with temp taken at top left side close to where the thermostate is.

you need to measure temp at top of eggs anywhere else is not accurate

 

[marchick]

100 is fine, better than 98.5.

Thank you! I go into lockdown on wed. I want to make sure I have this all set before I put in my eggs. This will be the first time I have used the hatcher. I hatched in my cabinet incubator last fall. I still have only used the incubator a couple other times.

 

[PD-Riverman]

you need to measure temp at top of eggs anywhere else is not accurate

This is a cabinet----several racks of eggs---not like a Styrofoam.

 

[marchick]

This is a cabinet----several racks of eggs---not like a Styrofoam.

I wondered how I would take temp on all three levels at once!

 

[rottlady]

I guess my point was a temp of 98.8 at the top corner is going to mean really cold on the bottom rack even with a fan

 

[marchick]

you need to measure temp at top of eggs anywhere else is not accurate

I have a cabinet and don't know how that would work.