Incubators Anonymous

[DMRippy]

Quote: It maybe that the humidity that is working for other eggs is not right for these eggs, or they are dying before they have reached the point of being dry at day 21 hatch.

Liquid vitamins can be added to their water. I have a book on hatching with detailed support why feeding breeder formulated feed is better than layer feed for the breeder birds.

I would go for liquid vitamins if the grain stays the same. OTherwise try breeder feed for just the AM. GEnerally , 4 weeks of feed to see the true effects of the feed.
I was thinking maybe the humidity was the problem too. But what to change it to? How could I do that for just one breed?

I just candled all the eggs and SOME of the AMs eggs I really looked at HARD. I saw movement in all of them. The humidity has been near 35% most of this hatch.... since the ambient humidity is high right now. MAYBE this next hatch will be better since the humidity was higher.

I think they are dieing near lockdown and that is why they are still so wet. There were 2 that were further and much dryer.

I am going to get some vitamins and maybe feed them some extra barley for a little while, not too much though.

I will update.... hatch for this batch is Wednesday. Then I have 2 more behind that. Maybe there will be improvement with slightly higher humidity.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: I hate when univeristies change their offerings!!! Sorry was good last summer.

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: I hate when univeristies change their offerings!!! Sorry was good last summer.

x2

 

[ki4got]

I hate when univeristies change their offerings!!! Sorry was good last summer.

when i find something useful, i save them locally for reference... might be a good idea, then you can forward it if/when needed.

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: I often make a PDF of it and put it in my Chicken folder. PDF995 is free and works like a printer.

 

[dbcooper02]

Still there, just had to look around a bit.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm101

 

[Arielle]

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm101

THis has some info, mostly a % table that may help you understand where the problem is. At least the table is normal or accepetable levels of deaths at different times thru the incubation.

 

[jandrusrn]

Just have gone over the last 2 days of posts and I'm amazed at all the stuff I don't know. I'm thrilled to see wigglers. Thank God there's folks like you here to help. I'm going to be a great locker downer... I'm just sure of it....

So much to learn, and such an empty brain to fill. Super excited. Enough love for bunches and bunches of chickens, though.... at the end of the day isn't that really the best?

I'm such an addict.

 

[Arielle]

Quote:

Quote: I often make a PDF of it and put it in my Chicken folder. PDF995 is free and works like a printer.

Still there, just had to look around a bit.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm101

Thanks for the ideas. I had made a thread of sites last summer for everyone to use, so I just pull that up and select from there. My PC is always asking to compact info, not sure how much pace I have left in this dinosaur. A computer guru put in a bigger something to improve the memory , but my system is 11 years old.

 

[mbleily]

Thanks for the ideas. I had made a thread of sites last summer for everyone to use, so I just pull that up and select from there. My PC is always asking to compact info, not sure how much pace I have left in this dinosaur. A computer guru put in a bigger something to improve the memory , but my system is 11 years old.

If you don't want to get another computer, or even if you are going to get another computer, you could get an external hard drive with much more space and even start moving some of the information by folder over to it now before you have computer problems. It just attaches to your computer and will increase the space. I have one that I put everything on now because my computer hd is half full. After it is half full you start having a few glitches usually. I am sorry this is off topic but thought it might help you.