Incuview Incubator

[MargaretAnneHK]

I put a separate post on this as well,but I now have 13 goose eggs and 1 duck egg in my Incuview. Hatch date of April 8....

 

[aart]

Just keep pouring the water into the syringe and it will fill the center well and then flow into the other channels

Great that the needles work well, have them on my wish list.
So how can you tell how much water is n each reservoir....can't see a darned thing...thought the syringe might be a good way to measure(once each reservoir volume is know thru experimentation/testing)

 

[Ruralhideaway]

Great that the needles work well, have them on my wish list.
So how can you tell how much water is n each reservoir....can't see a darned thing...thought the syringe might be a good way to measure(once each reservoir volume is know thru experimentation/testing)

Mines already full of eggs, maybe someone's empty to measure?

 

[Eagle Flight Farm]

Great that the needles work well, have them on my wish list.
So how can you tell how much water is n each reservoir....can't see a darned thing...thought the syringe might be a good way to measure(once each reservoir volume is know thru experimentation/testing)

Yes, I can try to measure next time I refill the center chamber. Also, I read on one website that they suggested putting food coloring in the water to make it easier to see from up top and it will darken as the water level drops. They were referring to one of the Styrofoam incubators, but I think it would work in an Incuview too. I just refilled the middle chamber this morning and didn't think to measure. I may measure this evening if I get a chance.

 

[aart]

Mines already full of eggs, maybe someone's empty to measure?

Will do when mines empty again.

Also, I read on one website that they suggested putting food coloring in the water to make it easier to see from up top and it will darken as the water level drops.

This had crossed my mind. I cut some plastic shim stock just so I could see where the reservoirs were on my foamie, forgot to do that on this one before setting eggs.
there is also a paper towel across and into reservoirs, chop sticks keep metal mesh away from PT.

 

[KirstKennedy]

Hey all! I just finished (after a couple of days) reading this entire thread. We just ordered our IncuView. We just did our first ever hatch with a borrowed hovabator. It went ok. 3 died shortly after zipping but we have 6 healthy, growing chicks. 2 eggtopsies revealed early deaths. 2 were full developed but just never pipped and died.
I think it was an ok experience for our first time though. I am interested to know why some of you are using dividers/separators. I think I gathered from the discussion (I am distracted from my reading often because I have 3 young children) that it is to decrease the amount of rough housing between the hatched and hatching. I suspect our 3 deaths that happened during zipping were a result of this. What has been the best way with the incuview to separate?

 

[aart]

I am interested to know why some of you are using dividers/separators.

It's to separate specific cross breedings at hatch so they can be banded for ID on their way to the brooder. Don't think I've seen any dividers in the Incuview, I'm going to try the plastic mesh dividers on my next hatch. Just got this bator and am on day 13 of the first hatch using it.

 

[Gilbird]

What has been the best way with the incuview to separate?

I am just finishing my first hatch this weekend. I made dividers for the eggs to both separate the breeds and in hopes of reducing flaying chick/egg interaction. I used plastic craft mesh and zip ties. I lined to bottom with non slip shelf liner. I didn’t incubate too many, so it worked out fine.

One adventurous chick did manage to climb over the top of the baskets; he was more than ready to come out but I had others hatching and didn’t want to open the incubator yet.

Here’s a quick pic—it’s not great but gives you an idea. Ignore the humidity reading, it’s broken. I have a replacement to put in after this hatch.

 

[aart]

Here’s a quick pic—it’s not great but gives you an idea.

Cool, glad you posted!
How high are the sides of the 'boxes'?
Am thinking of making them curve to match the lid to deter climb-overs.
Are they attached to the bottom grid of bator?

 

[Gilbird]

Cool, glad you posted!
How high are the sides of the 'boxes'?
Am thinking of making them curve to match the lid to deter climb-overs.
Are they attached to the bottom grid of bator?

They are 3” high and 4” wide on the bottom. They are not attached, but are stand along boxes with the four sides and a bottom which has the liner over the top.

The majority of my chicks hatched today and I am mostly pleased with how these worked out—I would definitely use them again. I had to do quick trimming when I put them in around the edges and the fan, since I did not think of them before I set the eggs and therefore couldn’t size everything out. If you can make them match the curve of the lid so they have a tighter fit, that would be good. I had a few of my chicks that were able to climb over the top and into another section. I think that they heard eachother chirping and wanted to be together. In the end, it helped keep the breeds apart long enough for me to recognize who was who as well as limited the amount of trouncing on other eggs. It does limit amount of space available, but with smaller hatches I think they work well.