Just set 72 eggs in LG for the first time. Anyone wanna hatch along?

[shuizar209]

Let me know how it does with the vent pugs in. Maybe the wafer thermostat thingy is loose?

 

[artathart]

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Its doing just as I have described with the plugs in......How do I know if the wafer thermostat is lose and how do I fix it?

 

[shuizar209]

I would take it apart and put it back together again. Like when you put it together for the first time.

ETA: Im not sure how to diagnose that but try it and run it to see if that was the problem.

 

[mitch324]

How did you fit that many eggs in your bator? Are you
hand turning? Did you have to stack the eggs?

wow 72 in a LG.

 

[Carol.in.WV]

I'm in. I put over 50 eggs in my Little Giant still air no turner, incubator yesterday afternoon. What I read was not to do anything for 24 hours on the first day so I haven't but its hard not to mess with it. I bought it a year ago and started some shipped guinea eggs in it and some other eggs but switched the eggs last year over to a broody hen and the guinea eggs did not seem to be fertile so I have never really hatched out with it before. I've spent hours reading other posts about it but will try not to obsess over it too much. The eggs I put in it may not all hatch as some are porous and some are older, but I didn't buy them so they would just have been eaten or fed to the chickens otherwise. If the hatch goes well there should be a lot of silkies, some lavender d'Uccles and some bantam Dark Cornish.

 

[shuizar209]

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Nope no stacking just perfect rows and the last row was put in horizontally. I was quite surprised as well. I love hand turning. It makes me feel like there is a bond.

 

[shuizar209]

Carol.in.WV :

I'm in. I put over 50 eggs in my Little Giant still air no turner, incubator yesterday afternoon. What I read was not to do anything for 24 hours on the first day so I haven't but its hard not to mess with it. I bought it a year ago and started some shipped guinea eggs in it and some other eggs but switched the eggs last year over to a broody hen and the guinea eggs did not seem to be fertile so I have never really hatched out with it before. I've spent hours reading other posts about it but will try not to obsess over it too much. The eggs I put in it may not all hatch as some are porous and some are older, but I didn't buy them so they would just have been eaten or fed to the chickens otherwise. If the hatch goes well there should be a lot of silkies, some lavender d'Uccles and some bantam Dark Cornish.

Ive never heard to not touch them for 24 hours. Ive already turned mine once. I wonder if it ever makes a difference. Update as your hatch goes on and we can test it. D'uccles are so pretty. Never had them myself but I like to drool over other BYCers birdies. Ive had some Really porous eggs hatch so you never know.

 

[goosemama]

i HAVE A hOVA-BATOR 2362n BOUGHT LAST YEAR AND NEVER USED SO WE FIRED IT UP AND IT KEPT PRETTY CONSTANT AT 99 ALL DAY YESTERDAY. I LOADED IT THIS MORNING WITH 40 EGGS, BUFF ORPINGTON, CINNAMON QUEENS, WELSUMMER, DORKING AND BARRED ROCKS. IT WILL BE A MOTLEY MIX BUT INTERESTING JUST THE SAME. WE HAVE A BUFF ROOSTER SO WE WILL GET PUREBRED BUFFS AND ALSO HAVE A LAKENVELDER ROOSTER. I THINK HALF THE FUN IS SEEING WHO IS THE DADDY AS THEY HATCH (IF THEY HATCH). I KNOW THE CINNAMON QUEENS ARE A HYBRID AND WON'T BREED TRUE BUT WILL BE FUN TO SEE WHAT COMES. SO FAR THE TEMP IS STAYING PRETTY TRUE - ONLY HAD TO ADJUST IT A LITTLE UPWARDS TODAY - BUT IT STARTED SNOWING HERE IN WESTERN NY (OH YUCK) SO ITS COOLER OUTSIDE TODAY. WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM OTHERS WHO ARE HATCHING. HEY HOW DO I KEEP THAT DUMB THERMOMETER FROM FALLING OFF THE EGGS? CAN I TAPE IT UNDERNEAT ONE OF THE VIEW WINDOWS?

 

[Alas]

I'm setting 25 (+ whatever I get today) tonight. It'll be a mix of EEs and Silkies. I'm using a LG with a fan and turner.

 

[shuizar209]

I just set another dozen in a half.

They went into one of my hovas. When will this madness end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1