KDOGG331’s Hatch Thread!!!

[FortCluck]

I thought I was going to need blood pressure medicine there for a minute.
I was almost screaming at my phone.

I snorted from laughing so hard and woke up the dogs.

She reminds me a little of my cousin.

 

[FortCluck]

i dont think that turner can turn the eggs over all the way

So what's the point of that turner because if you're not fully turning them, wouldn't the embryo stick?

I'm completely confused about the effectiveness of this turner. I'm almost to the point where I'm going to buy it for my next hatch so I can see how it works because it doesn't make sense to me.

 

[Kiki]

@KDOGG331 its time to turn the eggs lol

I hope she set an alarm on her phone.

She's not going to like it if I call her right now.

 

[Kiki]

So what's the point of that turner because if you're not fully turning them, wouldn't the embryo stick?

I'm completely confused about the effectiveness of this turner. I'm almost to the point where I'm going to buy it for my next hatch so I can see how it works because it doesn't make sense to me.

I don't understand it either.

Let me Go dig and see who else has this exact incubator so they can try and explain to me how the turner works.

 

[FortCluck]

I hope she set an alarm on her phone.

She's not going to like it if I call her right now.

Blow her phone up...

 

[Kiki]

Blow her phone up...

 

[FortCluck]

 

[microchick]

Same here. Busy morning, busy start to the afternoon, sit down to look at the computer and check for PMs and WHOW! I caught up to about page 86 but decided to skip ahead to the end of this book's chapter.

I understand the principal of how the turner works. It's like a roller activated conveyor belt isn't it? Rods under the eggs turn and supposedly gently roll the eggs in a side to side roll?

I agree with @FortCluck and everyone else. That turner isn't working. Not your fault and don't give up.

What I do is use a wax pencil or marking pen and write 1-2-3-4 on each 'side' of the egg. I usually manually turn the eggs 5-6 times a day. My Brinsea says not to stop rolling on the same number that you start on that day. So I'm usually turning them at least 5 times, 6 at the most.

Last Christmas, DH got me a 'manual' turner for my little Brinsea so I don't have to take the dome off and make the heat fluctuate too much while turning. What I noticed is if the eggs are pretty uniform in size, it works well, but even small deviations in size, the 'odd' shaped egg, usually larger than the others, does not turn uniformly. Having 4 numbers on my eggs allows me to visually keep track of which eggs are being turned, which aren't and which eggs need to be manually turned. What I also do is rotate orientation of the eggs, spinning them around so if the air cell is facing the outside of the dome, it's now facing the water well in the middle of the bator. So on. I do that once or twice a day.

I'm in agreement. Don't give up. Manually turn the eggs. If you haven't marked them yet, do it now so you can keep track of when you last turned them. If you have #2 on top at the end of the day and you started the day with 2 on top, oops!

I'll catch up later. At the moment I'm busy being a domestic goddess.....namely cleaning house!

 

[FortCluck]

Same here. Busy morning, busy start to the afternoon, sit down to look at the computer and check for PMs and WHOW! I caught up to about page 86 but decided to skip ahead to the end of this book's chapter.

I understand the principal of how the turner works. It's like a roller activated conveyor belt isn't it? Rods under the eggs turn and supposedly gently roll the eggs in a side to side roll?

I agree with @FortCluck and everyone else. That turner isn't working. Not your fault and don't give up.

What I do is use a wax pencil or marking pen and write 1-2-3-4 on each 'side' of the egg. I usually manually turn the eggs 5-6 times a day. My Brinsea says not to stop rolling on the same number that you start on that day. So I'm usually turning them at least 5 times, 6 at the most.

Last Christmas, DH got me a 'manual' turner for my little Brinsea so I don't have to take the dome off and make the heat fluctuate too much while turning. What I noticed is if the eggs are pretty uniform in size, it works well, but even small deviations in size, the 'odd' shaped egg, usually larger than the others, does not turn uniformly. Having 4 numbers on my eggs allows me to visually keep track of which eggs are being turned, which aren't and which eggs need to be manually turned. What I also do is rotate orientation of the eggs, spinning them around so if the air cell is facing the outside of the dome, it's now facing the water well in the middle of the bator. So on. I do that once or twice a day.

I'm in agreement. Don't give up. Manually turn the eggs. If you haven't marked them yet, do it now so you can keep track of when you last turned them. If you have #2 on top at the end of the day and you started the day with 2 on top, oops!

I'll catch up later. At the moment I'm busy being a domestic goddess.....namely cleaning house!

I'm doing the same thing! I have 21 messy chicks in our spare room driving me nuts. I literally think I'm allergic to chicken dander I am so itchy from being in that room!

I bought an ear purifier for that room but for some reason it hasn't even shipped but it was supposed to arrive today i also just dumped a gallon of water all over my kitchen

 

[Skippersnh]

ear purifier lol nice