little giant 9300

[stevethack]

USPS has the rules on shipping and marking...used to they didn't charge extra for the "Fragile" marking on boxes....now they charge extra for the marking so the postal workers can know which one thay can throw the farthest and the hardest, I think. But the other parcel delivery businesses ain't much better....I've had boxes with the other 3 major delivery folks marked fragile and the come in with badly dinged corners, crushed dopwn and almost ripped open seams. Total lack of care these days. I think the plain un-marked ones fare better....they ain't sure which ones to bounce off of a wall.
What I found is insuring the box for far far more then it's worth...about $10 more extra cost...the box gets some *real* careful handling when they think they are liable for a grand or more. (even though 5 or 6 half-pints of my jelly I have sent isn't gonna get anywhere near that in insurance pay...lol...they make it just fine!)
Maybe we should go back to the days up to about just after the turn of the 20th century when folks could still send their little kids thru the USPS...back when you could trust the workers to not be perverts or throw the kids against the walls. Back when the postal workers took pride and honor in their work.

 

[Ren2014]

USPS has the rules on shipping and marking...used to they didn't charge extra for the "Fragile" marking on boxes....now they charge extra for the marking so the postal workers can know which one thay can throw the farthest and the hardest, I think. But the other parcel delivery businesses ain't much better....I've had boxes with the other 3 major delivery folks marked fragile and the come in with badly dinged corners, crushed dopwn and almost ripped open seams. Total lack of care these days. I think the plain un-marked ones fare better....they ain't sure which ones to bounce off of a wall.
What I found is insuring the box for far far more then it's worth...about $10 more extra cost...the box gets some *real* careful handling when they think they are liable for a grand or more. (even though 5 or 6 half-pints of my jelly I have sent isn't gonna get anywhere near that in insurance pay...lol...they make it just fine!)
Maybe we should go back to the days up to about just after the turn of the 20th century when folks could still send their little kids thru the USPS...back when you could trust the workers to not be perverts or throw the kids against the walls. Back when the postal workers took pride and honor in their work.

If only we could go back to those days for soooo many reasons

My PO has been good about calling me when my eggs arrive. They (all 2 workers, one is the driver) knew I was expecting one last shipment but because this box was not marked, they put it in the route and stuffed it into our mail box

In all shipments I have received, I have not had any cracked eggs, thank goodness.

I have a friend that works for UPS. He said they give everything the 'drop kick' test

 

[stevethack]

USPS "used" to have the very worst rating for package care.. I must admit they are NO LONGER on the very bottom of the pile now..
I prefer stuff coming thru the postal system now...even the stuff I order from China comes in faster thru USPS (normal now is 7 days or slightly less ) then crap I order that usually goes thru the "other" carriers.

 

[Ren2014]

USPS "used" to have the very worst rating for package care.. I must admit they are NO LONGER on the very bottom of the pile now..
I prefer stuff coming thru the postal system now...even the stuff I order from China comes in faster thru USPS (normal now is 7 days or slightly less ) then crap I order that usually goes thru the "other" carriers.

I prefer USPS over all the others.

 

[Ren2014]

Does having the bator full of eggs affect the temperature? Do I need to be concerned with the temperature at mid egg and bottom of egg if the top is reading 99.5? I ask because with the bator full, I'm having to put thermometer/hygrometers at different level and I'm getting some scary low temps at the lower end.

 

[Berdina]

Help!! I am a newbie. I bought a 9300. First hatch I got 2 chicks out of 30 eggs. The temp on the internal thermometer spiked to 104 a couple of times.
I called the manufacturer. They sent me a new control panel. Now my internal thermometer is staying at 99 while incubator says 104.
I have been reading about ignoring the incubator thermometer, but I am pretty nervous right now. Suggestions?

 

[stevethack]

Is it a forced air model? Or the still air...I forget which you have.
And yeah..for a lot of hours the temp will be lower somewhat..until the eggs get to temp. Forced air the 99.5 is fine at the top of egg....still air should be closer to 101 at the top of the egg.
The low end could be a degree or so lower then the top even with a forced air with the egg turner plumb full.. Crank it up 2/10--3/10ths of a degree oe so..

 

[Ren2014]

Is it a forced air model? Or the still air...I forget which you have.
And yeah..for a lot of hours the temp will be lower somewhat..until the eggs get to temp. Forced air the 99.5 is fine at the top of egg....still air should be closer to 101 at the top of the egg.
The low end could be a degree or so lower then the top even with a forced air with the egg turner plumb full.. Crank it up 2/10--3/10ths of a degree oe so..

It is a forced air. I will crank it up, thanks!

 

[Ren2014]

Hey

If you all have time, please check out my thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1036574/hatching-incubated-eggs I would love to know your process. Thank you.

 

[stevethack]

Well... after 2 power outages for at least one hour each. Last one 2 days before hatch day. They are starting. One is out.. One is pipped and mostly zipped. and one is just pipped. A couple more look like bare "maybes".. And my 2 "supposedly" accurate thermometers lying about 1 1/2 degrees low (bator sitting on 98 degrees only but really steady!) for the first 2 weeks. The chicks are hatching. Had 4 out of 12 of these new pullet eggs not fertile.. culled 5 total up to lockdown. Culled 2 more with a water movement test this morning cuz of them being a day plus late..5 was bobbing still! so I put them back in and I guess them chik's are tougher then a person would think. Waiting for the second to finish zipping and the 3rd one to start from a pip already.. This whole incubation was just to see of the new rooster and new pullets were a fertile combination... guess so.

Next spring will have better sized eggs cuz these were all just small to medium sizes..but definitely viable! And this little loudly cheepin joker still had a piece of shell still stuck to the back of it's head. It's off now since the little bugger dried off good.