Little Giant Incubation Experiment - Day 21 - Hatch Day!

[AmyLynn2374]

Better to just have patience. It's out on it's own.

Yay!!! I'm so glad that you are getting hatchers!!!!

 

[olgacrawford]

I am using the 9200, my first hatch (French Black Copper Marans and OEs), I am using the dry method as well, but trying to keep it at 20-30% I added a little sponge to add humidity instead of water in the middle groove. My concern (as well as yours) is temp fluctuation, I try to keep it at 99.7 but it keeps fluctuating up to a whole degree, it went up to 100.5 and last night it dropped to 98.4, is this horrible? I WHISH I had a digital thermostat

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I am using the 9200, my first hatch (French Black Copper Marans and OEs), I am using the dry method as well, but trying to keep it at 20-30% I added a little sponge to add humidity instead of water in the middle groove. My concern (as well as yours) is temp fluctuation, I try to keep it at 99.7 but it keeps fluctuating up to a whole degree, it went up to 100.5 and last night it dropped to 98.4, is this horrible? I WHISH I had a digital thermostat

I was happy if mine stayed below 101 and above 98...lol Seriously. A good share of the time it stayed fairly even,I did have touchy times where it got tempermental and started wavering but mostIy I had a lot of temp differential areas in the bator. I would not get too concerned about a degree.

 

[rossfam06]

Its lockdown time!!!! The picture of the temp/hydro was right at the beginning when I just finished setting them. So I am waiting for it regulate and adjust accordingly. I cant wait I am so excited to see if they even hatch. I will obviously be sad if they dont.

 

[olgacrawford]

Ok, this is what really concerns me! When I first set my eggs I went with this info: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/eggs/res19-opincubator.html scroll down and you will see the temp recommendation is 97 degrees for automatic turner. So, I did that. for the first 2,5 days, then I read EVERYWHERE else 99.7-101. So!!!! I am so worried that they were at low temp first two day Did I ruin them? Now they are at 99.7, but..... What do you think????

 

[mswendeu]

Its lockdown time!!!! The picture of the temp/hydro was right at the beginning when I just finished setting them. So I am waiting for it regulate and adjust accordingly. I cant wait I am so excited to see if they even hatch. I will obviously be sad if they dont.

Good luck I am pulling for you.and them.

 

[mswendeu]

I better start reading up on hatching goose eggs. I want to make sure everything is right in the bator for hatch day. Lock down for the goose eggs is 4-15 hoping that all goes well in there.They are in the little giant still air bator. The ancona duck eggs I have in the brinsea. Their lockdown is 4-20 for 4-23 hatch. I can't wait. I hope the early temperature fluctuations didn't do anything. And hoping that the goose eggs hatch. This is so exciting.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Ok, this is what really concerns me! When I first set my eggs I went with this info: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/eggs/res19-opincubator.html scroll down and you will see the temp recommendation is 97 degrees for automatic turner. So, I did that. for the first 2,5 days, then I read EVERYWHERE else 99.7-101. So!!!! I am so worried that they were at low temp first two day Did I ruin them? Now they are at 99.7, but..... What do you think????

I have never seen anyone advise that low. Actually it all depends on the incubator. If you are using a forced air incubator (one with a fan) you want the average temp to be 99.5 for the duration of the incubation. BUT if you have a still air you are shooting for 101.5 with the temps taken near to the top of the egg. If I was a betting girl, I would say that with a forced air incubator 97 degrees for an extended time would cause the hatch to be delayed slightly as they would not get the expected developent during that time. I would expect that delay to be a little more prominent if it's a still air incubator. If it was only the first two days, then chances are better as it takes a good day to get temps regulated to begin with and the rest of your incubation hopefully will be at the proper incubation. So, don't be surprised if it takes an extra day, but no, they should not be ruined.

 

[olgacrawford]

I wouldn't let me post a link, so here is what I tried to post:
When I started my hatch I went by this temperature info posted on Embryology site of University of Illinois :
Temperature

The Thermometer will always be sitting on the wire floor of the incubator. In a still air incubator, the closer you get to the top of the incubator, the higher the actual temperature.
We have worked out scientifically the proper thermometer reading for different size eggs, when on their side on the floor and when they are in the automatic turner. When setting eggs of different sizes, you will have to use an average half way between temperature in the chart below.
For automatic turner:

Operating Temperature for Eggs in Automatic Turner Summer Winter*
Quail Eggs 99 degrees 98 degrees
Bantam and Pheasant Size Eggs 98 degrees 97 degrees
Chicken and Other Large Eggs 97 degrees 96 degrees
Duck Eggs 95 degrees 94 degrees
(Do Not Set Goose Eggs in Turner)

then I read everywhere else it should always be around 100.00, so? What do you think?

 

[olgacrawford]

I think it has to do with where you put the thermometer (In a still air incubator) on the floor the reading should be at 97, at the top it will be 100.5 That's what I think from their article! MORE CONFUSION