Little Giant Incubator Tricks

[cmom]

Justi will have my LG kit anytime now in the mail. I will be hatching out cochin Bantam's. Does anyone know if the quail racks will hold a bantam egg? Also what day do you guys go on lock down?

I would use the regular chicken egg rack for bantam eggs. I take the eggs out of the turner on day 18 or 19 and lay the eggs on the wire. I candle first and take out definite quitters and infertile clear eggs. borderline eggs I mark. Sometimes they hatch and sometimes they don't. Good luck and have fun...

 

[Austinspoultry]

Thanks

 

[Austinspoultry]

I have an LG with a fan. Here are some of my LG tricks, to bring the humidity up at lockdown I put some paper towel under the wire and make sure the reservoirs are filled with water. The paper towel may get wet but that is ok. I also add a half pint mason jar with warm water and a sponge in it. The sponge acts like a wick. Also since you are using a LG incubator the small holes line up perfectly so you can squirt water into the holes and the water will go into the jars to fill them and don't have to open the incubator up. The temp will change and that is ok too don't adjust it just let it settle out. Sometimes I may need to put two jars in the hatcher. I keep the humidity around 35% during incubation and bring it up to around 75% during lockdown. The plugs are out during lockdown. The eggs need the added airflow. If the humidity goes down during lockdown I put a straw in a hole and squirt a little warm water on the paper towel. the moisture will spread out some but that is ok. I did put a milk bottle cap on the thermostat control which works great. Since I have been doing my hatching like this my hatch rate has went up and I have had 100% hatches which i never thought before was possible. Good luck... /img/smilies/thumbsup.gif /img/smilies/jumpy.gif /img/smilies/love.gif

where did you get that brooder?

 

[cmom]

Quote: It started out as some shelving from a garage sale, that I made into a brooder cabinet.

 

[dutchlion]

Hi! I have a LG still air incubator... that my sweet very well intentioned partner just washed out with bleach... he was trying to surprise me with a clean ready to go incubator ... is it still usable? what are the repercussions of this?!?!

 

[cmom]

Hi! I have a LG still air incubator... that my sweet very well intentioned partner just washed out with bleach... he was trying to surprise me with a clean ready to go incubator ... is it still usable? what are the repercussions of this?!?!

Just make sure it is rinsed out good and it will be ok. I have used bleach in mine if they get any stains in them and just rinsed them out really well and my hatches were good. Good luck and have fun...

 

[duluthralphie]

I am still stuck in Fl. So my DW is stuck hatching eggs in Mn.

She called tonight with a "major" problem. I mark all my eggs with the hatch date, and told her to move the eggs 2 days before they hatch to the hatcher.

One turkey decided to hatch 3 days early. My DW does not do well with things that do not always follow directions

 

[cmom]

I am still stuck in Fl. So my DW is stuck hatching eggs in Mn.

She called tonight with a "major" problem. I mark all my eggs with the hatch date, and told her to move the eggs 2 days before they hatch to the hatcher.

One turkey decided to hatch 3 days early. My DW does not do well with things that do not always follow directions

Where in FL? How do you like the heat?

 

[duluthralphie]

Where in FL? How do you like the heat?

I cannot tell what i think of the heat, as byc would ban me for bad language.

I am in Pasco county.

 

[cmom]

Quote: I'm in Citrus county.