May hatch-a-long

[HeritageHenNut]

Great results on your Buckeyes, too bad about the Chanteclers.

 

[cppeace]

Day 21 for my mixed Duck & Turkey hatch. 11/11 that were fertile on Day 7 are developing great. Lots of movent in the eggs during candling tonight.

Sounds good!

That stinks Michelle on the chanteclers. I was tempted to get some for my project but comb didn't work for me. Good luck on the ones forming

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Thanks for the well wishes.
I absolutely love the chanteclers. Very mild mannered and inquisitive. The roo in particular is such a gentleman. I was hoping to hatch lots of them, cause they're so great.
Fingers crossed for the new guy.

 

[Zinjifrah]

Boo for clear eggs. Though... I won't deny that I was counting on some clears in my current batch. The incubator was a bit crowded. 13 is a nice fit.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Boo for clear eggs. Though... I won't deny that I was counting on some clears in my current batch. The incubator was a bit crowded. 13 is a nice fit.

How many does yours hold?

 

[Zinjifrah]

How many does yours hold?

Variable by size. It's a great incubator, but it's designed for snake eggs, rather than birds, and it's an upright cabinet rather than a top-load. It actually has two shelves that I could use, but I like the temperature better on one height than the other, so that's where I like to put the eggs. Technically, I could use both - except that space between them is tight, which would make turning the eggs on the lower shelf difficult. Noteably... Snake eggs don't get turned. They need to stay in the position they were in when laid, because rolling them will usually kill the embryo. So when people collect their snake eggs to incubate, they frequently put a mark on the 'top' to be sure they keep that side up. The only problem with it is that I have to watch humidity closely, because high humidity is pretty important for snake eggs. They're usually incubated in a container, on a bed of damp vermiculite.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Variable by size. It's a great incubator, but it's designed for snake eggs, rather than birds, and it's an upright cabinet rather than a top-load. It actually has two shelves that I could use, but I like the temperature better on one height than the other, so that's where I like to put the eggs. Technically, I could use both - except that space between them is tight, which would make turning the eggs on the lower shelf difficult. Noteably... Snake eggs don't get turned. They need to stay in the position they were in when laid, because rolling them will usually kill the embryo. So when people collect their snake eggs to incubate, they frequently put a mark on the 'top' to be sure they keep that side up. The only problem with it is that I have to watch humidity closely, because high humidity is pretty important for snake eggs. They're usually incubated in a container, on a bed of damp vermiculite.

Cool.
Was it very expensive?

 

[Zinjifrah]

Cool.
Was it very expensive?

About $150, as I recall - nothing near some of the other incubators I've seen. It's just a Exo-Terra. It doesn't have partial degrees, but I find that with a few well calibrated thermo-hygrometers, with it set at 101 F., the lowest shelf holds pretty much perfect 99.5-100 F.. It's circulated air. If I were using the top shelf, I'd probably set it for 100 F. instead.

https://www.amazon.com/Exo-Terra-PT...526191624&sr=8-1&keywords=exo-terra+incubator

Since it's so good at maintaining humidity, I don't add any water at all, and open the door periodically to bleed off some humidity. The eggs produce plenty of moisture all by themselves.

Hmm.. I'm seeing a lot of negative reviews. I'm not sure that's my exact model, since the model number isn't marked on it, but mine's worked almost perfectly. I don't trust the temp the reading says, since I did see some fluctuation with it set at 100 - down to it saying 96 - but I do trust my thermometers, and the internal temperature was holding steady.

 

[chickenmama109]

how is she doing today wolf? What day are her eggs on?

she is doing really good much better then she did the last few times she went broody i am very proud of her i put three eggs under her four days ago and my white leghorns egg was one of them her eggs are not fertile much ive had one fertile in the bater once but thats it and so i guess the egg i put under her was not fertile so she ate it i went to see if there were any unmarked eggs that the other hens layed and the white egg was gone but i found a peace of the shell next to her i could not wait to candle i just had to see if the eggs were fertile and i wanted to see how she was doing and i seen in one of the brown eggs was veins already so im so eggcited for hatch day but it is only day four so i still have a ways to go how is your hatch going.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Variable by size. It's a great incubator, but it's designed for snake eggs, rather than birds, and it's an upright cabinet rather than a top-load. It actually has two shelves that I could use, but I like the temperature better on one height than the other, so that's where I like to put the eggs. Technically, I could use both - except that space between them is tight, which would make turning the eggs on the lower shelf difficult. Noteably... Snake eggs don't get turned. They need to stay in the position they were in when laid, because rolling them will usually kill the embryo. So when people collect their snake eggs to incubate, they frequently put a mark on the 'top' to be sure they keep that side up. The only problem with it is that I have to watch humidity closely, because high humidity is pretty important for snake eggs. They're usually incubated in a container, on a bed of damp vermiculite.

What kind of snakes do you breed?