Count me in. I have duck and Chicken eggs set for May.
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Hey! The few porous eggs I had in the last ones I bought never developed so I didn't have a chance to discover what could or couldn't be. I have heard that holding the humidity at slightly higher levels can be helpful. My Brinsea Maxi II Advanced holds (based on my calibrated hygrometer) about 40-45% just with filling one internal side of the well to start and keeping the external well topped to the hash mark inside it. I have had success with even badly saddled air cell eggs simply by increasing the humidity by 3-5% over a normal hatch. What are you seeing on day 5?Porous egg question
I'm a teacher and I'm hatching eggs in my classroom. Since I hatch eggs as a class project, I'm usually not too picky about what kind or type, and usually find a seller on Craigslist to go with.
Well, today we candled for the first time (day 5), and all of my eggs are very porous. I haven't had a batch this bad in years, and back then, I had a Little Giant that didn't work very well. I think only one egg hatched from that group.
Now I've got a Brinsea Mini advanced. I'm wondering if there's anything I need to do help ensure this batch hatches? I'm not ususally super picky with humidity, I just keep the wells filled. I haven't had issues in the past with the hatches this way. Should I watch it more now?
Thanks!
My first ever incubation was last month. I'll just say that it was a good learning experience. Got shipped eggs and 4 out of 14 developed. Two hatched, I had to assist the third and was successful but couldn't get it to drink and syringe helped but it died the following day. The fourth developed fully but never hatched. It looked too big to get out of the egg.
I think my humidity was too high. I followed a books direction for wet bulb between 86-89 and after reading here about dry incubation I think that was the wrong way to go. I'm keeping the wet bulb in the low 80's this time.
I ordered 18 eggs and received 23. The incubator holds 18 but since the last batch had so few develop I stuffed all 23 in there and hand turned until day 7. After candling I still had 18 that looked viable. I was expecting a 50% success rate at best since the first attemp was so poor and only have room for a dozen new chickens so I'm "almost" hoping that a few more stop developing. I candle tomorrow at day 14 so I'll know more then.
One shipper did such an excellent packing job that 100% of her eggs are developing and she sent 9 eggs when I ordered 6. They are blue ameraucanas. The other shipper was less thorough and a couple eggs broke but it looks like 8 or 9 out of 14 are viable. They are Swedish flower hens. Note to self--don't assume a 50% success rate with shipped eggs!
I just finished two new pens to help transition the babies into the adult flock and I might have to use them as overflow until I can build another coop.
My kids are due to hatch May 3rd. My folks are coming out to visit to participate in the fun and get some of that baby chick love. This has been a wonderful experience so far and this site and all of you have been incredibly helpful. Thanks for that! You guys rock.