May Hatch Thread--Fill up those bators n' broodies!

[AusChook]

I received my shipped eggs 17 hours ago. They have been sitting at room temperature big end up since then. I have just candled them and there are no detached air cells (next day shipping) so how should they go into the incubator? In egg cartons or just how id normally set them since all the air cells are fine and they are looking great?

 

[jnjmanning]

I received my shipped eggs 17 hours ago. They have been sitting at room temperature big end up since then. I have just candled them and there are no detached air cells (next day shipping) so how should they go into the incubator? In egg cartons or just how id normally set them since all the air cells are fine and they are looking great?

If air cells look good, then set them like you would normally. Good Luck! What kind of eggs?

 

[el pollo rey]

I received my shipped eggs 17 hours ago. They have been sitting at room temperature big end up since then. I have just candled them and there are no detached air cells (next day shipping) so how should they go into the incubator? In egg cartons or just how id normally set them since all the air cells are fine and they are looking great?

. I take it you don't use a electic turner ? If not I use to set them in cut out 30 egg flats and had a peice of pine cut to tilt them side to side as not to turn them one by one

 

[jnjmanning]

LOL you would think this was the ONLY spot of sun in the whole yard! Two of my BO mixes and my one lone Polish. My beautiful egg layers who given me an egg every day since Nov 1st! This is 3 of 6.

 

[arcountrychick]

Really? Well water is dangerous to use for incubating eggs? Where does her water come from? Has she tested your well water while you were not looking? Maybe some well water could have minerals or something in it that would harm chicks, but I've not used distilled water either. I've read quite a few articles on this site about hatching and have only come across one person who said distilled water was the best to use. Others say the water doesn't matter as much as it matters that you use the dry hatching method so the chicks do not drown. I have read about people who say when they switched to distilled water their hatched went way up, but I'm new to hatching and have never tried it. I'd love to see how she packs though eggs...just for kicks and giggles.

All I know is, you might want to stay clear of a chick that requires this much attention to detail in order to hatch. Sounds like too much work to me!

Shoot, I serve well water to my flock. Haven't had any complaints yet! And just hatched a batch at about 90% success...but well water is bad?? Sorry, but if it's good enough for me and my family, it's good enough for chickens.

 

[el pollo rey]

LOL you would think this was the ONLY spot of sun in the whole yard! Two of my BO mixes and my one lone Polish. My beautiful egg layers who given me an egg every day since Nov 1st! This is 3 of 6.

They are taking that show me state sun lol

 

[el pollo rey]

Shoot, I serve well water to my flock. Haven't had any complaints yet! And just hatched a batch at about 90% success...but well water is bad?? Sorry, but if it's good enough for me and my family, it's good enough for chickens.

water shmater what ever the object is to reduce the liquid in the shell to increase the size of the airsack so internal pipers can breath till they break through the humidity required at lock down is only nessacery to insure the chick does not shrink wrap to the inner membrane nothing more alot of folks put to much attention to humidity during the incubation process and that is one less stress you want to deal with while incubating ,,,,, just my two cents

 

[oesdog]

. Who makes that thing oes ?

Why - what is wrong did I do something wrong?????

Gosh I will go see tha make?

It is a Covatutto 16 from Novital ????? Think I spelled it right lol

Oes

 

[jnjmanning]

Also, anyone with facebook, please add me

Jacqueline Manning (Jacqueline Gagnon) my avatar is a black butterfly on yellow flowers

 

[el pollo rey]

Why - what is wrong did I do something wrong?????

Gosh I will go see tha make?

It is a Covatutto 16 from Novital ????? Think I spelled it right lol

Oes

I'll do a lil research on that thing tonight when I get home from work and see if we can find out what's up but two failed hatches in a row with uncontrolable temp spkes it might be time to say hasta la wago