Mistakes we're made...

[Quailobsessed]

Update: Day 27 and still no hatching going on. We went ahead and made a trip to pick up 10 Georgia Giant chicks that we're born just a few days ago so we did end up with some fluffs after all. My Butler eggs arrived yesterday and the snowflake eggs are due to come in this afternoon. We plan to give the eggs 12 to 24 hrs to rest pointy side down rotating them every few hours before we throw them in the incubator hopefully tomorrow. We are going to move our incubator into a empty walk in closet that we have the Brooder Box in so that it stays a better temp then our Garage. We also have 2 Hygrometers showing up today as well. We know now that bobwhite eggs do not go into lock down until day 20 so hopefully the 2nd time is a charm.

 

[Chickinie]

We are going to move our incubator into a empty walk in closet that we have the Brooder Box in so that it stays a better temp then our Garage.

Good idea! I actually keep my one or two of my mini incubators running in a padded box and adjust the lid throughout the day and night. Because they say "don't let the room temperature drop below 17 degrees"... I'd hardly have time to hatch anything if I waited till that was the case. They keep themselves nice and warm. I can keep the temperature pretty stable by doing it that way. No draughts. And if it gets stinking hot I just put them on top of the box.