My Emu Egg is Rocking !!!!

[chickenzoo]

Ok, when do i stop the turning and up the humidity? I have another egg in there so i might have to move the 1st egg into my Dicky incubator with the chicken eggs, do you think the 99.5 temp would hurt?

 

[Tartannik]

That is VERY exciting, can't wait to see it when it hatches!!

 

[DMSrabbit]

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The Gqf website ( https://www.gqfmfg.com/pdf/1202 1250 Cabinet model instructions.pdf PAGE 5) says final day of egg rotation is 44-46 days. Its says 70% humidity and requires 96-96.5 degrees for the last 3 days.. I dont know if the temp will hurt it, however, there is NO way i would waste 40-50 days or electricity, time, and energy to chance it with a higher temp and lose the embryo. Keeping it a stable temp will probably ensure better hatching results.. just my 2 cents.

 

[wegotchickens]

Can't wait to see the new baby!!!!

But I guess I'll have to.....

 

[chickenzoo]

My problem is I have 2 eggs in the hovabator, a week apart and my 2 cabinet incubators won't go down to 97. With my chickens in the cabinet bators, I leave it at the same temp and humidity for all of them, just put in or ready to hatch.... and they all hatch fine. I just don't want to up the humidity with the other egg a week behind...... what to do.... what to do....

 

[wegotchickens]

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Can you wait a couple of days and up the humidity for both?
I'd think that would be less damaging than putting one into the higher heat.

 

[flyweed]

no no..the GQF does NOT say 70% humidity...it says 70 degrees...as registered on a wet bulb hygrometer, DON'T up our humidity up to70%

for example a dry bulb temp of 97 F degrees and a wet bulb temp of 70 F degrees will give you a humidity percentage of 25%....you WANT to maintain a humidity of 25-30% for your EMU.

Dan

 

[chickenzoo]

I thought you were suppose to up it to 50-60% humidity at hatch? If I can keep it at 33-40% like it has been, then that will be good, I can just keep it in the Hovabator.

 

[flyweed]

the two Emu breeder by me maintain a 25% humidity during incubation and up it to just 30% and no more for the hatch, the last 3 days.

The both hand turn as well, and have many many successful hatches.

Dan

 

[wegotchickens]

This is gonna be the longest week ever, right?