North Carolina

[melodie_a]

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I am from Broadway/Sanford also.

 

[BHep]

All About..... I am wondering, can you cover the incubator with a blanket or towel. Just leave the vent hole open. HT...what do you think about that, would that help?

My hatcher is a homemade fishtank bator. The temps fluctuate with the room temp. If it is real cold out I can put a towel on top and it stablizes. Just a thought.....

I should "knock on wood" my homemades have been real good to me. I bought the Brinsea with turner to incubate and just hatch in the ft bators, for staggerd hatches and a much better view. It's hard to cram 5 heads into the Brinsea.

p.s. got 1 one out last night.... sucessful hatch 12/14.

 

[HenThymes]

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I am sorry to say that these eggs will not be viable if the temp does not stay at 99.5-100.00 degrees.

If you can get it to even a bit over 100 and then take a vent cap off, turn the cap upside down and slightly cover the vent hole it may help bring the temp down just a tad and settle where you need it to?? In the 97 degree range it is just torturing the eggs and they try to develop. Some people have great luck with LG's and others don't. I only used it for two hatches and moved on to a Brinsea Octa 20 which I used all this last year and loved it! But DH bought me a cabinet bator then we were lucky to find a cabinet hatcher on CL for a great price. All I can say is once you go cabinet you never go back!

Please give an update this morning.... have you been able to get that temp up??

 

[BookWorm243]

Thats what I was worried about. This thing is still every where. How did you do it

I turned the eggs today the temp right now is at 100.4 But it will not stay at that temp. What am I doing wrong?

The temp is down to 98.4

 

[chickensioux]

Good Morning NC BYCers! Looks like another beautiful day here today. Go out and enjoy it!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Good morning everyone, it was 27* this morning boy was that a jolt after 40"s but it's okay won't be long now..

sorry allabout that your having problems with your temps.. hope you can get it corrected and have a great hatch..

Who's going to be at the show sat.? I will be coming by myself this time dh says he'll stay home and keep the fire going.. boy will he be surprised when I come home with chickens, ducks, turkeys etc.. I told him he should go with me...

and as CS say's lets get out and enjoy this day.. it's Beautiful!!!! p.s. hope someone post pics of their babies today

 

[HenThymes]

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Honestly it may not be you, it may be the bator, it could be faulty??? it also doesn't help that it's styro and two pieces so you look allot of heat and humidity where the two pieces come together. It also has to be placed in a area of your house that has absolutely NO temp change some air vents, doors or drafts because that will make it go up and down too. Just some thoughts...

Also going in and out of it all the time to turn really does not help keep it stable either, I highly recommend the auto turner in the LG. When I did use LG's I also had two of those, one with the turner and a fan for circulated air, then on day 18 I would out them in the other just flat on their side and it was a still air for hatching out.

You are just going to have to find your nitch with this thing.

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

Good Morning Everyone!! What happened to our wonderful spring like weather?? This frost on my windshield is NOT my cup of tea!!

chickensioux - LOVE the profile picture!!

It made my morning a LOT warmer!!

BHep - Congrats on the hatch thus far!!

Alla -

for an amazing hatch

ML - I'll be your "date" for the show on Saturday

...but I'd probably end up being like BHep and encouraging you to bring MORE home

Farn -

Well...my little chickie is up so it looks like a full day of shopping and gardening is on our schedule.

Please keep us posted on the hatchings that are going on!!

 

[Bat Cave Silkies]

Good Morning Neighbors

Woke up to no internet access, and being computer illiterate, it took me forever to make things work again. Where did Spring go???? frozen outside waterers this AM

Allabout~~I had 3 LG's with fans & turners.....never had a decent hatch out of any of them...ended up giving them away to 4H kids. Very few people are ever able to get those LG's to function properly~~sorry.

I hatch the way HT does.....incubate in one, hatch in the other....only way I can get chicks out of my little flock because I don't want the collected eggs to sit around for 3 weeks. I don't lay them on their side to hatch though.....they go in cut-out egg cartons, then in the hatching baskets.

Lot of running around to do today, so I'll see you'll tonight~~have a good one!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hey did anyone get the spring issue of Out Here from TRS it has a nice article about S and S Poultry[sandspoultry.com] some good recipes too. yum

hey New are you going to the show?


sorry my manners are awful

farm!