Nurture 360 Egg Bumper Guard

[jus10inla]

I had some spare time to fab up a egg bumper... give me your thoughts and opinions. I see it as a way teh chicks can thoroughly dry out, while letting there siblings hear them chirp, but not play bumper cars!

22 is way too many I believe , so i made this one for 16. Once lockdown starts and egg turner stops, soon as I remove the turner this goes in its place!

only real concern is the middle 5 . I might tAke it out once they start hatching, as it looks the smallest area

 

[jus10inla]

I ran out of construction paper strips, so the other 5 or 6 will be cut out and formed tomorrow. I still have 10 days before ready to put it to work

 

[jus10inla]

Cant believe no one has commented on this yet! Lol

 

[KelseyBoxer]

I tried to make a divider/basket out of plastic mesh and pipe cleaners. It doesn't fit very well in the incubator with the fan guard assembly hanging low. I would love to know how yours works. Also, I didn't put the shelf liner down at lockdown. Big mistake. They were so noisy banging around in there. Yes, 22 is too many.

 

[KelseyBoxer]

I wonder of the higher humidity will make the paper soggy.

 

[jus10inla]

We shall see

 

[jus10inla]

Today was set day for the bumper. Hatch day is thurs or friday.

 

[MadamContrary]

That's a really great idea! I was thinking about putting in a rim of some sort so I can grab dry chicks out without worrying about someone going over the edge. It hasn't happened yet, but this will be the first time I filled it to capacity with chicken eggs, I rarely do more than a dozen at a time. I'm eager to see how that turns out!

 

[jus10inla]

If this doesnt turn out, my next try will be plexiglass . I feel like i need more ridgidity, but for now no moisture abosrbed . Once eggs get to bumper car status , even if they give a little bit, its better than all over

 

[MadamContrary]

If this doesnt turn out, my next try will be plexiglass . I feel like i need more ridgidity, but for now no moisture abosrbed . Once eggs get to bumper car status , even if they give a little bit, its better than all over

For sure, it's freaking chicken soccer when the first few start hatching! I always worry about the ones that get hit and spun about. I haven't had any losses attributed to it specifically ( that I know of honestly) but, it can't be good. A hen would have that downward pressure on them to prevent the bumper car effect. When we do things artificially there's both pro and cons, and I think your idea is pretty brilliant, especially if you remove them as they dry rather than waiting for a bunch to hatch. The cardboard is also readily available to give a little spritz of water to boost humidity back up quickly when you do open it.