Okay, another 'duh' moment...

[shelleyd2008]

I had 4 incubators. I decided to return one of the borrowed bators the other day, thinking I have 2 with eggs and one empty, that should be fine right? WRONG!!!

My new dilemma...

Like an idiot I ordered eggs from here and ebay. I got 3 different sets of eggs within 5 or 6 days of each other. So this means I have 3 sets of eggs due within 5 or 6 days of each other! It works out to being:

hatch 1: due Friday Jan. 23
hatch 2: due Sunday Jan 25
hatch 3: due Tuesday Jan 27....

So how can I do this with only one bator to hatch in? I may have enough room in the other bator to put the eggs that are due in 2 weeks into, but I'm not sure. I was thinking of waiting till tomorrow (day 19 for the first set, day 15 for the third set) and moving them all, but I'm not sure if this is a good idea. Would it affect the third set to move them to the hatcher 3 days early? I might be able to continue turning by hand for a few days, at least till the first set pips, but I don't know.

Any experts out there? Just cause I'm a flock mistress doesn't mean I'm an expert! It just means I have WAY too much free time!

 

[djackjr]

that's a whole lot of eggs

I'm afraid to start this whole hatching thing, cause I know I may not ever quit and end up the same way....

 

[monarc23]

haha Shelley why do you do this to yourself!

I have eggies due on the 23rd and 27th tooo!!!!

I have no answers for you myself....I hatch in the same incubator I use to incubate them in. Even when I get my cabinet incubator I wont move them to a "hatcher"....just hatch them where they are i guess im lazy ha ha

 

[shelleyd2008]

Well, I figured that I had one empty for hatching, so I would be fine. But I didn't think about them being sooooo close! I don't think it will hurt them, but I don't know. I can try to do some rearranging to have 2 bators to use as hatchers, but I'm not sure.

 

[monarc23]

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you'll figure it out I have faith in ya lol

 

[sara]

If your eggs are all on time, you should be fine. Just take them out of the hatcher, scrub the bottom, put back together and add more eggs. Lots of times I don't get mine transfered over until the 19th day anyway..

 

[conny63malies]

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Ditto pack the two bators you have already loaded with more eggs . Dont forget to mark the date and use the 3rd empty one as a hatcher.