- Aug 12, 2012
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Wow. Lucky you......I have some in a Lil Giant and hesitated to buy this as someone in the store looking for one said she had heard the temps were not easy to regulate. BUT, wanted/needed then and no time to have sent in. Mine was touchy to turn the tiny "know" but, once set it has held very nicely. Of course, I swore I wouldn't touch it again!!!!!
I have 2 hens (& 3 males), who were laying and not setting. Wanting more hens and a hatching, I felt I "needed" to save eggs -- thus the incubator -- and took eggs that were no more than 2 wks old. The hens (?) had been turning them---I could see the movement---took 20 from one nest and left the 2nd, later started nest. About a week later I find both hens laying in 2nd nest and I was getting 2 or 3 eggs a day (yes, someone laying 2). As that nest increased I became increasingly concerned about incubation. I told myself that was not even valid thought as I did NOT need more, did not need to eat the eggs as I give away LOTS of chicken eggs already............................I am NUTS!!!!!! Finally, one of the hens began to set. THANK YOU!!!!!
Don't know how many eggs are under there, last count was 26 and it was a few more days before set.
So I am stupidly happy.
The one thing I can say about incubators is this --- buy the turner!!!!!! LOL, wow, never again. I like that automation and blessed are the setting hens!
So, I do have a couple questions. During all the above, I had minimal issues with the nests (they are in a 3 sided shed where the guineas roost, and even in a "caged" area) When I took the 20 eggs, I marked and left 5. The 2nd nest had started and had only 3 eggs. They continued using the 2nd nest and when there were about 20 eggs, I found 2 broken one AM....removed shells and all good. About 4 days later, another shell....3 days later 2 more. I found no evidence of predator and assumed one of the guineas did this (??) Also, another egg had been laid in the first nest with the 5 left.
When the hen decided to set, I found the last of the laid (#6) removed from nest one, old 5 still there. Next AM all 5 gone, no shells, just gone. Hen ok and setting. Of course, I can't move her --- or sit until she gets up to eat -- so, any input as to anything? Could they move these?? The nests are about 6 ft apart. My concern now is that one hen is setting and is the 2nd adding eggs??? LOL I'm hoping she'll nest up somewhere else so I can collect -- otherwise, after hatching I need to rush in to incubate others for a while, or well, I hate to say destroy the partially developed eggs. HELP.
I have 2 hens (& 3 males), who were laying and not setting. Wanting more hens and a hatching, I felt I "needed" to save eggs -- thus the incubator -- and took eggs that were no more than 2 wks old. The hens (?) had been turning them---I could see the movement---took 20 from one nest and left the 2nd, later started nest. About a week later I find both hens laying in 2nd nest and I was getting 2 or 3 eggs a day (yes, someone laying 2). As that nest increased I became increasingly concerned about incubation. I told myself that was not even valid thought as I did NOT need more, did not need to eat the eggs as I give away LOTS of chicken eggs already............................I am NUTS!!!!!! Finally, one of the hens began to set. THANK YOU!!!!!
Don't know how many eggs are under there, last count was 26 and it was a few more days before set.
The one thing I can say about incubators is this --- buy the turner!!!!!! LOL, wow, never again. I like that automation and blessed are the setting hens!
So, I do have a couple questions. During all the above, I had minimal issues with the nests (they are in a 3 sided shed where the guineas roost, and even in a "caged" area) When I took the 20 eggs, I marked and left 5. The 2nd nest had started and had only 3 eggs. They continued using the 2nd nest and when there were about 20 eggs, I found 2 broken one AM....removed shells and all good. About 4 days later, another shell....3 days later 2 more. I found no evidence of predator and assumed one of the guineas did this (??) Also, another egg had been laid in the first nest with the 5 left.
When the hen decided to set, I found the last of the laid (#6) removed from nest one, old 5 still there. Next AM all 5 gone, no shells, just gone. Hen ok and setting. Of course, I can't move her --- or sit until she gets up to eat -- so, any input as to anything? Could they move these?? The nests are about 6 ft apart. My concern now is that one hen is setting and is the 2nd adding eggs??? LOL I'm hoping she'll nest up somewhere else so I can collect -- otherwise, after hatching I need to rush in to incubate others for a while, or well, I hate to say destroy the partially developed eggs. HELP.
