Peafowl for 2013

[kuntrygirl]

I am having a difficult time trying to get my Brinsea Octagon 20 Eco to get higher than 40 humidity. I have tried EVERYTHING. I have sponges in the water tray. Sponges AND something else that I rather not type on top of the water trays and I keep them soaked in water until they dry out. But the humidity NEVER increases to more than 45. What else can I do? Anyone have any other suggestions? I"m more so concerned about the pea eggs however I do have turkey and guinea eggs in their with the pea eggs.

 

[casportpony]

I think johnskoi has a Brinsea, maybe he would have some ideas?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/94656/johnskoi

 

[chickenbelle]

Thought I would say hello and mark my place in the thread. I will be picking up my first pea eggs this weekend. I may need some birth coaching in a few weeks! I'm nervous as all get out to hatch these peas.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Thought I would say hello and mark my place in the thread.  I will be picking up my first pea eggs this weekend.  I may need some birth coaching in a few weeks!  I'm nervous as all get out to hatch these peas.

Welcome to the thread!!!!

 

[MinxFox]

Thought I would say hello and mark my place in the thread. I will be picking up my first pea eggs this weekend. I may need some birth coaching in a few weeks! I'm nervous as all get out to hatch these peas.

 

[chickenbelle]

Welcome to the thread!!!!

Thank you! Looks like I'll be hatching some neices and nephews to your peas.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Welcome to the thread!!!!

Thank you!  Looks like I'll be hatching some neices and nephews to your peas. 

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[kuntrygirl]

I think johnskoi has a Brinsea, maybe he would have some ideas?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/94656/johnskoi

Thanks. I will check into it.

 

[Momhunter]

Ok need some advice!! It is day 28 of my first 4 pea eggs to incubate. No babies :-(. When I candled it only looked like one egg was blacked out enough to be a live chick, this was at lockdown, day 25. Now at day 28 no movement seen, no pipping or noise. Pulled out two of the eggs that I thought had to much clear area in the bottom of the egg and opened them. One was about 2/3 developed and the other looked almost fully developed just with large yolk sac. No odor from either one. What would be causing them to die during development that far through??? I left the other two eggs in but afraid that there is no live chicks. If still no signs of life at end of day 30 will do the water test for movement. These are from my pied 3 yr old pair that I purchased in Jan 2013. Was told that they had 12 chicks last year from incubated eggs. I collect the eggs the evening they are laid and stored in a small frig that stays are 52-58 degrees and rotate the eggs daily, set before they are 7 days old. I am using a new GQF sportsman incubator set at 100.0F, humidity running in mid 40s until input a wick in at lockdown then up to mid 60s. Any suggestions???? I have 21 purchased eggs and 10 of my own at different stages in this incubator and don't know what I am doing wrong.

 

[chickenbelle]

I don't think it is anything you are doing. There are a tremendous amount of people who are having the same problems with all types of eggs, including myself. I'm having wonderful hatches from anything of bantam size -- shipped or my own, but all of my large fowl eggs seem to go 50/50. They make it to lockdown or almost to lockdown and then die. There are several theories floating around and most of it coming from the farmer's almanac states the past few months have been a bad time for hatches due to barometric pressure and gravitational pull. Who knows. Keep trying. I know it is frustrating.