QUESTIONS on incubating peahen eggs...

[AmyLynn2374]

As long as it doesn't take too long to install, if the eggs don't get too cooled, I wouldn't see a problem.

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[trueblue8364]

Every day from week 2 I open the incubator and let the eggs cool for about 10 minutes. Tried it a couple batches now. Simulates pea-mom stepping off the nest. I had read it helps the egg shells become more brittle which aids in chicks breaking out. I've had a little higher hatch rate, anyone else use this method or seen any results?

 

[KsKingBee]

Every day from week 2 I open the incubator and let the eggs cool for about 10 minutes. Tried it a couple batches now. Simulates pea-mom stepping off the nest. I had read it helps the egg shells become more brittle which aids in chicks breaking out. I've had a little higher hatch rate, anyone else use this method or seen any results?

My Brinsea's have a cooling cycle you can program in.

 

[trueblue8364]

I have never seen that option on any incubator I have. That's a great feature!

 

[casportpony]

My Brinsea's have a cooling cycle you can program in.

Which model is that?

 

[WVduckchick]

Which model is that?

My Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance EX has it. I think all of their digital ones have it. Well, maybe not the mini's.

 

[casportpony]

My Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance EX has it. I think all of their digital ones have it. Well, maybe not the mini's.

Cool feature!

 

[KsKingBee]

Which model is that?

I have two Brinsea 380 cabinets.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

I liken the cooling cycle to me opening the incubator every day to retrieve hatched chicks or peas and checking water since I do that manually. I do lose humidity though so i top off the incubator trays with a bit of HOT water to bump it back up quick when I close it. I also candle about once a week when I know nothing is due to hatch that day. They trick me sometimes though and pip early. I can see a cooling cycle built in as much better so you never drop humidity but I stagger so many hatches now that I am down to only one incubator. I used to have 3 but just can't work that hard any more.