Redwood Incubators - Information, help, for sale and wanted

[they'reHISchickens]

And there is no way we can picture the hatchings. All we can do is listen for chirps to indicate activity. We limited ourselves to opening every 12 hours to remove chicks. I don't think they were jumping trays,but they may have been hitting their heads on the tray above them.
Rainwolf, re: your rotation system: the excess humidity required of the pipped eggs does not interfere with the drying of the others? This may be a case of locality/climate ruling the specifics of the method. Your method obviously works for you. It might for us too, if we weren't hatching marans
This is what you see with the door open. With it closed, you see even less

 

[Rainwolf]

And there is no way we can picture the hatchings. All we can do is listen for chirps to indicate activity. We limited ourselves to opening every 12 hours to remove chicks. I don't think they were jumping trays,but they may have been hitting their heads on the tray above them. Rainwolf, re: your rotation system: the excess humidity required of the pipped eggs does not interfere with the drying of the others? This may be a case of locality/climate ruling the specifics of the method. Your method obviously works for you. It might for us too, if we weren't hatching marans This is what you see with the door open. With it closed, you see even less

I live with humidity here in Seattle and 35-50% works perfect for me. I get a great hatch rate from anything that is fertile. But it is only 50% at refill and 40% normal and 35% when the water tray starts running low. The hen can not really up moisture so what I do is try to maintain ambient humidity plus a little. I have by accident, run down to 1% humidity in the bator but on average humidity is 40-44%. I think by putting the newest eggs up top where the air moves more and the hatching eggs down low it balances very well. at least in my incubator/climate. I hatch Maran eggs, Olive eggs, Easter eggs, Ameraucana eggs, Bantam Favorelles and misc other bantams. I get 100% hatch on any of my eggs (if it did not hatch it was not fertile and I crack them all open to verify) and a good 75% on eggs I bring in from other local breeders. I've a batch of Belgian Bearded d'Uccle Bantams in the bator that was shipped pretty rough (3 smashed out of 18) Will let you know how that hatches.

 

[they'reHISchickens]

Rainwolf, thanks for specifics. I , too, have wondered how the hens do it but we have had similar problems with broody hens having dead chicks in the sheLL. Our best hatch was a RIR who went broody in the middle of summer. I seldom let the marans go broody because they seem to go psycho and tend to destroy eggs one way or another in their fanaticism.
My main experience is working with different dairy cattle breeds and you optimally gear their nurturing to the breed. They can be very very different and I bring that philosophy to the chicken breeds. I just haven't yet figured out what makes these marans tick.

 

[dsljim]

Has anyone used a kerosene fired redwood incubator? Or have or know where to find instructions for one?

 

[dsljim]

Has anyone used a kerosene fired redwood incubator? Or have or know where to find instructions for one?

 

[Rainwolf]

Has anyone used a kerosene fired redwood incubator? Or have or know where to find instructions for one?

I've only seen them in photos so I am not the best info but the kerosene ones should be just light the lamp and run like a pilot light and adjust flame for temp adjustments.

 

[dsljim]

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Is anyone familiar with Petersime incunlbator Co. In Gettysburg Ohio?
It looks well thought out, I'm assuming the rusty disks are for humidity? Hatcher is shown on the bottom?

 

[dsljim]

One picture = 1000 words.

 

[Tammy N]

Quote: Cant hens sweat ?

 

[Tammy N]

Has anyone used a kerosene fired redwood incubator? Or have or know where to find instructions for one?

http://sunnycreekfarms.zxq.net/

Call him his name is Don and yes he can give you tons of good info