Reptipro 5000 Hatch-A-Long (=

[DutchChic]

This is great help ... definately helps relieves the stress.... seems easier than other advise am using it ...THANKS

When I first started incubating 6 years ago, I would fret about humidity and temps and it drove me crazy. Hatches would be really good sometimes, then not so good other times. I got so frustrated and burnt out one time that I just gave up watching and worrying about the humidity and such, and left the batch in the incubator to do what it would. Next thing I knew, I had chicks pipping, zipping and popping all over the place. It seemed that when I quit worrying about it, things went a whole lot better. I then learned that what I was essentially doing was dry incubating. I haven't done it any other way since, including goose eggs, and I have terrific hatches. The only thing I do different with the waterfowl is I do mist them once a day while I'm turning them.

 

[DutchChic]

What days do you candle ?

I think the norm is 7 days, but if the eggs are light colored, I'll candle one or two at 5 days the first time....then check the whole batch around 7-8 days.

 

[yinepu]

What days do you candle ?

I candle all eggs except for emu the day they are set to check for hairline cracks.. any with hairline cracks are either patched with plain candle wax or tossed.. I also candle any shipped eggs (again except for emu) before they are set to check the condition of the air cell

chicken eggs that are light colored: I candle at day 7.. again at lockdown.. then once more if I think there is an issue with the chick
for dark colored eggs: I candle at day 10.. then again at lockdown

for turkeys and most ducks: i candle at day 10 and again at lockdown

for muscovy: i candle around day 12 ... again around day 21 and at lockdown

for quail: I candle at setting time and at lockdown

for emu eggs: I have to weigh since they are too thick and too dark and there isn't any way even my best LED lights will shine through them.. they also don't go through the traditional 'lockdown" since humidity at hatch isn't a factor


many people will tell you to candle at day 4.. but unless you have a really good eye, a really good light and lots of luck you won't see much in some eggs that are perfectly fine.. so it's better to wait those few extra days to get a good vein formation so there's no doubt if the eggs are good

 

[crazzzymike13]

Well i have 2 Jumbo Brown Coturnix Quail eggs in the incubator.! 17 days and we will see what happeneds.

 

[Zootopia]

Well i have 2 Jumbo Brown Coturnix Quail eggs in the incubator.! 17 days and we will see what happeneds.

Good hatching vibes coming your way.

we want pics of the peeps. (

what do you call quail chicks??)

 

[crazzzymike13]

Oops I meant 23 eggs not 2.

 

[chanelle]

YIPEEEE woohoo

GOOD LUCK ! KEEP US UPDATED

 

[chanelle]

THANK YOU

 

[EZE]

Hello everyone i am new here ,i have been flowing your post about the new repti pro 6000 .So i went ahead and ordered one, when i received it i set the temps like Chris shows on his vids.using the water and everything was good. Ran it a couple of days to check the temps. ordered some eggs from eBay and set them this last Sunday and today wed. the 4Th i got home from work the temp was at 81* was not able to get it to get back to right temp for my chicken eggs.Want to know if this has happened to anyone on here? I called chis and incubators.org and so far no answer.

 

[DutchChic]

Hello everyone i am new here ,i have been flowing your post about the new repti pro 6000 .So i went ahead and ordered one, when i received it i set the temps like Chris shows on his vids.using the water and everything was good. Ran it a couple of days to check the temps. ordered some eggs from eBay and set them this last Sunday and today wed. the 4Th i got home from work the temp was at 81* was not able to get it to get back to right temp for my chicken eggs.Want to know if this has happened to anyone on here? I called chis and incubators.org and so far no answer.

Do you have a thermometer inside it and it's reading 81, or is the unit's display reading 81?
I just finished a batch of bantam eggs, have a batch of duck eggs half way done, and just set another batch of duck eggs 2 days ago. So far, it's worked very well for me. I hand turn, and the temp rebounds quickly after having the door open. My only complaint is that the shelves are set too close together...it's hard to access eggs on the second shelf if you have the first shelf in with eggs on it.