Setting 9-17! Anyone else? 50+ Orps going in

[T & S wright]

My wife said i was not supposed to type in caps did not realise i was doing that sorry in advance, MY THIRD TIME TRYING. ALWAYS SOMETHING GOES WRONG. FIRST TWO TIMES I THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN A DIRTY INCUBATOR, IT IS A LONER. I BLEACHED IT OUT AND AM TRYING AGAIN. ON THE SECOND BATCH THE MOTOR THAT TURNS THEM BROKE AND THEY WERE NOT BEING TURNED. MOTOR IS STILL BROKE. I WILL ATTEMPT TO HAND TURN THEM.
I PUT A FULL LOAD OF EGGS IN THE INCUBATOR LAST NIGHT 09-17-11. SOME ARE RHODE ISLAND REDS, SOME ARE A MIX FROM THE NEIGHBOR. WE HAVE A BAD VARMENT PROBLEM WE LOOSE A CHICKEN QUITE OFTEN DUE TO COONS. SKUNKS, AND COYOTES. TOMMY

 

[CakePrincess21]

bleach ussually affects the eggs since they breathe in the chemical thru the egg shell so ussually that ends up killing them. so my mom says

 

[TedJan92_in_Idaho]

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If they hatch I will have pics

 

[southerndesert]

We set 9 on the 17th and 4 today 18th 13 eggs is a lucky number

.... All mixed breed from one of our flocks....

School project...

 

[KIDDSBANTAMS]

I set eggs on the 18th, 14 cochins and some Japs.

 

[jmc]

what are you all using for bators?

 

[southerndesert]

Using the often hated LG, works well for us doing small batches. We do have fan and turner which help allot....

 

[KIDDSBANTAMS]

I have a Brinsea 20 eco and a Brinsea 20 advance with a humidity pump. I have not had great hatches so far, but they have all been shipped eggs. The first time I had 4 hatch out of 16, the second time I had 5 hatch out of 25 and I will have my third batch go into lockdown this wednesday and I have 34 set and I saw 18 viable out of them so far. I set my 4th batch of eggs on the 18th. Maybe I will get there on of these days, when my girls get big enough to lay I will start incubating my own eggs and maybe then I will have better luck.

 

[rarely bored]

5 days in, anybody candle??

 

[southerndesert]

only 3 days in for us, candle at 7....