She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[scflock]

Just typed up a huge multi response then lost it.

Breakfast. Loretta gave us 2 double yolks the past 2 days and I was thinking they were just normal sized eggs, already.



Babies moved to brooder 5 his morning. Another heating pad had just arrived from amazon so going to make another mhp. They are temporarily under a red light but I have it plugged into a thermostat so it isn't on continuously.



Phone app keeps losing its mind.

Chicapee, I went back to try and find all of your numbers. Did you have 15 in lockdown, with 18 set to begin with? 13/18 puts you right on the parade bubble, but if you only locked down 15, I'm at the PC and we are going to kick this weekend off with a parade

 

[WVduckchick]

You don't have a clue what goes on at GNO

 

[Ravynscroft]

Chicapee, I went back to try and find all of your numbers. Did you have 15 in lockdown, with 18 set to begin with? 13/18 puts you right on the parade bubble, but if you only locked down 15, I'm at the PC and we are going to kick this weekend off with a parade

She had 20 set originally... 1 clear and 1 BCM questionable... 18 went into lockdown, one with ?... 13 outta 20 shipped is a parade any day, lol...

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Or, Amy could get one of these...

Now why would she need that? I hear she is is a good girl!

Thank you, I am! lol

It's just a surge protector for Ruby

Ok, so, think about what that item in the picture is used for.....if I had a reason to have that, in your reasoning for power outtages I wouldn't need the power to power what you think is causing the power outtage.... just think about it..... lol

Are you laughing???? Is that disbelief I am seeing??? Traitor!!! lol

Hi, and welcome!

I always recommend starting with local, common eggs for a first incubation so that you can verify your incubator is stable for the entire 21 days and so that you get accustomed to the rhythm of tweaking your incubator.

If it's a Little Giant 9200, with a knob to adjust temperature, then Amy will be your champion. She has had great success in hatching with one of those but she will tell you they need a lot of babysitting. I had two of them and sold them because they ruined more eggs than they hatched, though I am a set it and leave it person.

Still air with a turner poses a small challenge. The turner motor generates a good deal of heat, so don't place any eggs near the motor. Keep them two spaces away if possible. Likewise, the other corners are cooler, so try not to fill them. With only a dozen eggs, you should be able to group them around the center of the incubator.

If a hen laid the eggs in a nest one at a time while gathering her clutch, they would also go through those temperature swings. As long as they don't remain above 88F for an extended period of time, incubation won't start. When they cool at night, the average temp will also drop. And the packaging is most likely bubble pack and foam peanuts, which will further stabilize temperatures. I had eggs shipped from Montana to Michigan in below freezing conditions and they arrived at 60F.

When the eggs arrive, unwrap them gently and place them into cartons flat end up and allow to adjust to room temp. At the same time, get your incubator up to temperature and ensure it is stable. Let the eggs rest in the cartons for at least 24 hours. Candle them to ensure that none are cracked, and that the air cells are firmly fastened at the fat end of the egg.

You'll get better advice from those who handle shipped eggs often. I mostly hatch my own.

Shipped eggs are always a risk. Even if your results are less than stellar, don't let that discourage you. Try and try again...even those of us with a great deal of incubation experience sometimes have a bad hatch.

Thank you for that.

 

[scflock]

She had 20 set originally... 1 clear and 1 BCM questionable... 18 went into lockdown, one with ?... 13 outta 20 shipped is a parade any day, lol...

50% is what I read as average for shipped, so I was going with 75% for the parade. 18x0.75= 13.5

Rounded up, it misses the bubble by one tenth. I really want to throw a parade, personalized for chicapee. Someone throw some red paint on me so I can forget that 0.1

 

[chickens galore]

Just been out to top up all the water and collect this afternoons eggs, one of the gold tops is looking like she will go broody, after hearing all about all your new hatches, my fingers are itching, I keep looking at the RCom, mmmmm ??

My pea chick was a nightmare, it would only eat off my finger for the first 4 days, but when i gave it the new chick it turned into mum/dad and showed the baby how to eat and drink, i got played

Have a great Friday night.

 

[scflock]

Ok, so, think about what that item in the picture is used for.....if I had a reason to have that, in your reasoning for power outtages I wouldn't need the power to power what you think is causing the power outtage.... just think about it..... lol

No! YOU just think about it, Queenie. If you have that, you don't need the power, no power outtage for Ruby, and she doesn't have to buy a power inverter just because you were feeling frisky

 

[WalnutHill]

There ya go.

 

[scflock]

You don't have a clue what goes on at GNO

Yeah, it's not like there's an archived record or anything

 

[WalnutHill]

My pea chick was a nightmare, it would only eat off my finger for the first 4 days, but when i gave it the new chick it turn in to mum/dad and showed the baby how to eat and drink, i got played

Oh that is too funny, and so believable!

My three week old lone turkey poult will be four weeks old when her siblings hatch. I can't wait to see if she becomes den mother to them. She is cute, I can always tell when she's eating, as she gives her "here is food, everyone" chirp while snacking.