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

[WVduckchick]

So today starts day 25. Going to toss the duds and remove the turner. I didnt see any movement when I candled Sunday so I am hoping for at least 1 to hatch. If not I think I am going to wait until February/March to try again.

Its been a while since we had some duckling pics, hope to see some from you in a few days!

 

[OldMissionChick]

Its been a while since we had some duckling pics, hope to see some from you in a few days! 

Me too! Out of the 31 there were 7 original hopefuls and only 1 that could be a contender. But I am not hold my breath

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I just followed the link to your treatise on humidity. I'm SUPER IMPRESSED!
No clue how you manage everything you have on your plate, but a whole bunch of folks certainly are blessed that you do. Thanks.

Thank you.

No, the plugs are still in, I was worried they'd let out to much heat and humidity, should I remove them?

I have my vents open start to finish. I adjust my temps for them being open and it stil holds good.

sorry guys totally out of the loop right now just had a really hard weekend. did however finish one job over done no going back . last night worst of all got in after dark and went to feed my horses . my favorite one was down rolling on the ground colic , really bad tried to save him but couldn't. did all I could but there was no hope .Its kinda like I've lost my kid . right now really depressed about that but I'll feel better after I get some sleep haven't had much in the past three days . love this thread though don't know what I skimmed on that made laugh . but It did and I needed a laugh even a small one. Wife made me feel a little better about my horse though .she said she was happy he looked so good for his age . he was 29 years old I raised him from a baby there when he was born first foal on the farm .so without even trying to read more I'm turning in early tonight . finish trailer story sometime tomorrow .

Dang B! I am so sorry to hear that. That's hard to take.

Day 14 update. 32 eggs set. 6 were clear, 2 have quit. So 24 still looking great! (13 golden sebrights, 1 silver sebright, 6 BTBJ, 4 SD OEGB)

I also realized that one of the clears, and one of the quitters were 2 eggs that she pulled while I was there picking up the eggs, so they were laid the day I set them.

I weighed a few too (I wish I'd quit doing that!) and the weight loss is a bit high, but the air cells look fine, so I'm not touching anything yet. But maybe if these don't do well, next time I will increase the humidity a bit, if the weight loss is that high.

Good vibes for the eggs!!! Almost there!

Me too! Out of the 31 there were 7 original hopefuls and only 1 that could be a contender. But I am not hold my breath

Good luck little ducks!

 

[RubyNala97]

I totally forgot that I wanted to tell you guys about my first hatching egg nightmare! I had this dream last night that felt so real. My shipped eggs had come in and I put them in an egg carton to rest before setting them, on my kitchen counter. I was really hungry and decided to make pancakes. Without realizing it, I used all the shipped eggs in the batter. I sat down and was eating a huge mound of pancakes, butter, and maple syrup. The pancakes were so good! I was thinking "I wonder why these pancakes came out so good, they are the best"! And then it hit me. I ran and looked in the carton with the shipped eggs and they were all gone!! I panicked. My mom and my grandma were there, so I ran to tell them what I just did. My mom says "you're so irresponsible, you've wasted so much money on eggs, you better not buy anymore"! I was so upset!! When I woke up, I had one of those moments where you're so relieved it was just a dream!!

 

[kwhites634]

Thank you.

I have my vents open start to finish. I adjust my temps for them being open and it stil holds good.

Dang B! I am so sorry to hear that. That's hard to take.

Good vibes for the eggs!!! Almost there!

Good luck little ducks!

I see you're in here playing catchup this morning, so here's another one for you:
I put 6 eggs in my Hova-bator model 2362N (circulated air) 2 days ago,after firing it up the previous day Two different thermometers holding steady @ about 99 degrees. Also removed all but two of the turner racks. I'd already filled the troughs before I saw your article on dry incubation, so I popped both vents & let it be; didn't want to let the temp drop by removing the top long enough to remove the water. Don't figure to mess with it til day 7, when I candle. Waiting on a hygrometer from Amazon.

Anything else I should be doing, or am I pretty much headed in the right direction?

 

[WVduckchick]

I totally forgot that I wanted to tell you guys about my first hatching egg nightmare! I had this dream last night that felt so real. My shipped eggs had come in and I put them in an egg carton to rest before setting them, on my kitchen counter. I was really hungry and decided to make pancakes. Without realizing it, I used all the shipped eggs in the batter. I sat down and was eating a huge mound of pancakes, butter, and maple syrup. The pancakes were so good! I was thinking "I wonder why these pancakes came out so good, they are the best"! And then it hit me. I ran and looked in the carton with the shipped eggs and they were all gone!! I panicked. My mom and my grandma were there, so I ran to tell them what I just did. My mom says "you're so irresponsible, you've wasted so much money on eggs, you better not buy anymore"! I was so upset!! When I woke up, I had one of those moments where you're so relieved it was just a dream!!

Hahaha, that's hilarious!

 

[scflock]

I totally forgot that I wanted to tell you guys about my first hatching egg nightmare! I had this dream last night that felt so real. My shipped eggs had come in and I put them in an egg carton to rest before setting them, on my kitchen counter. I was really hungry and decided to make pancakes. Without realizing it, I used all the shipped eggs in the batter. I sat down and was eating a huge mound of pancakes, butter, and maple syrup. The pancakes were so good! I was thinking "I wonder why these pancakes came out so good, they are the best"! And then it hit me. I ran and looked in the carton with the shipped eggs and they were all gone!! I panicked. My mom and my grandma were there, so I ran to tell them what I just did. My mom says "you're so irresponsible, you've wasted so much money on eggs, you better not buy anymore"! I was so upset!! When I woke up, I had one of those moments where you're so relieved it was just a dream!!

See? That's the difference between men and women. Even dreaming, you guys find something to worry about. We dream about Hardees/Carl's Jr. commercials

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I totally forgot that I wanted to tell you guys about my first hatching egg nightmare! I had this dream last night that felt so real. My shipped eggs had come in and I put them in an egg carton to rest before setting them, on my kitchen counter. I was really hungry and decided to make pancakes. Without realizing it, I used all the shipped eggs in the batter. I sat down and was eating a huge mound of pancakes, butter, and maple syrup. The pancakes were so good! I was thinking "I wonder why these pancakes came out so good, they are the best"! And then it hit me. I ran and looked in the carton with the shipped eggs and they were all gone!! I panicked. My mom and my grandma were there, so I ran to tell them what I just did. My mom says "you're so irresponsible, you've wasted so much money on eggs, you better not buy anymore"! I was so upset!! When I woke up, I had one of those moments where you're so relieved it was just a dream!!

Oh my.....lol

I see you're in here playing catchup this morning, so here's another one for you:
I put 6 eggs in my Hova-bator model 2362N (circulated air) 2 days ago,after firing it up the previous day Two different thermometers holding steady @ about 99 degrees. Also removed all but two of the turner racks. I'd already filled the troughs before I saw your article on dry incubation, so I popped both vents & let it be; didn't want to let the temp drop by removing the top long enough to remove the water. Don't figure to mess with it til day 7, when I candle. Waiting on a hygrometer from Amazon.

Anything else I should be doing, or am I pretty much headed in the right direction?

Sounds like you are headed in the right direction to me.

See? That's the difference between men and women. Even dreaming, you guys find something to worry about. We dream about Hardees/Carl's Jr. commercials

OK...more like Hooters.....

 

[rossfam06]

That skunk that I accidentally kicked a couple weeks ago, has been back for two nights in a row now. I went outside late last night and we both startled each other but he didn't run away. And he's back now. It looks like a different skunk but the chances of that are slim. I think he is young and growing. He better steer clear of my chicken coop!!

Same here!

I still think of that raccoon commercial!!!! "Here Kitty, Kitty!!!"

Cute!!!! Good luck on the remaining breathers!!

I would lube it, and as long as it is still turning I would run it until it stops
Anyone that has read my posts on this thread knows that there is about a 42 year old trail of skeletons over here

What part of "set and forget" are you missing?


When using a have-a-heart, I switch to this one. It's easier on the trap

If I could have gotten my hands on the hay bale I would have bitten its head off

Hope this batch goes much better for you


Good morning, everyone

Okay....she's not making a rotisserie chicken here. . I love how your answer to everything is a shotgun.

See? That's the difference between men and women. Even dreaming, you guys find something to worry about. We dream about Hardees/Carl's Jr. commercials

Typical.

 

[scflock]

OK...more like Hooters.....

You must not have seen the Hardees commercials, then. Much more lascivious