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

[scflock]

All the quotes I know are from Elton John's Your Song, or Boston, or Styx...Tombstone, too young for me.

Really? I had you pegged as younger.
Domo origato, Mr. Roboto

 

[sideWing]

Totally ignored my Beatles reference?

I thought it was the Hollies?

 

[NTBugtraq]

I guess I'll throw in my two cents since Amy isn't here yet. Your humidities didn't look too far off from what I run. A little higher early on, a lot lower on the last few days, but I think we have figured out the Brinsea doesn't like the lower humidities. I didn't follow your hatch in the HAL, so I'm not sure when you are losing your chicks. Are they making it to lockdown, then not hatching? I saw that you have 1 rooster over 20 something hens, and that's spreading him pretty thin, but you are losing fertile eggs? And now you're having them die after the hatch? Are you certain it's not a flock issue? I think if you let Amy guide you through one in the styrofoam you may have a better shot. When the Brinsea gets here, it really is amazingly simple to use. You're going to be in heaven when you fire that thing up, assuming your main flock is healthy

I admit I kinda screwed up if I was following Amy's dry hatch, no doubt about that. I culled 7/41 during the incubation, all before day 14, as infertile. But I believed the rest were active, but I wish I could see further into the egg beyond the air sack. I believed I went into day 18 with 34 viable eggs...and 12 never did anything. So, I either killed them, or they were infertile. I inspected 2 on day 23, one "popped" and stunk, the other was a perfectly normal looking chick in the right position...who just never pipped. I got discouraged and didn't check the other 10 unhatched eggs.

I don't know what a "flock issue" is...could you explain?

 

[scflock]

I thought it was the Hollies?

I was going to let it go.
The Beatles sang "She's so heavy"
Nice effort, though

Evidently Mr. Ringo's an educated man. Now I really hate him.

 

[NTBugtraq]

Really? I had you pegged as younger.
Domo origato, Mr. Roboto

I love Queen, but I loved Bowie long before that, and Rush long before that...

 

[scflock]

I admit I kinda screwed up if I was following Amy's dry hatch, no doubt about that. I culled 7/41 during the incubation, all before day 14, as infertile. But I believed the rest were active, but I wish I could see further into the egg beyond the air sack. I believed I went into day 18 with 34 viable eggs...and 12 never did anything. So, I either killed them, or they were infertile. I inspected 2 on day 23, one "popped" and stunk, the other was a perfectly normal looking chick in the right position...who just never pipped. I got discouraged and didn't check the other 10 unhatched eggs.

I don't know what a "flock issue" is...could you explain?

I was just wondering about the health of your breeder flock. Have you ever incubated eggs from them before? Do broody hens ever hatch their own eggs? I have never had an egg pop, but it happens. Amy had one come close. My first incubation in styrofoam was a disaster, so much so that I never tried again. I can imagine how frustrating it is to have that happen twice. I know people are sick of hearing me say it, but that 40EX is going to be so much more enjoyable. I rarely even look at my incubator. I don't have the pump, so all I do is add water a few times, lock it down, and take the chicks out. All but one of my hatches have been 85%+, but like I said, Amy is consistently over 90% in styrofoam, so it can be done

 

[scflock]

I love Queen, but I loved Bowie long before that, and Rush long before that...

Now Rush...

That is one of my favorite bands of all time

 

[sideWing]

I was just wondering about the health of your breeder flock. Have you ever incubated eggs from them before? Do broody hens ever hatch their own eggs? I have never had an egg pop, but it happens. Amy had one come close. My first incubation in styrofoam was a disaster, so much so that I never tried again. I can imagine how frustrating it is to have that happen twice. I know people are sick of hering me say it, but that 40EX is going to be so much more enjoyable. I rarely even look at my incubator. I don't have the pump, so all I do is add water a few times, lock it down, and take the chicks out. All but one of my hatches have been 85%+, but like I said, Amy is consistently over 90% in styrofoam, so it can be done

Brinsea 40EX

$500!!

 

[NTBugtraq]

Now Rush...

That is one of my favorite bands of all time

They played my high school ever year I was in high school...epic

 

[scflock]

Brinsea 40EX

$500!!

If you found a 40EX for $500, you'd better jump all over it