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

[georgiayankee]

I'm so upset right now! Today is hatch day. I have 4 external pips and at least 1 internal. I came to look in the incubator and check on them (I'm checking like every hour) and the temp was 75 degrees!! The fan was blowing inside the brinsea mini but blowing COLD air out!! Its not working!! Thank god I have another mini. I transferred them all over but I'm so afraid of issues now that they had cold air blowing on them!! They couldn't have been cold for longer then an hour. Please give me any advice or encouragement that they'll be ok. I'm so mad at brinsea. I would like to say a lot of four letter words right now!!

hopefully the temp hadn't been dropped for that long and all will be ok.

 

[RubyNala97]

I've got one chick out, 5 external pips, and 1 internal pip out of 9 shipped eggs. If all the pips make it, it will be my best shipped hatched yet!!

That and with her being a banty and the eggs are standard, they are going to get big fast and I don't think she'd be able to cover more than 2 or 3 to keep them warm. It wouldn't be much of an issue in the spring/summer, but it's gotten awful chilly here! So hopefully with no more than three she'll be able to keep them warm until they are big enough.
I think a teacher that has the opportunity to do a classroom hatch and doesn't is crazy.
I know it's about 65F in here today. I'm trying not to use the pellet stove during the day and just run it evening to morning. I was hoping we wouldn't have to run it 24/7 until Novemeber or at least closer to November, but I am not seeing that happening....lol

I didn't realize they weren't her eggs!! So you're right! That's even better. I agree about the teachers. I know the music teacher hatches her own eggs and raises chickens, so I know she'll spread the word for me too!

I wouldn't change it for the world. When my mom died we were pretty sure Dad would follow shortly after, but I moved back to my hometown to be here for him and less than a year later I was pregnant for my son and it just seemed to give him a new reason to live, especially after my ex and I split, and I really believe it's what has kept him going the last 7-8 years. He told my sister he needs to be here until my son get's grown up cause we need him. So as long as that's giving him the will, we'll take it. He's 84 now and I keep telling him he's going to be here to see 90.  A nursing home is NOT an option. It would be pointless. He'd be gone in no time. Me taking care of him works perfect. We get a pension for me being his caretaker, he gets taken care of by family who knows him and actually cares about him and it has given me the opportunity to actually raise my son and to be able to homeschool on top of 

Amy, that's a great story. Sounds like it worked out the best for everyone. And it's so true, having your son around will give him a purpose, like none other.

It is a gut wrenching moment aye. I recall two similar occasions Rubynala. The first was during one of the first hatches I did in a brand new Brinsea. Driving home one evening I got to a certain point then noticed that the houses we were passing were in darkness. A power cut had happened and I was totally helpless to do anything. I raced into the house to see the temp on the incubator at room temperature. Having no backup and living in a rural area I just had to wait it out realising that I could loose the whole hatch. Talk about anxiety. The power came on two hours later and the eggs went on to hatch normally.
The second was just last year when a broody left her nest and I found stone cold eggs some 12 hours later. They were only 7 days in and on candle them all were developing but no movement. Anyway I fired up a brinsea hatch master and popped them in. All but one of the 14 hatched so it just goes to show.

Yes!! I totally screwed up on one of my last hatches and moved eggs that were about to go into lockdown because the power was out. I should have just rode it out. But they were very damaged shipped eggs anyway, so none hatched. But after that I bought a power converter for my car so I can run the incubator if I had to. I'm so happy the hatches turned out so good!! That's amazing about the day 7 eggs!

Yes, thank you. I did come across this article in January I think and after a bit more research I actively now open the incubator for 30 minutes per day. It has assisted the required loss of weight of the eggs by about a further 1%.
I live in a naturally humid area even in winter and I struggle to achieve a weight loss in the eggs of anything over 12%. Since opening the doors each day I can achieve a more respectable 13.5%

Yes, when I hatched peafowl, I read to give them fresh air everyday. I hand turn 5xday and I think that helps big time!

 

[WVduckchick]

I've got one chick out, 5 external pips, and 1 internal pip out of 9 shipped eggs. If all the pips make it, it will be my best shipped hatched yet!!
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:yiipchick for the one that's out. for the rest

 

[lazy gardener]

10-4 on the pellet stove.
We heat w/wood, & I considered firing up the stove this morning myself, but the chimney hasn't been cleaned out from last season yet. I normally clean it out in Oct. & again during the Jan. thaw (if we have one), but I've got a balance issue going on currently, with occasional black-outs, & I don't want to risk a problem while I'm on the roof. Guy from church was supposed to come do it for me this week, before monsoon season set in. I had to put the electric space heater in service for a couple hours.

Do you know why your balance is off? If not, might want to get it checked out. Could be as simple as fluid build up in the inner ear to any other number of issues. Stay off that roof, and be safe!

 

[kwhites634]

Do you know why your balance is off? If not, might want to get it checked out. Could be as simple as fluid build up in the inner ear to any other number of issues. Stay off that roof, and be safe!

No, I don't. Had MRI, CTscan, EKG, EEG, stress test, you name it. All they know so far is that their pockets are fuller

 

[AmyLynn2374]

No, I don't. Had MRI, CTscan, EKG, EEG, stress test, you name it. All they know so far is that their pockets are fuller

My son used to watch the Wiggles when he was little and the lead Wiggle Greg Page started having problems with balance/fatigue/trembling it took a while to get a diagnosis, but he was eventually diagnosed with dysautonomia. I guess it's real hard to diagnose. It's also called orthostatic intolerance I believe. He started a foundation to raise funds and awareness for dysautonomia. I wonder if they've ruled that out?

 

[kwhites634]

My son used to watch the Wiggles when he was little and the lead Wiggle Greg Page started having problems with balance/fatigue/trembling it took a while to get a diagnosis, but he was eventually diagnosed with dysautonomia. I guess it's real hard to diagnose. It's also called orthostatic intolerance I believe. He started a foundation to raise funds and awareness for dysautonomia. I wonder if they've ruled that out?

Never heard that one mentioned. I had trembling for a while a couple years ago, but that was the nerve damage from a bout of Shingles 3 years ago.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Never heard that one mentioned. I had trembling for a while a couple years ago, but that was the nerve damage from a bout of Shingles 3 years ago.

From what I understand it can be brought on by a ton of different things. In his case they believe he had mild episodes going back for years, but it didn't become serious until after he had hernia surgeries. The shingles themselves causing nerve damage (if I understand dysautonomia) could lead to it as it is a condition of the autonomic nervous system. Be worth questioning.

 

[napdognewfie]

Menieres?

 

[kwhites634]

From what I understand it can be brought on by a ton of different things. In his case they believe he had mild episodes going back for years, but it didn't become serious until after he had hernia surgeries. The shingles themselves causing nerve damage (if I understand dysautonomia) could lead to it as it is a condition of the autonomic nervous system. Be worth questioning.

Duly noted!
Nuerologist aware of the shingles history; hasn't said anything (at least not that I could understand).
Have another appt. end of this month; I'll ask him about it.
Thanks