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In the Brooder
- Aug 11, 2017
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My first time having eggs shipped to me. I had three different shippers.
The first batch of 14 eggs in incubator One: I had 12 show growth at week 1, but at week 2 only 3 were still growing. The rest stopped.
Second and third batch (6 and 15) in incubator Two: I had 19 with growth at week 1. At week 2, I have 3 for sure and possibly a 4th.
The firsts here are new incubators and shipped eggs.
I have two different generations of the Harris Farms 360 which are both new from the box. Before this I used a home made cabinet incubator and local eggs, which I have had great success with. I had lent out my cabinet incubator and the 360s had good reviews so I tried them.
I am really not sure what to troubleshoot here. With three different shippers, (all which were packed well) and I let all the eggs sit and settle for about 48 hours before putting them in. Also two different incubators (which I monitored several times a day to check temp and humidity). This has been a very expensive and depressing experience. I would love input on any of these factors.
I am getting local eggs next week, but now I am hesitant to put them in if it could be the incubators.
The first batch of 14 eggs in incubator One: I had 12 show growth at week 1, but at week 2 only 3 were still growing. The rest stopped.
Second and third batch (6 and 15) in incubator Two: I had 19 with growth at week 1. At week 2, I have 3 for sure and possibly a 4th.
The firsts here are new incubators and shipped eggs.
I have two different generations of the Harris Farms 360 which are both new from the box. Before this I used a home made cabinet incubator and local eggs, which I have had great success with. I had lent out my cabinet incubator and the 360s had good reviews so I tried them.
I am really not sure what to troubleshoot here. With three different shippers, (all which were packed well) and I let all the eggs sit and settle for about 48 hours before putting them in. Also two different incubators (which I monitored several times a day to check temp and humidity). This has been a very expensive and depressing experience. I would love input on any of these factors.
I am getting local eggs next week, but now I am hesitant to put them in if it could be the incubators.