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[hungnguyen]

I recommend to rotate the eggs 2-3 times per day.

Hope yours hatched. I had a hen setting on the eggs a week ago. At night I moved her nest into a barn .. then 2 nights later, coon got inside the barn, chased her out and cracked/ate all the eggs. Back to square one !

 

[Ms Jellybean]

Final incubator pics! 36 eggs went in 2/5 around noon. Temp holding steady between 99 and 100. Little cooler in the "back" by about 1 degree, so I rotate position every 2-3 days. Humidity is a little harder to control...I can get it where I want it, but keeping it there at night is difficult. It all evaporates. I have a dish with a rag in it...I also added a gel bottle thing from my husbands humidor and that seems to help some...I think I'll switch out the rag to a sponge...but when I had the sponge in there the humidity ran pretty high...maybe just part of sponge? I also took out the air plugs after reading a suggestion on another post...I think that's helping...

Nice. You should rotate the eggs more often though. I think twice a day, but maybe three times like Hung mentioned below.

I recommend to rotate the eggs 2-3 times per day.

Hope yours hatched. I had a hen setting on the eggs a week ago. At night I moved her nest into a barn .. then 2 nights later, coon got inside the barn, chased her out and cracked/ate all the eggs. Back to square one !

Bummer. Did you catch the raccoon?






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[8isenuff]

I also one end up on a 5-6" block that I move to the other end at 8am, 12pm, 4pm, and 8pm each day.

Do you think rotating the eggs so often will be too much handling? I think you are right though, it should be more often...Thanks!

 

[hungnguyen]

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Most still incubator instructs us to rotate 3 times/ day i.e every 8 hrs. Incubator with egg turners constantly rotate the eggs. I laid my eggs flat on the incubator floor. I marked an X on the side of the eggs. When rotate I just roll them to the other side each time.

 

[hungnguyen]

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Originally Posted by Ms Jellybean

Bummer. Did you catch the raccoon?

This coon came in from a new route so he went from gate to barn. SInce yesterday incident, we put more chicken wire into the gate. He still out there watching us setting up trap

 

[8isenuff]

We have 3 fat coons that frequent our house...they haven't messed with our chickens, but I think we accidentally feed them so much cat food they don't bother! They have actually befriended my 20lb cat. I caught them hanging out in the garage together....

 

[TexasLisa]

I recommend to rotate the eggs 2-3 times per day.

Hope yours hatched. I had a hen setting on the eggs a week ago. At night I moved her nest into a barn .. then 2 nights later, coon got inside the barn, chased her out and cracked/ate all the eggs. Back to square one !

Hung I am so sorry to hear about the coon. I did NOT send the coon your way!

Bisenuff, nice set up! I hope your eggs hatch!

I am now battling a pack of dogs. UGH!! I have chased them away twice now.

Lisa

 

[rubenmarquez23]

Hello I'm from the southern part of Texas, with only one modern game bantam, but I will be getting him some companions very soon!

 

[hungnguyen]

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Beware, they are planning to eat your fat cat.

 

[hungnguyen]

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I still try to figure out who sent this batch of coons .. so I know which direction to set trap. We caught 2 last weeks and missed this one over the weekend. Look like a flock. I hope that you have a dog to guard your yard and keep other dogs from invading