The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[austinbndr28]

I have 2 broody geese setting on a nest, but I don't have a gander. Could they hatch duck eggs or would they squish them?

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Quote: Oh okay. They are very pretty!

 

[tommysgirl]

You are most welcome! Sally and Mike are doing a bunch of work too.

60. Where should the eggs be placed in the car when taking them home?
Place the eggs on the front floor on the passenger side and turn on the heat.


<giggles>

What if it is August?? (In the Northern Hemisphere

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[tommysgirl]

91. How do you preserve embryos? Using formalin or glycerine and ethyl alcohol?
Embryos can be successfully preserved by storing them in an alcohol solution (3-4 drops of glycerine on embryo), then immerse in 70 percent alcohol (14 parts of 95 percent ethyl alcohol to 5 parts of water).




This is cool, I never knew it was that easy to preserve something, well there is that worm in the tequila!

What are frogs in at the schools?

I think Formaldehyde. But it STUNK!

 

[ronott1]

91. How do you preserve embryos? Using formalin or glycerine and ethyl alcohol?
Embryos can be successfully preserved by storing them in an alcohol solution (3-4 drops of glycerine on embryo), then immerse in 70 percent alcohol (14 parts of 95 percent ethyl alcohol to 5 parts of water).




This is cool, I never knew it was that easy to preserve something, well there is that worm in the tequila!

What are frogs in at the schools?

Way back in the olden days, there were a couple of kids in 4-H that did stuff like this to preserve bugs for entomology. I tanned a snake skin using laundry detergent as a paste too.

 

[TJChickens]

is it a mini, a 20 or a 50?
can you empty out the Rcom and open it up all the way (as if you were cleaning it after a hatch) and maybe you will see if there is an obvious problem? like a piece of egg shell or paper towel might have gotten stuck on the gear teeth? if not can you turn it on while the top main unit is off and maybe while it is running you will be able to see an issue? I am new to the Rcoms myself, you have probably already done all of the above. maybe resetting it all the way? (holding the "set button" unplug and replug then release the "set" button) or I am sure this isn't the issue, but I know I can turn the "turn option" off, did that happen by accident? ...bummer I hope you can fix it easily.

It is a 20.
This morning when I checked, the stupid incubator was turning the eggs like nothing ever happened. So, now this is something I need to keep a close eye on, never knowing when it will stop again!
Last night I had done all the things you mentioned, short of removing the eggs. I even set it at each different turn sequence in case only one of them was glitching. I know it's very clean inside. I use it a lot but I clean it each time until it looks like new. Nothing seemed to help, and when I finally went to bed, it was still not working. I set up the other incubator last night, but am still waiting for it to stabilize.....After I'm done with these eggs, I'll take it totally apart and check that gear and belt if there is one.

Thanks for your help. I'd be interested to hear if yours ever do this...

 

[ronott1]

Quote: I thought some of the answers were a little odd too but realized that some of the questions were designed for students that were hatching egg for a class in College--you must remember labs right?

The class must have been held in the winter in illinois.

 

[angelobutter]

It is a 20.
This morning when I checked, the stupid incubator was turning the eggs like nothing ever happened. So, now this is something I need to keep a close eye on, never knowing when it will stop again!
Last night I had done all the things you mentioned, short of removing the eggs. I even set it at each different turn sequence in case only one of them was glitching. I know it's very clean inside. I  use it a lot but I clean it each time until it looks like new. Nothing seemed to help, and when I finally went to bed, it was still not working. I set up the other incubator last night, but am still waiting for it to stabilize.....After I'm done with these eggs, I'll take it totally apart and check that gear and belt if there is one.

Thanks for your help. I'd be interested to hear if yours ever do this...

Ya now I am paranoid that mine will stop turning. Every time I hear one of them play it's song I race in to verify that it is indeed turning. So far so good * fingers crossed*

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: borax? its still used in tanning hides, we use it for tails LOL Deer tails, salt and sometimes borax.... We use the white on the deer tails for bucktails for fishing at the ocean in DE. Stripers love them!

 

[Razadia]

Thought I'd drop off another article. This one is about irresponsible frizzle breeding and how the genes work to get a healthy frizzle. The Extreme Frizzle: Too Much of a Good Thing