The 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long!

[Penny Hen]

Humidity is for air cell development.

Not absorbing the liquid is a development problem. It comes from a lot of reasons.

If the air cells developed correctly then keep the humidity the same.

Work on:

Flock health(can't do this with shipped eggs)
Temperature during incubation
Turning
add a cool down cycle
Consider misting during the cool down cycle.

Another way to measure air cell development is to use the weighing method:

https://poultrykeeper.com/incubating-and-hatching-eggs/weight-loss-method-forl-incubation/

Thanks. I had an unexplained heat spike that killed some of my chicken eggs early but didn't seem to affect the quail. I had a light bulb burn out while I was sick and didn't catch it for at least 8 hours. The big problem is that they are in the basement where the room temp was between 55 and 60. The STC-1000 keeps it working in that temp but if it loses a bulb for too long your SOL. So I will be changing out at least one of the bulbs for one of the heater rods that I have from an earlier attempt at building a bator. I like the rods because they are not as prone to burnout but I need to rig a viewing light if I go strictly to those, I have 109 Texas A&M's in there now. I am feeling better and being diligent in getting the eggs turned at least 3x/day.

 

[ronott1]

Thanks. I had an unexplained heat spike that killed some of my chicken eggs early but didn't seem to affect the quail. I had a light bulb burn out while I was sick and didn't catch it for at least 8 hours. The big problem is that they are in the basement where the room temp was between 55 and 60. The STC-1000 keeps it working in that temp but if it loses a bulb for too long your SOL. So I will be changing out at least one of the bulbs for one of the heater rods that I have from an earlier attempt at building a bator. I like the rods because they are not as prone to burnout but I need to rig a viewing light if I go strictly to those, I have 109 Texas A&M's in there now. I am feeling better and being diligent in getting the eggs turned at least 3x/day.

Getting the temps under control will help!

As we move into better weather too.

 

[chattery41]

Fertility should be checked by the seller, but hatch ability and viability are different than fertility. With shipped eggs, the hatch rate is absolutely not guaranteed to a buyer, and although most sellers will generously offer replacements at little cost, it isn't something I ever expect of a seller.
However, eggs that are picked up directly without going through the stress of shipping? The eggs should be both fertile and viable. Unfortunately if she has set conditions that you adhered to once you made the purchase (bad business aside) then those are the conditions of the sale.

Personally- if a local pick up said they had very few eggs hatch, i would offer replacements certainly... I would question them about their incubation practices as well, and might decide to offer a set number chicks instead if I feel their incubation is going to cause an additional low hatch.

Actually i kinda agree with you. If she had asked me about my incubation i would have been able to refute that. Right now the eggs are still in the bator. Later when things slow down here im going to pull them,candle, and crack each in to a bowl, all while recording. See she put the name of the roo on each egg. She never asked about incubation or how i knew they were infertile, so that tells me she knows theres a problem.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Not quite. He sent me a text after calling the feed store with a list of chicks to go get. 4 silkies, 4 polish, 6 red sex links, 2 New Hampshire reds and 2 buff orphingtons

Oh wow... he definitely has a problem LOL

 

[Razadia]

Quote: There's one problem I'm seeing with that, though. Connecticut is a long ways from Ohio. I'm not trying to start a war over this or call anyone a liar. This is just the evidence that's been put forth. Not to mention they only ever say supplier on a lot of things when dealing outside their site. They never say that they raise anything they ship out themselves.

 

[Penny Hen]

Wow well Yay that he finally understands you now could you please have him talk to all of our DH or DW so that they understand

lol
I tell ya he does have quite the addiction. Lol

Hear, hear!!!! Yes! I got bawled out for setting some test eggs to make sure I got the kinks out before setting some eggs for someone else! I managed to klll them too! (Partly because I came down with the croup and wasn't checking them enough) But that is why you have a test hatch! and then if it works out well you sell them!

 

[whirlwind2357]

19 of my 20 eggs are developing healthy veins! So eggcited about them even though no one else in my family cares....

 

[ShrekDawg]

There's one problem I'm seeing with that, though. Connecticut is a long ways from Ohio. I'm not trying to start a war over this or call anyone a liar. This is just the evidence that's been put forth. Not to mention they only ever say supplier on a lot of things when dealing outside their site. They never say that they raise anything they ship out themselves.   

That's very true but maybe their headquarters are just in CT and they operate the hatching out of OH? I don't know. I do find that weird too as I noticed it as well, that they just say facilities or supplier or whatever. And that some of the availability is the exact hungry.

 

[Razadia]

Quote: Yep. I think there's a bunch of stuff that's unique to them, though. Most of the breeds they offer through hatching eggs I haven't seen anywhere else and I have been sorely tempted to buy them.

 

[1kluckychik]

There's one problem I'm seeing with that, though. Connecticut is a long ways from Ohio. I'm not trying to start a war over this or call anyone a liar. This is just the evidence that's been put forth. Not to mention they only ever say supplier on a lot of things when dealing outside their site. They never say that they raise anything they ship out themselves.   

MPC's description of their Isbars made us giggle.