THE Brinsea Octagon 20 Eco Thread; Hatches, etc. (PICS)

[wishingbee]

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I know next to nothing about these little guys, but I'd be optimistic for your eggs.

I'm having a slow and staggered hatch as well. I have noticed a lot of temperature fluctuation with my incubator (same one you have

), but thankfully it always sided on being too cool rather than too warm. I can't help but wonder if that's the reason the hatch is dragging out as long as it has. Doesn't help that these little buggers were completely silent up until go-time.

The 22nd day begins at 2pm for me. I have three chicks that have hatched, and two other eggs have pips. There is one more sitting around that hasn't done much, so we'll see. Sounds like we're a bit on a similar timeline.

Best of luck with your hatch, hope it all works out.

 

[chics n more]

Good luck to you too! Nothing today (day 23). We are going to do the float test on the last 4 this evening-2 sebrights and 2 silkies. However we won't be disappointed much (would like the other two silkies but) we have 10 little peeps running around-not too bad for the first try! The shipped eggs ran 22% for silkies and 42% for golden sebrights so far. We were 100% on our own RIRx red star test eggs from our hens that have been laying for 2 months. I have promised myself to post pics this weekend! I have promised to put the bator away until March.

 

[chics n more]

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I know next to nothing about these little guys, but I'd be optimistic for your eggs.

I'm having a slow and staggered hatch as well. I have noticed a lot of temperature fluctuation with my incubator (same one you have

), but thankfully it always sided on being too cool rather than too warm. I can't help but wonder if that's the reason the hatch is dragging out as long as it has. Doesn't help that these little buggers were completely silent up until go-time.

The 22nd day begins at 2pm for me. I have three chicks that have hatched, and two other eggs have pips. There is one more sitting around that hasn't done much, so we'll see. Sounds like we're a bit on a similar timeline.

Best of luck with your hatch, hope it all works out.

Wow I just looked at your website and we must be distant relatives

I love the tumbleweed houses (my DH builds cabins) and have been reading GME news for years. The Back to Basics book I have came from my Grandmother who gave it to me in the 1990s. I would consider trading hatching eggs for beer if either could survive the cross country trip!

 

[wishingbee]

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Knowing my family, we very well could be!

My father had 9 brothers and 5 sisters and to this day I'm not sure who is my cousin and who isn't! And even if we're not related, I commend you on your extraordinary taste!

That's awesome that your DH builds cabins! And beer for eggs would be a fantastic trade!

Update on the last egg- we have a pip! 22 hours into day 21. I sure hope you see signs of life soon on your egg. Keep us posted!

And now, gratuitous photos of chicks for good luck:

 

[LadyBirdsPalace]

Mine just arrived yesterday and I have it warming up and plan to test it out asap with some of my barnyard lady mixes that I've been collecting all week since I ordered it!

Plan to relax and read this entire thread this evening and get the low-down!

I'm very excited, I'm shoving my Hovabator 1583 back in the box for now to test this new one out and hope that I have less 'humidity' stress this go-round!

 

[LadyBirdsPalace]

I've had it plugged in for 2 hours now, and the temp is at about 99F with the thermometer it came with, but the cradle does not seem to have moved...did I put it in there wrong? Shouldn't it appear to be in a different position after 2 hours?

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

Yes it keeps moving back and forth non stop

 

[NonnasBabies]

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Yes, it will slowly move back & forth.

 

[chics n more]

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Knowing my family, we very well could be!

My father had 9 brothers and 5 sisters and to this day I'm not sure who is my cousin and who isn't! And even if we're not related, I commend you on your extraordinary taste!

That's awesome that your DH builds cabins! And beer for eggs would be a fantastic trade!

Update on the last egg- we have a pip! 22 hours into day 21. I sure hope you see signs of life soon on your egg. Keep us posted!

And now, gratuitous photos of chicks for good luck:

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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...I/AAAAAAAAIN4/lmucuzwtJ1o/s800/hatching-3.jpg

Totally cute! Update: Our other four didn't hatch so I after float test I opened and they were obvious quitters somewhere between around day 10-14. But we have 10 little peeps and that wasn't too bad with shipped eggs.
Now how do I convince my DH that we need to hatch more silkies I mean gosh we only have 2!

 

[misslady]

I will be setting eggs for the first time in my octagon 20 eco on Thursday. So excited! Any advice or helpful tips?