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[superchemicalgirl]

Thanks, guys. I'm completely demoralized.

And it's still snowing.

 

[Alaskan]

I feel for you!

I have no idea how I made it through our year of endless snow..... I did manage ..... because I am here

but I have no idea how I got to here from there.

 

[drumstick diva]

SCG I am sympathetic but, after all you've gone through this year I can't help but say "Get the h*ll outta Dodge." Loads of cold places to live in beauty and solitude without it being torturous. Some cold places even have a real spring, summer and fall - an actual growing season beyond a couple months. Then we wouldn't have to worry about you so much. Please do let us know if you get some warm weather so we can celebrate with you.

 

[chickadoodles]

Hey ya'll I need some helpful advice please. I had a problem with my last hatch it went way off. First we found the fan in the hatcher had burned out. Now I also found the plug in the back room where I moved both of my bators for company to come and bring kids for Easter. Well apparently something has chewed into the wiring in the wall and my plug only had half power... So both of my bators were running on half power for a week! Question is "are the eggs still salvageable or should I toss them and start over"?

This is killing me! I have both bators FULL of Turkey EGGS

 

[Wisher1000]

Chicka, all you can do is get your bators right and wait and see. If you candle and no progress is made, then you might want to think about tossing them. Don't give up until you are sure........

 

[Phage]

Hey ya'll I need some helpful advice please. I had a problem with my last hatch it went way off. First we found the fan in the hatcher had burned out. Now I also found the plug in the back room where I moved both of my bators for company to come and bring kids for Easter. Well apparently something has chewed into the wiring in the wall and my plug only had half power... So both of my bators were running on half power for a week! Question is "are the eggs still salvageable or should I toss them and start over"?

This is killing me! I have both bators FULL of Turkey EGGS

Keep them. As the bator runs on a thermostat power is not needed all the time. Not sure about the turning. If the eggs were kept warm, you have a good chance of getting some if not all to hatch.

Assuming that you have fixed the chewed wiring which is a fire hazard

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Yeah for all those quitting smoking!!!!!

SCG

In broody news -



I still don't have a final count but for sure there are 3!

I am a bit perplexed: I set 8 eggs and when I candled on day 18 ( and got the surprise pip egg) I thought I had 4 goods and 4 quitters. I shoved them all back under the girls because I was in shock. I went down tonight to pull the bad eggs and only came out with 2 eggs. SOOOO? Either my candling was off and there are more chicks under there than I thought or

they busted a couple of the quitters and are sitting in

. I pulled a couple large pieces of shell out but not the equivalent of 4-6 eggs.

Guess I will know when they get moving. Can't wait to see them up and out

 

[chickadoodles]

Chicka, all you can do is get your bators right and wait and see. If you candle and no progress is made, then you might want to think about tossing them. Don't give up until you are sure........

Thanks Wisher, I will candle them next week and see what they look like.

Praying I don't lose them all. I have a waiting list for poults and eggs! I can't believe this!

Quote: Thanks Phage I will wait and hope for the best. I sure don't want to lose all these eggs! DH got home and had to fix the AC and he will get to the plug tomorrow. But he will get it fixed.

Thank you both so much

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Good luck chickadoodles

 

[chickadoodles]

Good luck chickadoodles

Thanks Puddin.

I still love that beautiful hen of yours.