tips and secrets of the GQF 1502 sportsman...

[duluthralphie]

I wanted to put the coops different but the way they ended up was hubby's idea. All I could say was "YES DEAR".

I want a wife that only says "YES DEAR"!!!

Where can I find one like that?

 

[charles1980]

Hello. Can someone guide me. I have recently bought the GQF 1502. I am maintaining the humidity between 40% - 50%. The set temp is 100. My question is this.. On day 18, i will be transferring the first batch on the hatcher box. Will I increase the humidity? If so, will it affect the newer batch of eggs? Thank you very much!

 

[curious chickee]

Has anyone used evaporative cooler pads (cut to size) for their humidity wick. I buy by the roll for my evaporative cooler and you cut it to size. Figured it would be a lit cheaper and worth a try.

 

[JetCat]

Hello. Can someone guide me. I have recently bought the GQF 1502. I am maintaining the humidity between 40% - 50%. The set temp is 100. My question is this.. On day 18, i will be transferring the first batch on the hatcher box. Will I increase the humidity? If so, will it affect the newer batch of eggs? Thank you very much!

No it won't be an issue just keep an eye on air cell development.




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i see no reason it wouldn't work although the wick pads really aren't that expensive for the time they last, if you're not running your incubator continuously, wash and disinfect it then place the wick pad in a ziplock bag to keep it from drying out and they last a lot longer then if allowed to dry out.

 

[duluthralphie]

Hello. Can someone guide me. I have recently bought the GQF 1502. I am maintaining the humidity between 40% - 50%. The set temp is 100. My question is this.. On day 18, i will be transferring the first batch on the hatcher box. Will I increase the humidity? If so, will it affect the newer batch of eggs? Thank you very much!

I am sure your hatch will go fine in the hatcher box. My concern would not be the humidity. It would be the mess and smell in the box from the hatching eggs. I am thinking of trying to design another incubation tray for the hatcher area.

I have no idea what other states rules are, but to have a NPIP hatchery in Minnesota one has to hatch in a completely different area than where you incubate. I use cheap foam incubators for hatchers this year. Next year I plan to build a hatcher.

But like JetCat says it will work, just watch the air sacs.

 

[charles1980]

Thanks you.

 

[charles1980]

I am sure your hatch will go fine in the hatcher box. My concern would not be the humidity. It would be the mess and smell in the box from the hatching eggs. I am thinking of trying to design another incubation tray for the hatcher area.

I have no idea what other states rules are, but to have a NPIP hatchery in Minnesota one has to hatch in a completely different area than where you incubate. I use cheap foam incubators for hatchers this year. Next year I plan to build a hatcher.

But like JetCat says it will work, just watch the air sacs.

Hi, what do you mean by watching the air sac? Tomorrow will be the 18th day. Time to move the eggs to the hatcher box. Thank you

 

[cmom]

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Some people candle their eggs and watch the expansion of the large end of the shell that the chick pips to get it's first gulp of air. I do not check this as it is not going to change the hatch rate. It is what it is. Also some people weigh the eggs to see how much moisture they loose and I don't do that either. This is not rocket science. As long as the parent stock is fed good feed the chicks should be strong. I feed my birds a good 20% protein feed for breeders. My youngsters get a 20% protein grower feed and my chicks get a good medicated chick starter. People are what they eat and the same applies to most creatures. As long as the humidity and temperature are kept within a certain range (my incubation is usually between 30 & 40% and my hatchers around 75%, and my temperature around 99.5 I have good hatches). It doesn't have to be exact but close. My temperature generally varies around ½ degree.

 

[duluthralphie]

I do not monitor the air sacs other than mark them to make sure I know where they are at when I set them.

I would monitor them if I hatched in the same machine I incubate in. Hatching eggs IMHO require more moisture than incubating eggs. Even without adding water to the tray the moisture will spike as the eggs start to hatch. Which might not be good for the incubating eggs was my point. If you hatch for 3 days every week, that is 9 days or nearly half the incubation period of a chicken egg with high moisture levels.

But like Cmom says it will be what it is, if you are forced to hatch in the same machine, then you just live with it.

Good luck on the hatch!

 

[charles1980]

I do not monitor the air sacs other than mark them to make sure I know where they are at when I set them.

I would monitor them if I hatched in the same machine I incubate in. Hatching eggs IMHO require more moisture than incubating eggs. Even without adding water to the tray the moisture will spike as the eggs start to hatch. Which might not be good for the incubating eggs was my point. If you hatch for 3 days every week, that is 9 days or nearly half the incubation period of a chicken egg with high moisture levels.

But like Cmom says it will be what it is, if you are forced to hatch in the same machine, then you just live with it.

Good luck on the hatch!

The GQF 1502 is just one cabinet with a hatcher in the bottom. Will it affect the remaining eggs if I raise up the humidity to accommodate the hatching eggs? I am lost. Do I just leave it be and don't change the humidity at all? Thanks