Trying to Kill Eggs Incubation Experiment.

[casportpony]

Quote: My hens lay them, and I'd be more than happy to give you some if you pay for shipping.

 

[perchie.girl]

HOw about first time incubating.... Hovabator 1588 Put in 5 guinea eggs and six Auracana eggs.... All first time eggs..... All gathered from an open air coop with 100 degree days Have no idea how long they were out there.

put em all in the incubator at the same time. I put them all on lockdown at the same time. yep I knew the guineas took longer to incubate

None of the Auracanas hatched three Guineas hatched....

proof they are tough little guys.

and yep Auracana not easter eggers

deb

 

[casportpony]

Deb, I've had similar experiences with duck eggs... last year I think I found a few that had been sitting in the sun for several hours, so I brought them in and measured their shell temps at something like 107 degrees. Not positive, but I think a few of those did hatch.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

My hens lay them, and I'd be more than happy to give you some if you pay for shipping.

That would be so awesome! When it warms up I would love to do that! You are awesome!

 

[casportpony]

Quote: They should start laying in a couple of weeks, so I could probably send you some mid to late April, maybe early May? Just let me know how you want them packed and I will do my best to get them to you in one piece.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

They should start laying in a couple of weeks, so I could probably send you some mid to late April, maybe early May? Just let me know how you want them packed and I will do my best to get them to you in one piece. 

That would be perfect.

 

[BYC910]

Trying to kill eggs experiment...

Step 1. Remove 8 eggs from broody after 1 week incubation.
Step 2. Place eggs on kitchen counter.
Step 3. Leave eggs alone for one week on kitchen.
Step 4. Place eggs in killerbator (Janoel 48).
Step 5. Open killer bator several times every day.
Step 6. Forget to turn eggs.
Step 7. Don't add water and see where humidity ends up, which is usually 10%
Step 8. Wait until eggs pip externally, then raise humidity to 50%
Step 9. Keep opening killerbator 5-10 times a day.


Experiment failed, lol, all 8 chicks hatched and flourished!

All joking aside, I wish I had this sort of luck with peafowl.

-Kathy

I think I could do this . You have given me hope

Doesn't sound like it requires a lot of intelligence. Got that part covered so all I need now is a broody hen .

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote:
seems like some sort of Circular logic going on here

 

[HARRY47264]

Sharing an experience I had 20 years I bought an old round galvanized incubator about 20' in diameter and a wafer thermostat at a yard sale for $10 to entertain my kids. I went to a local chicken house with 10,000 chickens in it they were producing hatching eggs they donated a dozen.I calibrated it with the glass thermometer that came with it to 101 degrees. and placed a cereal bowl with water in it The kids took it to school with instructions to roll the eggs twist a day and keep water in the bowl .One of the other kids even brought in a duck egg.Well during the weekend the eggs were not even turned. 21 days later all hatched even the duck egg.The kids were all thrilled and the teacher thanked me for educational experience. What I learned is that there is nothing to this whole hatching chickens thing . NOT .But some times in life God does smile on you.
Have a nice morning
Harry

 

[perchie.girl]

Sharing an experience I had 20 years I bought an old round galvanized incubator about 20' in diameter and a wafer thermostat at a yard sale for $10 to entertain my kids. I went to a local chicken house with 10,000 chickens in it they were producing hatching eggs they donated a dozen.I calibrated it with the glass thermometer that came with it to 101 degrees. and placed a cereal bowl with water in it The kids took it to school with instructions to roll the eggs twist a day and keep water in the bowl .One of the other kids even brought in a duck egg.Well during the weekend the eggs were not even turned. 21 days later all hatched even the duck egg.The kids were all thrilled and the teacher thanked me for educational experience. What I learned is that there is nothing to this whole hatching chickens thing . NOT .But some times in life God does smile on you.
Have a nice morning
Harry

was it one of these



I think we humans tend to "complicate" things a bit

deb