Trying to Kill Eggs Incubation Experiment.

[casportpony]

Quote: That's cool looking!

Yes, we do like to complicate things. My hope was that people might read this post and not worry as much if/when their power goes out and their eggs cool, or maybe realize that their chicks aren't likely to get shrink wrapped from opening the incubator.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

That's cool looking! 

Yes, we do like to complicate things. My hope was that people might read this post and not worry as much if/when their power goes out and their eggs cool, or maybe realize that their chicks aren't likely to get shrink wrapped from opening the incubator.   

I wish people would realize this stuff too. Especially the last one.

 

[perchie.girl]

That's cool looking!

Yes, we do like to complicate things. My hope was that people might read this post and not worry as much if/when their power goes out and their eggs cool, or maybe realize that their chicks aren't likely to get shrink wrapped from opening the incubator.

If we think about it hens hop off the nest for about a fifteen minuit constitutional a couple of times per day.. Drink water pound down food and deposit a huge broody poo. even dust bathe. then get back on the nest... and I suspect those eggs under her dont get turned precicely X amount of times per day or even if all of them get turned .... They do listen to their eggs when they are close to hatch and I suspect they even help some if a chick is having trouble getting out. I KNOW they talk to them.

I only have experience with broody hens so I cant speak to other poultry.

deb

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Drives me nuts, lol. Just finished a batch of 12, and I must have opened the POS Janoel at least 10 times per day, and these eggs all pipped at 40% humidity, yet not one got wrapped.

 

[casportpony]

Just to be clear... these 12 that just hatched had pipped externally at 40% in the RCOM, then moved to Janoel where the humidity was probably abound 65%.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Drives me nuts, lol. Just finished a batch of 12, and I must have opened the POS Janoel at least 10 times per day, and these eggs all pipped at 40% humidity, yet not one got wrapped. 

If people really use their logic to think about what shrink wrapping is, they'd see that opening the bator, especially for mere seconds, is not the cause. Shrink wrapping occurs when the entire membrane dries all the way through causing it to shrink, not unlike leather. It's not something that occurs from seconds or even a couple minutes of fresh air blowing across the egg. Shrink wrapping, true shrink wrapping happens over time. And as the membrane shrinks it literally pulls the chicken down into the bottom of the egg into an even smaller ball. Now, I fully believe that you can dry out the membrane around the pip hole making it adhere to the chick and possibly causing some restriction of movement, however, unless you are blind to the eggs and can't see the drying membranes, should not be life threatening.

 

[TinyBirds]

I found some partially incubated eggs outside in the cold once (cant remember the exact circumstance) and put them in the incubator and they hatched a few days later. Once i also found a partially frozen chick that looked dead (on back with legs up) and after it was under a heat lamp a few hours it came back to life. Crazy!

 

[casportpony]

I found some partially incubated eggs outside in the cold once (cant remember the exact circumstance) and put them in the incubator and they hatched a few days later. Once i also found a partially frozen chick that looked dead (on back with legs up) and after it was under a heat lamp a few hours it came back to life. Crazy!

It is amazing what a little heat can do.

 

[HARRY47264]

was it one of these



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

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: Yes that's the one do you use still use it and does it still work Harry
No dont have one but its called a Brower.... they still make them. Some even with turners....

here is a search for it

deb