The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Rosie posie on May 26, 2012, 11:26:43 am
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nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!
Have just returned from a few days away to find my (full) incubator at 38.4 degrees!! boiled egg anyone? >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Hi Rosie posie,
for your eggs :bouquet:
I think it's a bad year for incubators :o , OH only managed 2 hatchings from 14 eggs. Do you
think it could be this freak weather knocking the thermostats to pot?
what make is your incubator?
BB
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We had a great hatch at 37.8 -all early. So have you candled them Rosie?
Think a hens body temperature is 41, so 38.4 is not miles out or on the cooking side (assuming temperature reading is correct).
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Thanks BB :)
my incy is a Brinsea 20, I've probably used it for 10 or so hatches. The weather could affect it I guess, but the incy sat next to it is still bob on at 37.6.... ???
ooooh Chris! I hope there's still a chance! I will have to wait till tonight to candle them, wish me luck.
I will still stop the turners today and add some water to the troughs just in case....fingers crossed :)
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I've got one of these and I know the fan is meant to circulate the air but just before I put my eggs in I taped a second thermometer to the side of the incy, level with where the eggs would be. The thermometer in the lid was 37.5 the one on the side was 36 ! (I swopped over the thermometers and got the same reading.) When I increased the temp so the one in the lid read 38 the one taped to the side went to 37.5.
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I have a really unreliable inch and all my hatches came out 2-4 days early and found it was as the temp was 38.6 when the reading said 37.5. Have recalibrated as checked and checked and still getting early hatches!
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Oh no, bad news. Hopefully Chris is right and the eggs will be ok. I have hatched eggs successfully from being chilled for a while so maybe it'll work the other way round.
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As the others have said, don't give up yet, could still hatch :-*
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Ha! guess what! One hatched this evening, bang on time too :)
Hoping for an incy full by morning......I have currently 5 broodies to satisfy ;D
This warm weather certainly triggers them off eh?
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and now up to- 6 hatched, 2 pipping :thumbsup:
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That's great news :thumbsup: look forward to the piccies tomorrow eh ;D
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Pleased to hear they are OK Rosie Posie.
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yay...... we managed to resue one of our turkey poults today (nest is crowded with 3 mums and dad on the nest!)
Mx
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Well the final tally is 9 hatched, one is still in the incy not even pipped, but is alive (not holding out much hope for it now though)
All 9 were a lovely instant family for one of my broodies, she is very pleased with them :)
I will try and find my camera for when she decides to show them to the world :)
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Yay :thumbsup: looking forward to the piccies
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Great news. These things always surprise us :thumbsup:
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Excellent. Give that last one a hand, if it's still alive, nothing to lose. Stop breaking the shell membrane if it bleeds, that tells you it needs a bit longer.
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Yay!! Hoping for a busy inc!! Looking forward to pics, please!! :wave:
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Last one died. Nine healthy chicks out in the sun with mum. I will get some pics, they look so tiny :)
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Good result, especailly after that scare :thumbsup:
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Good result, especailly after that scare :thumbsup:
I know! I have turkey poults hatching now, 5 out and um lots to go :innocent: