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Post by quambie on Sept 17, 2015 16:14:34 GMT 8
what a start 20 duck eggs all DIS from the bator then the second lot of Silver grey dorking dead one lot under a hen she killed them all and the other lot in the bator again DIS [ dead in shell ]i have filled it up again with a breed [ Brahmas ] I have tried to get hold of for a long time with out having to fly them from the east only 16 days to go fingers crossed 24 in the bator hope we get better luck this time
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Post by chooky on Sept 18, 2015 8:56:28 GMT 8
Trev,
Issue with your incubator? Unusual to have the whole lot DIS.
All the best for this lot.
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Post by quambie on Sept 20, 2015 8:13:50 GMT 8
Yep chooky looking into it now its only a year old but means nothing
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Post by quambie on Sept 20, 2015 17:57:59 GMT 8
chooky bator seems to get high humidity goes from 42 up to 72 with out any extra water being added any ideas anyone this is the only fault I can find with it the temp is stable at 37.3 dose not move until i lift up the lid
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Post by madison on Sept 20, 2015 20:07:48 GMT 8
I find when hatching Dorkings they do best if you don't add any water to the bator
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Post by chooky on Sept 21, 2015 10:33:01 GMT 8
Unusual for humidity to spike without additional water.
I tend to keep humidity at a minimum, even incubating without water, all throughout the 21 days.
I used to increase humidity during lockdown. This tends to make the chicks extremely tired after hatching and takes a long time to dry out. The chicks hatch looking stronger and dry out much faster at lower humidity.
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Post by cannakid on Sept 21, 2015 15:30:42 GMT 8
Have you double checked the temp and humidity against more accurate gauges? DIS normally humidity or a mineral deficency
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Post by quambie on Sept 22, 2015 8:12:20 GMT 8
All good on the feed front i will have to try not adding wster never thought of that one thanks guys
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Post by cannakid on Oct 8, 2015 18:55:15 GMT 8
I stuck eggs in on Monday set 112 see how they go wasn't going to set any but had a couple hens die lately
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Post by quambie on Oct 9, 2015 13:03:30 GMT 8
Good luck with that lot chooky any resson you lost the birds i have just got three dozen brahma eggs there in the bator along with 12 dorking eggs 17 days to go The first time i have seen this my cayuga duck is sitting on eggs with 7 ducklings still at foot must know there rear ?
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Post by cannakid on Oct 9, 2015 19:01:43 GMT 8
Not sure I think it may be a flu type as I have a rhode red with one mucky eye , but you got to expect a couple to die here and there
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Post by quambie on Oct 10, 2015 15:27:45 GMT 8
Agree with that this year to date i have only lost older birds my meat birds and there 5 years old so lucky i will take stock again after the heat of summer
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Post by chooky on Oct 13, 2015 21:13:42 GMT 8
Back on board after a few months away. Was interstate caring for dad who had an aggressive gastric cancer. He passed away 2 weeks ago.
Will incubate my first lot of eggs this weekend, mainly cross breeds for the table. Very tempted to source some pure breeds but which ones???
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Post by cannakid on Oct 14, 2015 5:36:41 GMT 8
Sorry to hear that news Chooky nasty stuff cancer. Not sure what is around at the moment haven't been looking. I had only 1 Australorp fertile a couple of Barnevelder fertile and same with RIR yet the others had good fertility in When I candled them the other day I may have a few Andalusians only 1 of those not fertile the Wellsummers were to had to see in Yet I could see in the marans eggs
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Post by quambie on Oct 14, 2015 11:58:48 GMT 8
Sorry to hear that glad to have u back though I have some brahma eggs in the bator there on day 8 now id you want any let me know trev
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