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Post by bubbachooks on Oct 10, 2008 7:59:34 GMT 8
i finally decided on an incubator and ordered it should get here today or monday ;D really excited can't wait to get some fertile eggs and start the incubator up!! Have ordered some Belgian d'Uccles so it won't be too long now, they are being posted over so a little worried about them. But i think its going to be the longest 21 days in our lives though!! any advice on incubating eggs would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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Post by fluffychook on Oct 10, 2008 8:06:03 GMT 8
Fantastic Bubba, they are such fun and yes that 21 days seems to take forever. Let your eggs that arrive in the mail stand pointy side down for about 24 hours before placing in the incubator. This also gives you a chance to prewarm and fiddle with the temp to get it right. Never put eggs straight in without getting the temp right first. Horses7 will be able to give you a lot of advice, I am only a novice at incubating
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Post by chooken on Oct 10, 2008 8:11:07 GMT 8
As you have probably been told before bubba, temperature is one of the most important factors in incubation. Make sure you test your incubator out before putting eggs in it. We ran ours for two days to test it. Let it cool down before you put the eggs in. When you do put the eggs in, you will still need to keep a close eye on it. What type of incubator are you getting?
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Post by horses7 on Oct 10, 2008 8:12:35 GMT 8
Congrats on your new incubator, when you recieve your eggs, let them stand for 24 hrs, the 1st 12 hrs on an angle of approx 45 degrees, then reverse the angle for the next 12 hours, this is supposedly to help settle the embryos and as fluffy said get your temp right, also if you can get a 2nd thermometer to dble check the accuracy of the temp, we dont want another upset as what happened to squeak this week.
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Post by bubbachooks on Oct 10, 2008 8:15:40 GMT 8
thank you for the advice its a great help, i'm getting a Hova Bator, auto turn fan forced one with a big picture window so the kids (including me) can see the little eggs hatch, hopefully as long as all goes well. i'm thinking i may need to get another themometer so i can keep a really accurate watch over temp.
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Post by chooken on Oct 10, 2008 8:22:26 GMT 8
We have a Hovabator the same as yours. A digital thermometer is a good second opinion on the temp. It gives a more accurate reading, worth the investment. Saves big dissapointment especially when children and even big children are involved.
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Post by beck on Oct 10, 2008 15:28:39 GMT 8
congrats bubba you will be so happy my first hatch has just started soo exciting i wish you all the luck it is soo exciting
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Post by bubbachooks on Oct 10, 2008 21:19:33 GMT 8
i think its a good idea Chooken will definately invest in a digital thermometer. thank you Beck i hope your hatch goes really well too, i'm really excited and i don't even have any eggs yet!! =)
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Post by genuinesqueak on Oct 10, 2008 22:09:34 GMT 8
Oh you got the best incubator! I wish i had've seen those when i got mine. But i've made mine better by putting the fan in. (Chooken, what temp do you have yours set at? I was told 100f even for fan forced) I checked my thermometer against another thermometer in warm water and it was out by about 1 degree. But the other one was a $2 cheapie so don't trust either of them! I will be getting a digital one for sure! Good luck with your's bubba, will be waiting anxiously for your update 21 days after you put them in
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