Day 52, leaving town, remove the press-n-seal?
So I'm going out of town for 4 days, and one of my clutches will be at 52 days.
I have a friend coming over on Saturday (day 54) to check on the clutches and let in some air for that clutch and the one that's a week behind it. I'm still a little worried about the oldest clutch pipping and suffocating in there while I'm gone. Should I just throw out the press-n-seal (actually, I'm using ordinary cling wrap) before I go?
(At what point do people usually take off the press-n-seal?)
Re: Day 52, leaving town, remove the press-n-seal?
Re: Day 52, leaving town, remove the press-n-seal?
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Originally Posted by
PitOnTheProwl
I didnt use any at all:confusd:
Yeah, I tried that first, because we didn't use it last year when I just had a beer cooler for an incubator. But with the low Arizona humidity and the wine fridge and the fan blowing dry air around inside, the eggs were all caved-in and scary-looking when I checked on Day 2. So I busted out the cling wrap! It helped a lot.
What's the humidity like in San Antonio? And do you have a fan in your incubator? I think the fan vs. no fan makes a big difference.
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Originally Posted by
LadyOhh
For the record, I leave it on the entire time.
"Entire time" = from laying until pipping? Or from laying until they leave the egg?
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Originally Posted by
loonunit
Yeah, I tried that first, because we didn't use it last year when I just had a beer cooler for an incubator. But with the low Arizona humidity and the wine fridge and the fan blowing dry air around inside, the eggs were all caved-in and scary-looking when I checked on Day 2. So I busted out the cling wrap! It helped a lot.
What's the humidity like in San Antonio? And do you have a fan in your incubator? I think the fan vs. no fan makes a big difference.
One of my clutches stayed all nice and plump and another got the dimple look.
The new bator has two small fans and so far is holding a perfect 89 degees all over and 99 percent humidity.
San Antonio weather is always all over the place, you know what they say about Texas weather: "If you dont like the weather just wait 30 min it will change"
Re: Day 52, leaving town, remove the press-n-seal?
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PitOnTheProwl
San Antonio weather is always all over the place, you know what they say about Texas weather: "If you dont like the weather just wait 30 min it will change"
Weather in Texas is a lot more stable than any where I have ever lived. The saying I usually hear is "If you don't like the weather just wait 10 minutes and it will change". :P