Re: incubator will be built :)
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Originally Posted by Ginevive
ok :) Today it is 87 at the helix probe and 87 in the tub! I peeked in Slightly and there is still condensation, but i was not thinking that it'd disappear magically or something.
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Great to hear it leveled out. I cant wait till you get some eggs in there. Any coming soon?
This thread really brings up a valid point that anyone thinking of building their own incubstor should really have it set up at least a week before your eggs are due so you can work out any issues. It really would suck to lose a batch of eggs because of not getting the incubator right...
good luck and keep us posted
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haha, im not talking about them not helpping, I'm referring to all the science and all the talk going on here, but I def agree, this thread has been one of the best ones I have read about how to make an incubator. should sticky it.
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The temps and humidity have both stabilized; good news for me :)
I need to reiterate something here. Someone commented on me, that I would never "get it" regarding hatching eggs..
I tried my best. I bought the hovabator thinking that it'd work, and the thing spiked on me and killed the eggs. What better could I have done, I don't know. I am here trying to learn this quickly because the incubators i had failed me.
This was in a PM, not on the regular board. The only reason I brought it up is to let whoever posted it know, that I forgive you and maybe you do not know the full story.
All that aside, I am glad that this incubator is all ready. Ginger had her prelay shed after May first, and Bela shed last week.. just a waiting game now :)
Re: incubator will be built :)
Hi peeps,
I have a quick question,
The internal tubs are air tight, so how often would you need to open them to refresh the air? As the eggs need to respire.
Cheers
Graham
Re: incubator will be built :)
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Originally Posted by Grimmie
Hi peeps,
I have a quick question,
The internal tubs are air tight, so how often would you need to open them to refresh the air? As the eggs need to respire.
Cheers
Graham
About once a week at first...then towards the end every few days. I also depends on how much "air" is in the container. Larger containers hold more so they can be opened less often. :)
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I just wanted to add, that later on, I will post pics of the incubator and setup within; I feel so ingrateful for not doing so after all of the help I was given!
I went with the perlite and water mixture underneath the flourescent-light grid stuff in the egg boxes.
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I am still waiting on Ginger's eggs, and Bela will be after her in the laying department. I hated to be doing this at such a last-minute project, but I thought that my hovabator was OK to use, and when it spiked on me (that has to be what killed Foxy's clutch this year) I knew that I could not trust it, even with the thermostat.
