The Moonshiner's Bootleg Incubator Reviews And Discussions

[kfelton0002]

@nuthatched how many did you end up with?

I have two pips this morning! Hopefully will have some poults soon!

 

[nuthatched]

@nuthatched how many did you end up with?

I have two pips this morning! Hopefully will have some poults soon!

Uh, I have a grand total of...two. $180 worth of eggs for two chicks. THEY BETTER BE GIRLS. I has one internally pip but the egg was two small for external pip and zip and I didn't realize that was the issue, the other was malpositioned (upside-down) despite the eggs being incubated air cell up until day 18.
I want to ask for more egg but I'm not sure if that's scummy.

 

[kfelton0002]

Uh, I have a grand total of...two. $180 worth of eggs for two chicks. THEY BETTER BE GIRLS. I has one internally pip but the egg was two small for external pip and zip and I didn't realize that was the issue, the other was malpositioned (upside-down) despite the eggs being incubated air cell up until day 18.
I want to ask for more egg but I'm not sure if that's scummy.

I’m so sorry you ended up with just 2! It absolutely is not scummy to ask for more eggs. I certainly would offer to cover shipping if she would reship some eggs since you had a poor hatch rate.

 

[kfelton0002]

The first poult is out. It looks like a slate tuxedo.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Ran the Maticoopx this hatch.
22 eggs after tossing clears
19 out of 22 hatched 86%

 

[kfelton0002]

Ran the Maticoopx this hatch.
22 eggs after tossing clears
19 out of 22 hatched 86%

That’s a great hatch rate! I will definitely add it to my collection one of these days. Perhaps after grad school. I am toying with the idea of going part time at work because of school. I will be pinching pennies. lol

 

[kfelton0002]

So far 3 poults have hatched with several more pipped. One has pipped at the wrong end and has stalled out.

 

[kfelton0002]

Hatched 10 out of 11 of the first set of shipped turkey eggs that made it to lockdown. 12 originally were developing out of 14, 2 were clears so I don’t count those. 10 out of 12 = 83% hatch rate. However 1 has slipped tendon and 1 appears to be a stargazer, and likely those two will have to be put down. But overall even 8 poults out of the 12 eggs is great! I am very pleased. I used the Sportsman and then the Genesis for lockdown.

Ignore the little bronze in the pic. I put her in as a tutor to show the newborns to eat and drink.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Hatched 10 out of 11 of the first set of shipped turkey eggs that made it to lockdown. 12 originally were developing out of 14, 2 were clears so I don’t count those. 10 out of 12 = 83% hatch rate. However 1 has slipped tendon and 1 appears to be a stargazer, and likely those two will have to be put down. But overall even 8 poults out of the 12 eggs is great! I am very pleased. I used the Sportsman and then the Genesis for lockdown.

Ignore the little bronze in the pic. I put her in as a tutor to show the newborns to eat and drink.

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Awesome
That's hella good for shipped eggs.

 

[kfelton0002]

Awesome
That's hella good for shipped eggs.

Yes I know! Especially considering they traveled over 1300 miles. I got lucky for sure.