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Thanks for the recommendation! I'll keep that in mind

Thought I'd throw an update in! Put the eggs on lockdown yesterday. I've brought my own Brinsea up to hatch them out in, mainly because I know its reliable and having a clear lid will allow the students to see them. The Little Giant styrofoam incubator is definitely iffy. I noticed the Student...

I definitely believe the shipping, handling, and packaging were all major factors in our 0% hatch rate. This entire experience, even though I'm not that directly involved with this hatch, has givin me lots to think about if/when I ever decide to buy shipped eggs myself.

Got ya. I knew I heard something about Little Giant, but couldn't remember what. My own incubator is a second hand Brinsea. Lol, I remember walking into Ma's classroom after that incubator came in... took me a minute to realize that styrofoam box was the incubator! I'm not a big fan of it, and...

Lol, honestly. Again I give a huge shout out to the entire DISD purchasing and distributing department for being the absolute worst at their job when it comes to anything related to critters 😅 Honestly, it seems the whole system is a toss-up. They never tell you what you're gonna get, and never...

Alas, the last two of the school's shipped chicken eggs that I candled that were viable yesterday were dead today. Blood rings in each and every one of them. So sad when you can see the little embryo and know it didnt make it. But, at least we still have our own eggs in there going strong, so...

That's interesting! Thanks for the info. I had tried looking for optimum humidity for quail (coturnix) but wasn't able to find a solid answer anywhere, in fact I saw some saying 60% during incubation. So without an actual answer anywhere, I thought keeping to 50% would be fine. I'll keep this in...

That's good to know! I have no idea what brand it is, it's all Styrofoam, I know that much 😅 We're using both the incubator's thermometer and a student thermometer that was in the science storage room. I don't know how accurate they are, but they both match in readings, so I'm assuming they're...

I also hate to blame it all on USPS, having worked for them previously, but I've also seen the way they handle packages... and how I handled packages... and can honestly say they likely play a factor 😅It also doesn't help that we have no way of knowing where they're from, who shipped and handled...

I've had several successful hatches at home with my own incubator and eggs from my own chickens, I've thoroughly enjoyed each and every hatch I've conducted! But, Yikes! I am quickly discovering how difficult it is to hatch shipped eggs! My ma is a health teacher for Middle Schoolers, she's...