Hatch eggs in an egg carton??????

[JudyMcKinn]

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Definately little end down. Big end with the air sac up.

 

[ingv8700]

thanks

Sorry for all the questions

 

[needtohatch]

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This was my first hatct. I thought I had a good idea what to do, but have learned even more since. My humidity ran around 35-45% days 1-18. All eggs had live chicks on day 18. Raised humidity to 65% on day 18. When the carton wicked up water (this did not happen till day 19 almost day 20)humdity went up to 80%+. I did not realize for about an hour what was causing it to go so high and not come down. I first thought it was because I had a chick hatch. When it did not come down I took out the wash cloth I had in the bottom and that only brought it down about 3%. Once I figured out what that the carton was wet I think I just took too long to get in there and get it out (did not expect this to happen since cartons had been fine for 1 1/2 days and was not sure what to do). The eggs were in the wet carton for at least 1 1/2 hrs I don't know for sure how long it was wet. Once I got it out the humidity slowly went back to 65%. I had been getting new pips regularly till then. After the humidity went up I had no more pips. I could not bring myself to open the 14 eggs that did not hatch, so I guess I really don't know for sure if they drowned, but can't think of any other reason not even one pipped after that.

 

[jvls1942]

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This was my first hatct. I thought I had a good idea what to do, but have learned even more since. My humidity ran around 35-45% days 1-18. All eggs had live chicks on day 18. Raised humidity to 65% on day 18. When the carton wicked up water (this did not happen till day 19 almost day 20)humdity went up to 80%+. I did not realize for about an hour what was causing it to go so high and not come down. I first thought it was because I had a chick hatch. When it did not come down I took out the wash cloth I had in the bottom and that only brought it down about 3%. Once I figured out what that the carton was wet I think I just took too long to get in there and get it out (did not expect this to happen since cartons had been fine for 1 1/2 days and was not sure what to do). The eggs were in the wet carton for at least 1 1/2 hrs I don't know for sure how long it was wet. Once I got it out the humidity slowly went back to 65%. I had been getting new pips regularly till then. After the humidity went up I had no more pips. I could not bring myself to open the 14 eggs that did not hatch, so I guess I really don't know for sure if they drowned, but can't think of any other reason not even one pipped after that.

OK , you learned something..

Now here is where you use what you learned.. Anilize.. what did you do when you realized the high hum% you removed the problem..

OK.. and you also opened the bator during the critical 3 day time. I am not saying you did wrong by removing the cartons..

I am just pointing out that maybe opening the bator was worse than leaving the cartons in..who knows?

but it does add another scenerio, right??

 

[momma-hen]

Why can't you use styrofoam egg cartons for this?

 

[JudyMcKinn]

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I guess they wouldn't soak up water, would they? I think some have said to cut a hole in the bottom of each cup in the carton, so air can circulate. How big a hole--will the chick get it's leg stuck in this hole?

 

[ingv8700]

I put them in the egg cartons and now I hope that it works and I wont have any problems with them. Now all I have to wait for them to start hatching

Thanks for the help

 

[jvls1942]

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I guess they wouldn't soak up water, would they? I think some have said to cut a hole in the bottom of each cup in the carton, so air can circulate. How big a hole--will the chick get it's leg stuck in this hole?

I use both kinds..

I cut away a lot of the cup. I leave only enough to support the eggs.
I would estimate I cut away half of the cup.. then I also poke holes in those little castles between the eggs for more circulation..

no the chick won't get stuck in the hole..

and yes, the chick can get out of the shell in the up position.

they have similar egg holders made out of plastic in many of the poultry catalogs.. I have several of them.. I use them also.. but the egg cartons are much less expen$ive.. and you just throw them away after the hatch is done.
nothing to clean up..

and nothing should be soaking up water.. no matter what kind you use.. If you have that problem, you reservoirs are too full.. they have to be only half full at the most..

remember surface area ,,,
not quantity..

 

[SweetMissDaisy]

I'm getting ready to set a shipped-egg hatch this weekend (including some marans), and would like to do the carton hatch, but I've never done one from start to finish this way.

I am wondering ... if I set the eggs in the cut down cartons starting on day 1, if I wedge something that's about 1" tall under one side of the carton, and shift the wedge to the other side 3x daily, will that be enough turning from day 1-18?

 

[momma-hen]

That's what I did with my spitzies and 7 out of 8 hatched