Hello 
I currently have 12 serama eggs going strong on day 13 in my Harris Farms 6100 still air (with auto rotation). I've got four thermometers and two hygrometers inside, set directly between my two rows of eggs so I can maintain 100-101F and 45-55% humidity. This is my very first incubator hatch... so far everything looks great...
I went a little hatch-crazy, and just received 6 blue eggs and 1 olive/brown in the post. I have two other incubators, a Mini Brinsea Advance (holds 6) and a Janoel 12 (holds about 12).
One of the eggs was cracked pretty good, but wasn't weeping. I took qtips and gently swiped over the cracks with diluted hydrogen peroxide, then melted wax across. Both of the smaller incs lay the eggs on their sides, but the 6100 (which is dialed in pretty good) sets eggs upright, which would probably help all 7 of the shipped eggs.
Do the parameters in my 6100 sound ok to incubate "regular" chicken eggs? I think with the still air, I could place the eggs a bit away from the heater to keep them at 99.5-100.5F... and when it's time to lockdown the seramas, I can probably put them in the Janoel 12 through hatching.
I'm actually really unsure about everything at this point lol, does this plan sound reasonable? Or would you do something totally different? Any/all advise extremely appreciated
Pics of the crack-fix and 6100 below..
.. the wax burnt a little :/ I dont expect it to make it, but thought I would try...
Thanks ahead for any/all advise
I currently have 12 serama eggs going strong on day 13 in my Harris Farms 6100 still air (with auto rotation). I've got four thermometers and two hygrometers inside, set directly between my two rows of eggs so I can maintain 100-101F and 45-55% humidity. This is my very first incubator hatch... so far everything looks great... I went a little hatch-crazy, and just received 6 blue eggs and 1 olive/brown in the post. I have two other incubators, a Mini Brinsea Advance (holds 6) and a Janoel 12 (holds about 12).
One of the eggs was cracked pretty good, but wasn't weeping. I took qtips and gently swiped over the cracks with diluted hydrogen peroxide, then melted wax across. Both of the smaller incs lay the eggs on their sides, but the 6100 (which is dialed in pretty good) sets eggs upright, which would probably help all 7 of the shipped eggs.
Do the parameters in my 6100 sound ok to incubate "regular" chicken eggs? I think with the still air, I could place the eggs a bit away from the heater to keep them at 99.5-100.5F... and when it's time to lockdown the seramas, I can probably put them in the Janoel 12 through hatching.
I'm actually really unsure about everything at this point lol, does this plan sound reasonable? Or would you do something totally different? Any/all advise extremely appreciated
Pics of the crack-fix and 6100 below..
.. the wax burnt a little :/ I dont expect it to make it, but thought I would try...Thanks ahead for any/all advise
I noticed the air cells growing unevenly on day 7, but thought maybe that was normal with incubator hatches? I'm glad I candled/moved them now lol... I like the idea of keeping the broken one separate and on its side, I've been afraid of hand rotating but it can't hurt to try. The eggs are 'resting' atm, to go in the incs about 5pm tonight... I think I'll put the cracked one in my mini 
this is day 15 going into day 16, because of their development I'm locking down in the Janoel 12 on day 17. I put four blue eggs and one brown in to hatch, this is day 3. I rotated the seramas and the regular sized eggs, and candled in between... it's very early but I dont see anything in the colored eggs yet. I've also got one blue egg with the air cell on the pointed end, and one cracked blue egg in my mini 
