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anthony james mc
at Mon May 18 14:35:47 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by anthony james mc ]
I incubate eggs above water, that way it's easier to keep the humidity up high enough. Use a plastic lid , PVC strips, or stack two layers of that ceiling light grid on top of each other. Basically just making it impossible for the eggs to touch the water directly, you only need about 1/2-3/4" of water in the bottom and a good container with only a couple 1/16" holes for air exchange and a good sealing lid and obviously the proper temps (87-89.5F is best I think). Substate is fine if you really want to perfect that method , simple is better I think, less to go wrong then, easier to fix things when the setup is simple too.
Sorry to hear about your eggs, most of us have stories like that. I lost an entire 8 egg clutch like 6 or 7 yrs ago from Albino x Het Albino , back then Albino Balls were something like 5k each and 100% Hets weren't cheap either, so you learn from it , move on, and try not to make the same mistakes again! You'll figure out what went wrong, then decide how to prevent that situation.
Anthony McCain
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RE: First clutch of '09 a disaster - anthony james mc, Mon May 18 14:35:47 2009