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Some Eggs are Green and Black

OK. I have everything set up perfect right now. I had a bit of a temperature spike for some reason though. I have them back to normal now, but for some reason the temp spiked up to about 87 degrees for about 2 hours. I see minimal dimpling, but I am bringing the temp down again now. Apparently, I have a problem with the hovabator. I am still hoping for the best, and I am learning a tremendous amount from this experience. Any hatching eggs are a bonus. I guess that if I had to lose a clutch, at least I am taking a bunch of valuable knowledge from the experience. I am really trying to stay positive, but it seems like anything that can go wrong, has gone wrong for me. I think I just need to get the incubator established and then I will be alright.

Rich
 
In my opinion, next time don't use the incubator. Put the eggs in a container with hatchrite, perlite, vermiculite or moss. Which ever you chose. Then close it up and sit it on a shelf in the top of a closet or on top of your fridge. Still use the thermometer to watch the temps but I bet they will be just fine. My eggs go some where from a high of 86* day time down to 73* at night. This is just my opninion though and what works for me. Last year I hatched over 100 babies this way and this year I'm hoping for more.

Your doing your best thats what counts. :)
 
Thanks Bekers. I got the Hovabator because I read that it was the best I could afford. I will try your method next time I have a clutch laid. I guess that this whole thing is a process, and as long as I learn something from it, it is not a total loss.
 
OK. These are the eggs today. I began with 12, but these are the remaining 7 after all the difficulty I had at the onset. I am hoping that these guys make it. What do you all think?

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Thanks for checking them out Everyone!

Rich
 
I am using HatchRite. I messed up in the beginning and I added water though. I think that caused most of the issues. Once I fixed that, things started looking better almost immediately.
 
richm2778 said:
I am using HatchRite. I messed up in the beginning and I added water though. I think that caused most of the issues. Once I fixed that, things started looking better almost immediately.
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I learned that the hard way last year, too. I had the same issue with the mold. The easiest way to fix it is throw out the Hatchrite you messed up and put fresh in there. (It still looks like there's quite a bit of moisture still in the Hatchrite, that's the only reason I mention this)

But the eggs you still have are looking good!
 
Do you think I should change it to fresh HatchRite with no water? I am only hesitant because I did not plan on handling the eggs again. If you think it is an absolute necessity, then I will defer to your experience. Please let me know how you would handle it if they eggs were yours. This is quite obviously my first foray into the world of breeding, so I can only defer to the more experienced people on the forum.
 
If the eggs were mine, I would set up a new container with fresh HatchRite and put it into the incubator overnight to bring it up to temperature. The next day, I would carefully move the eggs into the new container.
Last year was my first year breeding, too, so I'm by no means an expert. But if the eggs were mine, that's what I would do.
 
I just finished setting them up in vermiculite. They are better off now. Unfortunately, I discovered that another egg seems to be discolored badly on the bottom. To be honest, it seems rotten but it has not collapsed at all. I have it in the vermiculite in case it is still good. I think I am down to 6 though. I hope the remai ing eggs hatch. Thanks so much for all of your knowledge and assistance guys.
 
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