tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post7762167097527490656..comments2023-10-21T16:38:35.007-05:00Comments on Thoughts from Frank and Fern: Firing Up The IncubatorFrank and Fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-77660348846189721602014-02-14T19:52:36.530-06:002014-02-14T19:52:36.530-06:00Hi Brenda. Frank here.
Very interesting questions...Hi Brenda. Frank here.<br /><br />Very interesting questions. I will attempt to address each one of your questions.<br /><br />Yes, Brenda, the eggs are fertilized. And, yes, I have been collecting them over a few days. The rooster provides the fertilization and collecting eggs for a few days is standard procedure.<br /><br />My incubator holds 41 eggs and I get about 12 eggs a day, so therefore, I save eggs for a few days, or should I say gather or collect. No, they do not need to be kept warm after they are fertilized, or laid. Room temperature is more than adequate.<br /><br />Yes, the babies are growing after they're fertilized, but they are growing at a very slow rate, and room temperature storage slows down this process. Actually, the eggs are fertilized inside the hen weeks before they are laid.<br /><br />Another thought to consider is when a hen hatches birds in nature, she will lay about 10 eggs, one per day, over a 10 to 12 day period. These numbers may vary, of course. Then she actively starts sitting on the eggs and 21 days later, they all hatch within a day or two of each other.<br /><br />You ask, "What am I missing here?" Brenda, I believe what you are missing is experience and experience is the best teacher.<br /><br />Your question, "How can you "save them"....I'm not trying to save them, I'm trying to hatch them. And as far as willy and nilly, I name my baby chickens lunch and dinner. Remember, humor is the essence of survival.<br /><br />If I lived in a perfect world, I would do things different, but I don't. So I do the best I can with what God has given me.<br /><br />FrankFrank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-47821830703553679742014-02-14T00:34:17.021-06:002014-02-14T00:34:17.021-06:00I have never kept chickens, only eaten the ones fr...I have never kept chickens, only eaten the ones from the store! When you say you are "saving eggs for the incubator", I am assuming they are fertilized and you have been collecting them over time. My questions are: Shouldn't they be put in the incubator right away? Wouldn't they need to be kept warm as soon as they are fertilized? Aren't the babies growing as soon as they are fertilized? How can you "save them" and put them in the incubator willy nilly? What am I missing here? Thanks! Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430065113036026350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-7857265243245399372014-02-13T19:02:22.914-06:002014-02-13T19:02:22.914-06:00Approximate egg capacity without turner: 200 Quail...Approximate egg capacity without turner: 200 Quail, 90 Pheasant or Chukar, 70 Chicken, 40 Turkey or Duck. From Murray McMurray Hatchery.<br /><br />I could not find information about turner racks for turkey eggs. And I really don't know how big a turkey egg is. I have never dealt with turkeys, except at Thanksgiving. <br /><br />Thanks for the question.<br /><br />Frank<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-79565792020782930552014-02-13T13:48:27.900-06:002014-02-13T13:48:27.900-06:00Do you know if most incubators can be used for tur...Do you know if most incubators can be used for turkey eggs, too?odiiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110172156488999203noreply@blogger.com