Urgent urgent please

[NSB]

MY INCUBATOR HAS JUST STOPPED AT 33 oc. The thermostat wont go up. Im only on day 6 what do I do?????????

[lynda66]

unfortunately unless you know anyone with an incubator theres not much you can do.

you can try keeping them warm if theres a chance you can get one tomorrow? in a boiler cupboard or something ... but the problem is, with no thermostat they won't incubate, though you may be able to keep em going till tomorrow

otherwise have you tried fiddling with everything in case it's a loose wire or something?

[MaureenHall]

Do as Lynda says, try and keep them as warm as possible, then tomorrow get to a reptile or aquarium shop and see if they can help you with a replacement thermostat - that's unless someone else on here can lend you one for the next couple of weeks. I'm too far away from you to be of any help, but I think one of my friends has some eggs due to hatch today so there'd be an empty one in Staffs on Sunday or Monday, but that's a bit too late.

What sort of incubator do you have?

[Snadger]

Bit of a long shot but you could try putting your inccy on a radiator shelf or lash something up over a radiator? If your radiators are thermostaically controlled you would need to play with the settings and a thermometer to get it right!

Just a thought!

[frias]

I've never had an incubator so can't help. Just wanted to say I'm sorry you are having such a **** week!

[NSB]

Thanks Frias that means alot - can get any worse x

[tulip]

I'm just interested in chicken keeping - I don't keep them, so don't know how useful these links will be.

http://www.avianweb.com/SavingEggsAn...tricOutage.htm


http://www.chickenkeeper.co.uk/incubator-hire.html (Hampshire)


good luck

tulip

[MaureenHall]

Those links look really useful - though the cost of hiring an incubator seems a bit steep to me, at that price I'd go and buy one

NSB, I truly hope the sh** fairy leaves you alone now xxx

[lynda66]

but the incys for hire are ones that cost about 180 quid lol and they automatic i think definitely worth a go for the laziness factor lol

how have you got on NSB?

[NSB]

I have the eggs under an electric hen which i was going to use when they hatch as an interim. I spoke to Karen at merrydale and she has been fantastic help. there roughly at 35-36c
Im looking on line now for a replacement. The 2 original pekins have been rehomed our vet decided totake them home. were monitoring the POL.

The new one wont arrive till weds, as its bank holiday so if we have 1/18 that will be amazing.

Otherwise we are really thinking of giving up chickens.

[frias]

I can understand how you feel but hope you persevere. I felt a bit like that when I lost 3 hens in a very short time. I've got my fingers crossed for you and sure lots of others have too, in the hope that your POL are OK and the eggs too.

[NSB]

Thank you for all the support and good will messages. When it happened the first thing i thought was to ask you guys xx

[Suechooks]

Hang on in there!

[MaureenHall]

Thank you for all the support and good will messages. When it happened the first thing i thought was to ask you guys xx

We've all got good shoulders for you to lean on NSB, don't give up xxx