Posts by redhen689

newduckie, you need to reread your last post too.  Too funny!  How exciting to hear peeping or cheeping, or whatever you want to call it!  :)

Very good!  How exciting!  :)  I can't wait for an update. 

The incubation is taking place at my sister's house, and unfortunately they have been having some temperature issues.  I think many of the eggs got cooked.  :(  My sister will be candling them tonight.  I'll...

  Here is a egg turner that holds the eggs on their sides: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DLxT4rutgvE        

  You have some good ideas...   Some things to consider:   The membrane around the egg, just inside the shell, helps keep bacteria out.    The egg shell has bacteria on it.   The...

I'm not eggspert when it comes to hatch rates... but think you are correct in your logic.  You've done realy well!   Your chicks are cute!

Wow, Nice!

I am currently incubating in cartons.  This is my first time doing this. I had planned to move them out of the cartons for lockdown, but from what I'm reading here, I guess that might not be necessary.

They do spend a lot of time sleeping.  I know people say you shouldn't open the incubator, during "lockdown", BUT, if you have a plan, and carry it out quicky so it's only open for a few seconds, it shouldn't be an issue.  If...

Serina, I bult an incubator 11+ years ago for my 8 year-old daughter's science experiment.  We learned that the eggs near the light, (warmer) hatched a day earlier than the eggs further from the light ...