Recent content by Jessiewoodard57

We call that chicken football around our house good for lots of laughs

BTW way sold at auction for 150

here is an ad for one http://cgi.ebay.com/1897-PRAIRIE-STATE-INCUBATOR-POULTRY-EGG-Ad-/120229947269

Don't you just love chicken math.

mine has done that many times. I just add warm water and the humidity goes back up quickly warm not hot.... ny last 2 hatches where 39 out of 42 and I use a gensis 1588.

Always sanitize after eggs have been in it. I use hot soapy water (dawn dish soap) rince it well and allow thw sun to dry it. (I have lots of fast food experence LOL)

sit on those hands ....its hard to do but by helping one you could lose the hatch. By doing that I have increased my hatch rate from 29 out of 84 to 39 out of 42. I add water using a marinating needle so that I never oppen the bator after lock down till the haych is done. Good luck on your hatch.

I never have an issue with humidity and I live in florida I use a gensis 1588 and have had awsome results. One thing I have learned is never open the bator to help a chick you tend to lose the rest of the hatch to shrink wrapping ( your tough membrain) I know it is so hard to watch one quit and...

I'm couriuos, what kind is it?

I would treat it as a forced air bator unles the directions that came with it says differently. Good luck on the hatch and welcome top your addiction.

Jim, the tractor is 2x2x8 feet made out of 2x4s and wrapped on all but the bottom with 1/4x1/4 hardware cloth. the bottom I would use 1/2x1/2 hardware cloth and then put it 3 feet off the ground ( much like yours are). The right side of the tractor is covered on all but the bottom with green...

We have been fighting stick tight fleas so I got rid of all my chickens but 21 chicks. the Fleas are gone (lots of seven dusting bleaching and burning I will have to be desperate to take birds to the local auction again!) . The 21 NHR chicks will rebuild my chicken laying flock but now I am...

In my hovabator I used a marinating needle and pushed a fine hole through the top to put water where I needed it. In your case how about a sponge on the side where the turner motor is then use a marinating needle?

And the addiction begins.....welcome to the club

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=512828 Guess I am not the only one that would not buy an LG