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I hatched out 3 ducks yesterday. The whole process didn't go so well but in the end ended up with 3 hatched. The first one hatched and was perfectly fine. I was losing them while they were hatching, they pipped and died so I helped the last 2 before they ended up dying. Problem was the second...

I had 100% hatch on my chickies that finished hatching yesterday. All 10 chicks were fine this morning and we were gone most of the day. We came back tonight and one chicks head was hung over and it wasn't standing up. It's legs were straight out if front of him. We picked it up and it opened...

So my first incubating experience was with an LG and I would say it was an ok hatch, could of been better. Out of 18 eggs that made it to lockdown I got 8 chicks. My 2nd incubation was with the Brinsea, out of 14 chicken eggs 10 made it to lockdown. First 7 hatch with no problems all on their...

I had eggs that I just knew weren't going to hatch. There was 8 that I candled and didn't see any movement so I took them outside to gently open them to see if I could see anything. They were all fully formed, 1 looked small but it was formed, 1's beak was totally crossed way bad. Probably a...

My first hatch. The reddish chick is from pidgey104 and the other 6 are from Harley's girl. The reddish is a RIR cross, the others, I don't know , lol. (Actually I know what they are but I can't tell them apart because i don't know who came from which egg). I have 1 that pipped today and died...

I was looking for pipping yesterday all day which was only day 19. I didn't see anything. With all my temp problems I was wondering if it was a doomed hatch. I was getting ready this morning and kept hearing chirping so I went to the bator and could hear the chirping. I thought oh wow there is a...

My bator went into lockdown last night and I am having problems getting my humidity up. I had both plugs out the entire time I incubated because I was able to keep steady temps with them out and since it is still air it would help with circulating air. I did a dry incubation at humidity around...

We are now on day 18 so tonight is lockdown after I remove the turner and do a quick candling. I keep thinking there is no way anything is going to hatch from those eggs. I am nervous and scared and excited...all over these little eggs that may or may not hatch little cute chickies. Well here...

I have been trying to get my chicks to roost at night. When I go to close the coop door at night they are all huddled in a corner. I start to get them one by one on the roost, some fly down as soon as I put them up. Some will stay for a while but eventually as I put a chick up another jumps...

Today was interesting. My son was out with the chicks and guineas while they were free ranging and one guinea got spooked about something and started to take off. My son was following her but trying not to chase her as to not scare her more. She got pretty far away and went down a hill. By the...

I am hatching in my Brinsea for the first time and not sure how to add water to the bottom tray without opening the incubator. Is it possible or do you have to open it to add? The LG I just use a straw to get water into the bottom so is there a way with the Brinsea? Thanks

I was looking at my chicken/duck eggs today and started to think about having to exercising the embryo and how you turn the eggs while letting them rest at least 24 hours. Wondering if anyone sticks them in their bator with the bator unplugged with the turner going. But thinking the reason for...

Thought I would share the best price I found on buying ACV. I bought a bottle today locally and it was $6 for 1 bottle. I just order 12 from this company and with shipping it was only $27 total. So that makes it about $2.50 a bottle...

We are selling a Brand new from the manufacturer a Brinsea ECO 20 incubator for $100. That includes shipping. It is the manual turn. If you want to know how or why we are able to do this please PM me and I will explain. Please realize this will be coming straight from Brinsea so I will have to...

I have been working with our dogs to know that the chickens are off limits. They have been doing pretty good and leaving the chicks alone. I started to let the chicks free range a bit during the day and they have been staying by the coop. Today I let the dogs outside which we have 3 and then we...

Actually I have 2 questions. I candled my eggs tonight and 1 I can't find an air sac and am thinking it is a dud but it is a darker egg so maybe I can't see things. But the other egg same color I can see so maybe I will wait a couple more days and decide then. Guess there was no question on that...

paint a room that the incubator is in filled with eggs? I started to paint our bedroom weeks ago and haven't gotten a chance to finish it but now we are suppose to get rain tomorrow so will be stuck inside so I was thinking maybe I should finish painting. Not that it isn't something I could wait...

I have a new incubator coming, I am guessing it will be here this week. I want to find some dark brown egg layers, olive green egg layers and some standard silkie eggs. Would like the eggs to make it here by next saturday the 9th.

Took some pics of my babies. I love to take tons of pics and pick the ones I like best. Decided I would share my flock of babies here. I have tons more pics but didn't want to bore anyone. I will share others later. The last pic if of my spraddle leg bantam. Any help or ideas would be much...

I cannot get my temps or humidity to stabilize and even when I "think" they are I doubt myself. I have an LG and 2 mercury thermometers, 1 accurite digital and 1 springfield digital. They all read differently. I am ready to buy a new incubator and was reading the archives about all the different...