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On my recent hatch, I had a crippled chick whose leg is bent behind it. The chick is super healthy but obviously can not walk. It can scoot around quickly and get where it needs to go but I can not imagine it having a quality life once it is old enough to go outside. What do you guys do with...

Up to 77 chicks with 20 eggs still in the hovabator! I would have never imagined this good of a hatch rate on my first attempt.

It has been an exciting day so far...up to 55 chicks in the brooder and eggs are still getting circles cut into their tops. Funny how they hatch in cycles. I can go 2 hours with only one chick then all of a sudden a dozen start hatching. I am off to town to get supplies to build a second...

I locked down 97 Bobs on Thursday nite. It looked like all but 23 eggs were developed, from what I could tell with my spotlight! As of this morning, I have 14 healthy chicks in the brooder. I expect a busy hatch day on today through tomorrow. I can only imagine how busy I will be with 80+...

Hello experts! I am an incubator neophyte and I got my first batch of eggs. On Thursday, December 30th, at approximately 3 PM I loaded up 120 Bobs! So far, we are running beautifully, 99.7 degrees and a humidity of 45. They are in a Hova-Bator 1602 and I installed the fan and turner. My...

Hello everyone! I have been lurking around and learning a lot from you guys over the past few weeks...everyone here is very helpful and friendly! I got 4 chickens earlier this year just so the family could have some fresh eggs. We have enjoyed the eggs and the kids have really enjoyed the...

Hello BYC, I have been reading the forum for a while and I figured I need to go ahead and join. This summer, I built a 8x9 pen and started raising chickens for the first time. I have a red, black, and barred rock and we are getting 2-3 eggs everyday for my family of 4...kids are 4 and 6 and...