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Can anyone recommend a good thermometer and hygrometer all in one that I can put into my incubator? I have a brinsea but there is no hygrometer with it and I am pretty sure the temp is off on it. My eggs always seem to hatch 2 or three days early.

This was only my second time hatching eggs. Guess i over reacted hahaha

This is what the egg looked like. The chick took forever to break free. 6/6 of my Easter Eggers hatched 👍

Not sure why photo didn’t load but it finally hatched about 10 min ago.

so this is the last egg to hatch. This has been going on for about 12 hours. Every time the chick tries to break out it can’t. When should I start being concerned?

Thank you. I have an internal temp inside the incubator that I know was calibrated and the temps were off. Thanks again for your reply. 👍

The middle picture looks similar to some I have. I was told they are Saphire Gems.

We just did our first batch also my first time. Processed 43 birds and I got two 35 gallon garbage cans and filled with water and ice. Once chilled I dried off and put them in a fridge for 48 hours but I hear 24 hours is fine too.

I amaze myself sometimes. I found a video online and I just calibrated the incubator. Hopefully this fixes the problem.

Does anyone know why the high temp alarm keeps going off? My internal temp is 99.5 according to a internal therm I put In the incubator. All my high temp and low temp alarms are set to the default. code is -RM it goes off every 30 min and I just put the eggs in yesterday.

This is my third time hatching chicks. I have done chickens and turkeys. I am excited to see the colors I get 👍

Probably upset for being out in a smaller area. If they are mostly feathered they should be fine depending on your climate. Anyway to put a heat lamp in their area at night? Let them use it if they need to?

I just put 8 Ameraucana eggs in the incubator. The roosters 3 of them are Easter Eggers that just hit maturity. I have seen them in the yard doing their business with the girls. What are the chances these eggs will be fertile? The roosters were hatched Feb 2 of this year. The Ameracana hens are...

Add a wet sponge to your incubator. It will raise humidity. You might need more than one sponge piece depending on how high it goes. You will also have to keep the sponge wet 2-3 times a day before it dries back out.

I am not emotionally attached to the meat chickens. Just some of my egg layers have a personality hahaha

Yeah the place I found is $3.50 flat rate per bird as a whole chicken. It starts adding up if you want it in 1/4 or 1/2.

I have the area to do it myself but I guess I am a wussy lol I have a hard time culling a sick chicken just to put it out of its misery. I do it because its the right thing to do. The quickest way I have found is using my .22 hand gun with a shot to the back of the head. Just something about...

WOW that is expensive. If I had to pay that I might just have to do it myself lol

So if I don't want to do the processing myself what is a reasonable rate for someone else to do the processing? I have found 2 local places that charge around $3.50/bird. Is that about the going rate? Thanks, Adam

Oh yeah forgot to mention. They were 2 weeks old this past Saturday.