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Yeah. That happens often even though I have a special pair that I just wear to the coop. :confused:

What a beautiful post. I felt your heartworm and have followed your advice numerous times and you have given me so many ideas for my own coop. I certainly hope you are not leaving BYC, as I'm sure you have still a lot you can contribute. Lived all your articles.

The temperature is usually very stable no matter how many eggs you have in there. I kept my humidity between 55 and 63 and had no trouble. At lock down I cranked it up from 73 to 78 and had a 86% success rate for my first time incubating. Had 22 eggs of which 19 came out so I was quite happy...

I have a Janoel 96. For my first batch I just used the one tray (48 eggs). I found the humidity to fluctuate and then it stabilized. When I candled my eggs I found the incubator to be dry, so the eggs must have regulated the humidity. However, with lockdown I made sure that there was enough...

My hubby gave me an investor and a battery coupled into an ups so when the power is out it automatically runs off the battery

Thus is my brooder. Chicks are 5 days old. Day was very hot so switched the warm light off. Want to see anybody else's brooder. Post pics please

My brooder

I set my eggs on 13h00. I am approaching day 18 at 13h00 today and would like to know at what time in day 18 do I lockdown. This is also my very first incubation and am unsure as I have read it must be at the end of day 18 only. Please help as I would really like to get it right. I have 22 eggs...

Hi. I have just joined I live near Koster in the NW and have austrolorps, Buff opringtons, a Copper Maran rooster, 1 koekkoek and my mixed breed chickens (Which I call my scappies). I have also just starting incubating so fingers crossed :jumpy Nice to know their are so many from South Africa...

Thanks. :)

I live in South Africa I have a mixed flock - Austrolops, Orpington Buffs, Copper Maran Rooster, and some un-identifiable chickens (which I call my scrappies) I have had chickens for 17 yrs but have never really went in for them. Now they are like my children. I started incubating eggs and have...