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The rooster with the scissor beak is white with a tad of brown. They actually keep him with three hens that are similar in color to him. The flock I gathered the eggs from have the rooster I showed, and 6 hens that very in multiple colors. Two are of the white with brown but the other four are...

For what it's worth I just finished hatching 27 EEs. None of them were born with the deformed beak, and I was a little concerned about that. We have to separate flocks of EEs at my work and one of the roosters has the beak issue. I only took eggs from the flock that wasn't with that rooster...

I must say what a great idea! I'm going to look around for a big box now that you've said that. Don't ask me why/how I didn't think of that. Then when I'm done with it I can just throw it away. Thanks for saving me a lot of work, and money.

Well so far two hatches in and I'm 10-10. I must say if it continues like this, after all four hatches I will have 30 EEs. Needless to say I have started a third coop and run. I would have never guessed I would hatch this many. I will be building a new brooder tomorrow to accommodate all the chicks.

Thank you for the response. I started giving it vitamin E with selenium so hopefully it will pull through.

Ok another question. I had a chick hatch and it's head keeps going back causing it to flip over. Any ideas as to what would cause this birth defect?

Ok BYC friends! I'm on to hatch number two of a 4 stage staggered hatch. My question to all of you. Do any of you see an issue with putting newly hatched chicks in with week old chicks? I currently have 3 week old chicks in the brooder and several more now hatching. They are all EEs so they will...

My last EE had a similar issue. It had piped Sunday night, and Monday morning it had zipped 1/4 of the way and its beak was sticking out. I ended up reaching in and pulling the end of the shell off and allowing it to push itself out of the egg. I'm not sure if the humidity dropped to low or...

It looks like I'm going 3 for 3 on the first round of hatching. My 3rd egg finally piped which makes me extremely happy.

Thanks! I must say it has been a journey to say the least. After 20 yolkers I'm finally getting growth. I'm in the beginning of a staggered hatch which this weekend was the first of four. I only had 3 this weekend and I'm now at work so not sure how egg 3 is doing. Next weekend I have 7 then 8...

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[/IMG]i have 2 of the 3 EEs hatched as of 8am this morning.

I agree with the day 22 means temp was a tad low. Needless to say I'm not a fan of the Farm Innovators 4200. It is so difficult to get the temp where you like it. Even then it tend to fluctuate by almost 3 degrees. So what I've done is make it run 99-101. I made this adjustment today for the...

Hello again, I hate to keep bugging you but it appears you may have your new Genesis figured out? Me on the other hand I believe I've got the temperature figured out. I'm having to run mine at 98.7 to run at 100. My humidity seems about 10% low on the bator readout. I really don't have a...

Everything I've read says if they hatch early the temp is to high. So my guess would be recalibrate your thermometers, and recheck the incubator. I just bought a Genisis 1588 and had to turn it down to 99.5 to get it to a 100 so I'd definitely recheck the temp. Day 18 is way early so I'd have to...

Good call perhaps I should have said humidity gauge. Anyways I believe I've got the temperature thing figured out. It appears that my temperature on the new unit is .5 degrees high. Now as for the humidity issue I will resolve that after the hatch. Thanks for everything

That's the part I was worried about. I bought an incutherm thermometer/hydrometer with the bator and it's saying 100.6,and 10%. My other hydrometer is in the still air which is currently in lockdown. I must say I'm a little frustrated seems how my FI Incubator runs about 40% in the same room...

Hello orrpeople, I was wondering if you found your new Hova to be accurate as far as temp/humidity go? I finally revived mine today and it seems to run roughly .6 degrees hotter than the preset, and humidity says 24% when the hydrometer I bought says 10%. I'm just curious as to which one to...

Needless to say once it does arrive like you I will be doing a happy dance as well. I woke up this morning at 5am to check on the locked down eggs and all seems well. The temperature is at 100 and humidity at 70%. Keep in mind this is a still air unit so if the numbers seem off please let me...