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I had a few people from a Facebook group I’m in ask for closer pictures of my incubator. I figured since I already took the pictures I might as well share them here as well for anyone interested This is not meant to be a step by step guide and I don’t claim it to be perfect. It’s just what I...

No progress for the past 24 hours. So I pulled all 11 eggs out of the incubator to candle them. One did have a small pip hole but when I looked into the hole it was clear that the chick had given up and died. No sign of life in the other 10 either. I went ahead and opened them up and found all...

A little update on how the hatch is going. We’re coming up on the end of day 22 and I have 11 mostly healthy looking chicks. A couple are still walking a little wobbly but seem to be finding their footing as time passes. I set 24 eggs that I purchased from a local guy that made a Craigslist...

Probably less than $20 never really added it up but I’ll try from memory. Toaster oven $5 goodwill W1209 temperature controller $3 purchase as a 4 pack for 12 Sponges a couple bucks dollar general Magnet sheets used to cover vents and adjust humidity a couple bucks craft section Walmart...

I have very little experience hatching but the general rule as I understand is don’t open the incubator until all are hatched. I did open mine to address what I felt was an emergency. One hatched and was having trouble keeping hers head straight. All the chicks that were up and running around...

Update: Four are out 2 more actively zipping and a few more piping. I would guess that there are even more pips that I can’t see from my viewing angle.

Today is hatch day. So far one has made it out. I see several pips so hopefully she’ll get some friends soon. The one that is out is pushing all the other eggs around I hope that doesn’t hurt them. I quit turning them a few days ago now the chick playing with them like they are soccer balls.

Last night a storm came through and we lost power. I covered the incubator with a couple towels to try to hold the heat in. After about 3 hours without power it was down to 82 degrees. The power company estimated time to repair was still several hours out. So I went to the local Walmart and...

A few months ago I fell down a YouTube rabbit hole watching diy incubators and threw one together real quick and put a dozen eggs in it that I got from a friend. Only one chick hatched. I determined that my temperature was off and I had a lot of cold spots in it. So I do a lot more research and...