I have a still air incubator and I locked down at day 16 and I had chicks hatching on day 18, 19 and 20. A gentleman who hatches many chicks gave me some good information, he knows what he is talking about. I removed chicks as they dried from the incubator but the humidity was quite high so the...
Successful hatch! 32 Eggs 21 chicks. Unfortunatley I had to cull 3 of them due to various issues. I am very pleased. I got 3 Turkens and one Polish. So adorable! The rest are barn yard mixes.
I candled my eggs tonight (day 6) only 3 were bad!! That's a lot of chicks for me. :) my broody had 14 eggs and only one of hers wasn't developing. Good news for me. This is my first time incubating where I think I know what I am doing and so far so good. As for broody hens I have them all the...
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I need a bit of advice, I have a farm innovators 2100 still air incubator. In my research besides the lousy 2 page manual they send along, I am confused on temperatures, I am at 99.5-100 degrees and 45 percent humidity. Is this ok or should I raise the temp some as I have read 102...
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This is my first hatch a long. I set 34 eggs on February 20th. My roosters are an EE, a Copper Maran, and a turken. Some will be pure but most will be mixes which is fine by me. I am using a farm innovators 2100. I have 2 thermometers inside because the display one it came with is 15...