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Looks fertile tonme
new to candling
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Cleared out bator until we get anothe hygrometer and thermometer. My silkie is broody laying on eggs and its day 19. She kicked out 1 egg and isnt laying on it anymore. Anyone know why?
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Why? Chickens are smart, the egg was probabily bad... Have you cracked it open?
About the thermometers. Recomend using a human body temp thermometer... One that you put under your tounge. They have a small temp range and are very accurate. You can use this to calibrate the temp on the bator and any other digital thermometers u may use.
As far as humidity goes, well, very hard to get accurate meter without paying lots. I found its trial and error. For the first 18 days I just one or 2 shot glasses as the humidity was way to high (bit of a compromise on dry incubation) hatching is in a different bator, which is kept flooded and in the bathroom, with water in the bath... To max out the humidity during the hatch
About the thermometers. Recomend using a human body temp thermometer... One that you put under your tounge. They have a small temp range and are very accurate. You can use this to calibrate the temp on the bator and any other digital thermometers u may use.
As far as humidity goes, well, very hard to get accurate meter without paying lots. I found its trial and error. For the first 18 days I just one or 2 shot glasses as the humidity was way to high (bit of a compromise on dry incubation) hatching is in a different bator, which is kept flooded and in the bathroom, with water in the bath... To max out the humidity during the hatch
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Thanks
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So i went feed my chickens this am and guess what i had a sikie chick chirping. The chick was dry so i took it out because there is 2 or 3 more eggs not hatched yet. Is it to early shoulf i put it back with mom. After the other eggs hatch should i put more eggs under her or hive her a break
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