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post #11 of 14
5/10/12 at 10:15am

Well I have not had good luck withe helping either but I know it works for some.  So the shrink wrap problem is high humidity?  I know I felt like it might die if I help but I KNEW it would die if I did not help!  It died.  Then the next pip that I did not help died too.  See?  Doomed if I do or don't!  I am going to start a new batch this weekend and hope that it will work out!!

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post #12 of 14
5/10/12 at 12:32pm
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Avonshire,My baby didn't make it. Shrink wrapped is when your humidity isn't high enough during hatch. How many eggs did you set this last time?
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post #13 of 14
5/10/12 at 3:18pm

Only 7--it was kind of a homeschool project. However I already have 11 new eggs. I am hoping to get some more. I am also hoping to do the incubation better!  At least this time I will know that I tried my best.  Last time I did not realize so much went into incubating chicks!!

Homeschool mom to 4 boys and one baby girl, a dog, a roo blrw and his 4 girls(1 BO, 2 rir, and 1 EE), 2 quail and 8 bantam chickens(1 roo and 1 hen d'uccle, 1 hen sboe, bb red oe hen, and silkies(buff, white, lavender and black))

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post #14 of 14
5/10/12 at 6:36pm
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I hope everything goes better this time. 11 is a better number. For some reason I have at least 2 that die between day 7 and 14. That also makes up for any not fertile. It makes it hard when you only set a few then weed out the bad ones. Keep trying though it will get easier.

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