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7/18/12 at 10:58pm

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Yay! That's great! I wish I had ur luck

all I had is a little styrafoam box with a raised wire floor and a sponge at the bottom to keep up the humidity, right under my light bulb.

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7/18/12 at 11:12pm

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Try some insulation ! I'll send you a picture of my set up. I mean it's ghetto ... REAL ghetto ! But that's the thing about incubators. It doesn't have to be a pro ! You just have to maintain the temperatures and get good fertile eggs and voila ! Chicken ! The thing I'm worried about is Whole Foods eggs . A lot of people report them not even STARTING ! And I don't Trader Joe's leghorns... they're mean and they fly well. I want a Red Star <3 and one day a Buff Orp and a Silkie Bantam. Female, for broodiness !

A WHOLE LOT of incubating eggs...

Michigan Suburban boy ! :D

A WHOLE LOT of incubating eggs...

Michigan Suburban boy ! :D

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7/19/12 at 1:34pm

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Lol yeah I dont want white leghorns either. That's why I got ameraucanas and marans 😉

8 chickens, 1 mallard duck, 1 gecko, 2 crazy dogs, 1 cat, 4 fish (:

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7/19/12 at 1:57pm

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Yeah they're supposed to be mean !

A WHOLE LOT of incubating eggs...

Michigan Suburban boy ! :D

A WHOLE LOT of incubating eggs...

Michigan Suburban boy ! :D

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7/19/12 at 7:19pm

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I can help you out with Redstar, Buff Orp and Americana hatching eggs if, your store bought eggs doesn't pan out.

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7/19/12 at 7:30pm

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Thanks !! (: You people on here are too nice ....!!

A WHOLE LOT of incubating eggs...

Michigan Suburban boy ! :D

A WHOLE LOT of incubating eggs...

Michigan Suburban boy ! :D

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7/19/12 at 7:30pm

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I'm updating now - with pictures !

A WHOLE LOT of incubating eggs...

Michigan Suburban boy ! :D

A WHOLE LOT of incubating eggs...

Michigan Suburban boy ! :D

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7/19/12 at 8:09pm

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Just updated at 11:10, 7/19/12.

A WHOLE LOT of incubating eggs...

Michigan Suburban boy ! :D

A WHOLE LOT of incubating eggs...

Michigan Suburban boy ! :D

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7/20/12 at 8:03am

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Updated. Again.

A WHOLE LOT of incubating eggs...

Michigan Suburban boy ! :D

A WHOLE LOT of incubating eggs...

Michigan Suburban boy ! :D

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7/20/12 at 8:31am

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One of the ways I check for bad eggs is weighing them. Substantial weight loss indicates the egg has gone bad, I presume gas build up due to bacterial growth. Good luck!