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    Temperature Probe All Over The Map!

    It has a fan, but appears to be so weak that it works more like a still air incubator. :( I've increased the heat by half a degree and am watching carefully. This is DAY ONE and I've already experienced major hiccups. Not a great start. Thanks for the help.
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    Temperature Probe All Over The Map!

    Hi all! I have a Janoel 12 (weak fan) incubator and a calibrated meat probe thermometer. Here’s my question - temperature at the very tip-top of the eggs reads 99.5 to 100.2 degrees (great for Seramas that like it a bit hotter), but when I lower my probe to the middle of the egg tray, the temp...
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    Using a Broody to Hatch "Winter" Chicks

    I ordered Serama eggs from a hatchery. I can’t get the chicks mailed and they are too rare for my local feed stores to order. I was hopeful that with a band of boody bantams, I wouldn’t need to incubate...but I’m rethinking my plan.
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    Using a Broody to Hatch "Winter" Chicks

    I just ordered my FIRST EVER batch of hatching eggs to arrive in 3 weeks. By then it will be deep February... but winter in Santa Cruz CA is hardly winter at all. Temps will be in the low 50s at night. I have six silkie hens who all seem to take turns holding down the egg box. Currently I...
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