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    Heat lamps in July

    Yes, that helps a lot. Thank you for your quick response.
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    Heat lamps in July

    We just received our baby chicks today and I was wondering if they need to be under a heat lamp in this heat. It's extremely hot (in the 90's) in Akron, OH and I don't want to bake my chicks. We already have 22 other chickens but we have already gone through the peep process with all of them and...
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    Newbie Hatcher and Day 21 is here but not looking good.

    This is our first time hatching ever. We had one burst out last night on day 19/20. The other 14 are not really doing anything. I have seen a couple rocking so we are excited about that. The question we have is we know that they don't need any food for up to 3 days but do we need to take the...
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    Newbie Hatcher and Day 21 is here but not looking good.

    x2 Also, is your incubator still air? If it was, 100 degrees is too low. It should be around 102, measured at the top of the eggs.  The eggs "rock" when the chicks are positioning themselves for hatch. Even if they are positioning themselves, they still have to draw the remainder of the yolk sac...
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