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    Chicks are hatching but when to take them out

    I'm gonna wait a little bit. I was just inspecting some other eggs and have 2 more hatching. 1 of them are about half way around the egg
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    Chicks are hatching but when to take them out

    I've had some chicks hatch but there are still some left to hatch. My question is can I take out the hatched chicks and not cause issues with the eggs still to hatch. The chicks have been hatch for 20 hrs now and look dry and active
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    HELP my rooster won't let me near the hens!

    I've had a couple roosters like him. The trick I used was to wear thick pants and tall boots and basically bully them everytime they got mean. It would eventually teach them I'm the boss and not them. Still I never felt comfortable turning my back on them. Imo there's only one solution most of...
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    New to incubators on day 22

    I'll look into the incutherm. Thanks for the information
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    New to incubators on day 22

    I've never heard of salt testing. Could you suggest a good thermometer I should get. I have wondered if my temp settings are accurate
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    New to incubators on day 22

    The incubator itself is kinda loud when it's on so I haven't thought about listening for the chicks
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    New to incubators on day 22

    I haven't heard any pips. I was having trouble regulating heat so I read where you can put a towel over it to help which did straighten out the temperature. I have seen that I want my humidity between 65 or 75%. Is that to high?
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    New to incubators on day 22

    Tuesday March 11th around noon so it's still relatively early on day 22
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    New to incubators on day 22

    Hi I'm new to incubating and I'm getting worried because I'm on day 22 and nothing has hatched yet. I have a mix of eggs that are from silkies and some isa browns. By this time I think the silkies aren't gonna hatch but I'm still hoping for the browns. I feel like my temp and humidity settings...
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