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    Oop's Inverted eggs - help please

    Hi, I set my eggs on May 10. I placed them in the auto-turner with pointed end up. I had tried two previous hatches (last year) with limited success. Alot of the chicks were fully formed but did not Pip. I am guessing now that is because i made the mistake of putting them in upside down...
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    How to stop the pandamonium

    Hi all, I have a hovabator and my first ever hatch last month had 15 of 42 eggs hatch on day 21. I left these chicks in for 24 hrs before removing to brooder. Two others pipped but didn't hatch. 12 of the others were fully formed in shell with no pip. 8 of the eggs were unfertile with no...
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    Fan Down - Help

    So I got home to find my Rx has spiked to 70%. Could this be due to increased evaporation rates from increased air flow? Any recommendations welcomed. Thx!
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    Fan Down - Help

    Hi all, I have a hovabator and the fan failed. I do not live in an area where I could replace it in a timely fasion so I took a computer fan out of a old PC and rigged it to a 12 V battery. The fan pushes alot more air than the hovabator fan did and is noisier, however, the temperature...
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    How long can eggs be stored before incubating?

    Thanks Lucky1 Do I refrigerate the eggs prior to incubating or just keep them at room temperature?
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    3 Breeds - 3 Roo's

    Hi, I currently have a flock of 14 hens, Light and Dark Brahmas ans White Langshans. I am planning on incubating eggs but want to keep the breeds pure. How long would I have to segregate the hens with their respective Rooster to ensure they have been fertilized by the right one? Thanks
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    How long can eggs be stored before incubating?

    Hi, I have been lent an incubator for 48 eggs but only have 14 hens at present. I just built a new coop to triple my flock. How long can I store eggs before I put them into the incubator. I would like to try to put all 48 eggs at once to maximize my hatch but am only getting like 8 - 10...
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