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    repurposing old hog barn

    Here's one area netted in Here's the older group with same hay for bedding.
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    first time incubating please help.

    4 more from this past weekend
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    first time incubating please help.

    some of my humidity problem lend to the fact it was colder then blazes and humdity was about the same as the temp. ~ZERO
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    first time incubating please help.

    Yes, we hatched out first and only Sat night 3-1. Set another batch 2/22 had 5 of 14 on day 10. The best laying hen (6 eggs) is n't fertile on that set. Put another 10 or eleven in 3/1. Just candled tonight. About 76 hours - maybe got the third hen covered finally. but then my first...
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    repurposing old hog barn

    Any ideas you'd like to share?
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    Anyone want to hatch with me? - Went in 01/16/14.

    It's been a while since I've checked in. Putting one into lockdown from my third attempt tonight. Put another dozen in Saturday, Still might have have only one of the three hens fertile, know more tonight.
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    repurposing old hog barn

    Has anyone done this? Any special considerations for being on concrete constantly? There will not be any outside runs Going to use a few unused pens for some grow out pens. Lots of cleaning to do. Each pen is about 8' x 25'. Will put netting or woven wire up to the ceiling. If I only go...
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    Anyone want to hatch with me? - Went in 01/16/14.

    I'm sorry to hear your misfortune, Howfunky.
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    Anyone want to hatch with me? - Went in 01/16/14.

    Funky, that's is an cute fella there.
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    Anyone want to hatch with me? - Went in 01/16/14.

    Quote: PUPPY!!!!!!!!! Congratulations . Awww...I am so sorry to hear that. "Murphy's Law on predation" suck! They always take the best. Quote: How so IAE??? Life's ups and downs. Lost a favorite hen, got a new puppy. Hopefully everyone finds more ups than downs.
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    first time incubating please help.

    Buff Orpingtons. First time, part III will set Feb. 9 if I find some bullseyes, tommorrow night when I'm cooking supper. Part three cause set one and two were infertile.
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    Anyone want to hatch with me? - Went in 01/16/14.

    Life is a rollercoaster!
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    Anyone want to hatch with me? - Went in 01/16/14.

    Nice set up.
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    first time incubating please help.

    Okay, wasn't sure. If I added more than a half a cup to tray one, the humidy would shoot yp to 50-60%, in 36 hrs it would be down to 10%. I tried to average 40-45%. I didn't know if 10% was too dry for "dry incbation". yes, our house is dry. around 10%. I had weights on each egg going in...
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    first time incubating please help.

    1876 Farm, gremlino, I also have the 1588. In my first attemted (non fertile eggs) hatch this year my temp was holding steady, but my humidity was harder to regulate. I generally had to put a very small amount of water in every day. What do you do? How do you regulate humidity?
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