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    Early hatchling!

    Thank you! This is comforting!
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    Early hatchling!

    One of my chicks has hatched on the morning of day 20! Probably about 7:00am. How long can I leave her in there? Tomorrow is day 21. Is it ok if I leave this little one in the incubator through end of day tomorrow??? That would be about 34 hours??? I read that they absorb the yolk which provides...
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    Standing up my eggs

    Thanks for the info! The model Brinsea I am using is "Octagon 20 Advance". It is very old but holds temperature great! I've had it running several days to check this. I do have an additional thermometer and humidity gauge inside to keep track. Because of the age, not sure if there was ever a...
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    Standing up my eggs

    Quick question: How do you get your eggs to "stand up" with the large side up? I'm using a Brinsea incubator so I have the black tray and metal spacers. Can I use something to prop them? Something they can lean on?? I don't want to put pressure on the eggs to have the metal spacers holding them...
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    Which day should I start??

    Is starting them later in April too late in the season? I always think of the baby animals being born in March. I thought May might be too late in the season. Do you think this would be ok??
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    Which day should I start??

    I'm a classroom teacher and I need advice! I was planning on starting my eggs Tuesday March 25th. That would put 21 days at April 15th. The problem is, we will be on an all day field trip that day. What would you do? Start them on Monday? Or Wednesday?? Thoughts? The other issue is that our...
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