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    Lock Down Day! Anyone Else?

    Also intended to mention: the humidity level within the incubator assist with softening the shell to make it less stressful in the chick. Be sure the water level stays adequate in the bottom resivour and plugs stay in place at the top of the incubator is a still air.
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    Lock Down Day! Anyone Else?

    Cut back on the level of protein feed when planning of gathering the eggs for hatching. A 10-12% level protein feed is adequate. Be sure not to use ground oyster shells etc. these too assist with a thicker, harder egg shell. DUMAR carries a wide variety of feeds and can be purchased at TSC...
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    first time wih incubation

    No, the additional homes are fine. They are designed to allow a min amount of airflow within the incubator that is generated by air displacement due to the hit air rising to the top of the incubator. You should be fine with a humidity level between 35 - 45 prh. You are on track to some fuzzy...
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    All bad eggs!?

    Here's a makeshift egg checker that my wife and I use: • A small shoe box. • Aluminum Foil. • Small lamp like is used on a nightstand. • 40 watt light bulb. * Cut a home in one end of the shoe box large enough for the socket of the lamp to fit in. * Cut a hole in the top center of the shoe box...
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    All bad eggs!?

    To the person checking for veining, At day 5 you should defiantly see veining in the egg. Should look somewhat like spider webbing.
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    Lock Down Day! Anyone Else?

    Ckindy, Give them time, they will start eating and drinking when ifs time. No need to dip the beaks in the water. Be sure they're not cold. If the temp where you have they stays initially around 90-95deg, they will be more active and not stay so huddled up. Again, be patient and give them time.
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    first time wih incubation

    Another too; you probably will notice (2) red plugs on the lid if the incubator. Do not remove these until three days before the eggs are scheduled to hatch. And be sure that the water resivour in the lower portion stays full of water. Humidity is critical to successful hatching.
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    first time wih incubation

    To jnjmanning, If you allowed the still air incubator to stabilize at 99.5 with the thermostat laying on the mesh before you added the eggs, you should be fine with laying the thermostat on top of the eggs without any other adjustments to the temp. Do not readjust the temp after adding the eggs...
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    Lock Down Day! Anyone Else?

    17 and counting.....
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    Lock Down Day! Anyone Else?

    "UPDATE" 7 out, 5 peaking, 2 moving! 61/id/5579402/width/200/height/400[/IMG]
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    Help, I'm a newbie at incubating!

    Good luck on the Turkey Eggs.....Just now testing punt new waters on this end with incubating Turkey eggs. Wife placed 15 Blue Slate eggs in an incubator this last Saturday.
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    Lock Down Day! Anyone Else?

    "HELLO WORLD".....3 out, 5 peaking, 4 moving!
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    Help, I'm a newbie at incubating!

    Never heard of a carton being used as described. Gave you had a good hatch rate doing it that way? Always up for trying new things! Never had a lot of luck with an egg turner. They rock the egg back and forth, never actually turning the egg.
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    Help, I'm a newbie at incubating!

    Good morning, The last reply was correct, my wife and I incubate RIR eggs each year. • Collect the eggs each day, place in a carton and jeep at room temp. • On the 7th day remove from carton and place all eggs on top of the wire mesh in incubator at the same time. •The eggs need to be rotated...
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    Posting pictures from mobile

    How do I put a photo on my profile page? Figured out how to put one on BYC but can't figure out how to do the profile photo.
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