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    MARCH HATCH-A-LONG come join in

    I wouldn't worry about 24 hrs. at that temp.
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    MARCH HATCH-A-LONG come join in

    We are nearing the end of day 20 with the cardboard box incubator and this is the first arrival. I love watching that first new chick, struggling through all the eggs, pecking at them as if to say "hey...you in there, come on out and play"...
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    Please help...need some input! Humidity???

    I am on my 2nd hatch ever, still pretty new to this. My incubator is a converted cardboard box...lol....the humidity inside stays between 48-52% during the entire incubation period and I've not had any trouble yet.
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    March Hatching Madness

    The cardboard box incubator has worked again. We're nearing the end of day 20 and this is the first arrival, there are 2 more pipped. I will post more later this evening, after Survivor.
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    March Hatching Madness

    Day 20 for me starts today at 6pm. I am glad I added the glass to the top of the box, it is way easier to see through than the plastic was. Nothing happening yet, they'll wait until after I go to sleep tonight.
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    March Hatching Madness

    I thought I would post a pic of tha babies from the first batch. As you can see, they are a motley crew...lol.
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    March Hatching Madness

    Quote: WOW, I would love to see pictures of your Box incubator! What are you using for a thermostat? I am planning to make a styrofoam incubator/hatcher so that I can keep my turners turnjn' and my bators batin' and not have to stop for that pesky lockdown Not sure if the pic came...
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    March Hatching Madness

    Tomorrow is lock down day for my 2nd batch in the cardboard box incubator, which is working better than I expected for just being a box. The night light bulbs keep the temps. very stable and the best part is that it didn't cost me a dime...lol. There are 19 eggs in there and I have seen some...
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    FEBRUARY HATCH-A-LONG come join in

    Thanks for all the info on my newly hatched chicks, sorry I called them "mutts" but I am a dog lover and that is kind of a term of endearment to me . You were all correct about the different colors, there are some interesting mixes...lol. Batch #2 is on day 10, candled them the other night...
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    FEBRUARY HATCH-A-LONG come join in

    Since I am new at this and most of the posters here seem to have alot of experience, I have a couple questions. Of the 10 chickies hatched, 2 are from the blue eggs. My rooster is a RIR, the blue eggs come from my Aracauna hens, are these chicks just mutt chicks or do they have a...
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    FEBRUARY HATCH-A-LONG come join in

    I have to say I am happy with my first foray into hatching eggs. I rigged up a small cardboard box incubator and collected 18 eggs from my hens. Of the 18, 13 turned out to be fertile and I ended up with 10 healthy chicks out of that 13 eggs. I am on day 7 of the next batch, have 25 eggs in...
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    FEBRUARY HATCH-A-LONG come join in

    I forgot to mention that I can see that a couple of the eggs are moving. I am getting excited...lol.
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    FEBRUARY HATCH-A-LONG come join in

    I guess I am joining the party, I have 13 eggs in my cardboard box incubator that are due to hatch on Feb.8th. This is a first time thing, I started with 18 eggs from my own hens, I candled them at 12 days and there was one cracked shell and 4 that were not fertile. The blue eggs are hard to...
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    black sex link rooster question

    I purchased what I was told were 3 aracauna(sp) and 1 black sex link pullets last summer but the black sex link has turned out to be a rooster. Now that he is mature, I am not even sure he is a sex link. He looks like the RIR pictures that I see, he is gorgeous and has no barring at all. Do ALL...
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