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    Let's Troubleshoot: 50% hatch rate except...

    Thank you for reminding me! I meant to mention that my flock is fed 16% layer pellets in the morning and scratch before bed. Plus kitchen scraps and anything they can find that looks tasty on 5 acres. The hens average 6 eggs a week apiece. I had bred the rooster and the 2 elder hens last...
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    Let's Troubleshoot: 50% hatch rate except...

    ...when using eggs from another flock! The Facts: Test Hatch in January 100% Fertility, 87% Hatch Every weekly hatch since then: 95-100% fertility, 50% Hatch All eggs candled immediately before lockdown, very average aircells 1 Rooster (2 years old) over 7 hens (2 - 2 year, 5 -1 year) Eggs...
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    hatching

    From my experiences, helping out is usually a terrible idea as the chicks will often come out weakened or deformed and I often end up having to cull them anyway (which is very unpleasant). That said, I've had a few successes and only after 24 hours of ZERO progress AND after all the other pips...
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    Horrible Hova-Bator Smell

    I had it running overnight in a trailer on the farm, but the smell has now permeated the trailer (good thing I'm gutting it this summer) and not weakened in intensity or repulsiveness. I am definitely going to have a look and see if anything is touching the element. Thanks for the advice!
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    Horrible Hova-Bator Smell

    Hi All, We recently bought a used 1586 to use as a hatcher to go with our Sportsman. The first time we used it, everything was pretty average. It maintained temperature really well, but we could not get the humidity down below 85% (we do live in a very damp climate though, so perhaps that has...
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