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    Incubators Anonymous

    I am about to set my 3rd clutch of eggs and have bought not just one but two incubators. I found that my Brinsea is far more reliable and consistent in temps than the GQF. Both have turners. I have hatched lavender orpingtons, crested cream legbars and cooper marans. The second hatch was polish...
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    BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

    I have brooder envy! I would love to build something like this but hatching chicks cannot be a full time gig for me so I am hoping that everyone makes it outside at some point this Spring/Summer. You live in So Cal, I am originally from there. How many chickens do you think you will eventually...
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    Setting eggs 3/15/14 - Who is with me?

    Update! I awoke to three hatched chicks this AM, they are a day ahead of schedule but they are bantam Polishes so maybe that is why? It is soooo exciting. I have a crazy morning so they will have to stay in the bator until I get back in the afternoon. I hope that is okay!
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    Help Please--Sequential Incubation with Two Machines?

    Excellent news! Thanks for replying.
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    Setting eggs 3/15/14 - Who is with me?

    I am! I have just set 16 bantam Polish eggs with frizzle gene, hopefully. And some Breda eggs arrived today. These batch should hatch on 4/30. I can continue to post updates if anyone is interested.
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    Help Please--Sequential Incubation with Two Machines?

    My first set of hatchings were amazingly successful (for me anyways 10 out of 24) and now I am hooked and have friends who are equally hooked on getting rare breeds that few folks in our area have. I have two incubators, the Brinsea Octo 20 and the GQF Hova bator. I was wondering whether we can...
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    Setting eggs 3/15/14 - Who is with me?

    I just bought the Brinsea brooder and hope to put it to good use for my 10 chicks. I tried feather sexing them today but all the feathers looked exactly alike. Everyone is asleep right now.
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    Little Rhody 2014

    When is it and where?
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    Setting eggs 3/15/14 - Who is with me?

    Seven chicks have hatched 2 BBS Cooper Marans 3 Lavender Orpingtons 2 Cream Legbars There are 3 more in the incubator that are pipping, mostly Lavender Orpingtons. Here is the photo of the seven of the chicks.
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    Setting eggs 3/15/14 - Who is with me?

    I had hoped for just one hatch from eggs from CA to MA in cold weather--mid 20s in March when they were shipped. Now I have 4 from the incubator and 3 that are pipping. When I candled last week, it did not look hopeful at all. I am so glad I just kept the eggs in the Brinsea just in case. I...
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    Beginner's Hatch-A-Long

    Yes, this is my second time but with a real incubator, not a DIY one. I have one egg pipping now! I am so excited!
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    Setting eggs 3/15/14 - Who is with me?

    I hear chirping in my incubator! The 21st day is Sunday and I really hope there is at least one able to hatch.
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    Setting eggs 3/15/14 - Who is with me?

    I just set 32 eggs in two incubators from a CA to MA shipment today, 3/16. I would love to join in with you all. The eggs are Crested Cream Legbars, Lavender Orpington and Black Copper Marans. I received extra bantam eggs so let's see how that goes.
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    Helping out the lowest in the pecking order

    I have a flock of 4 laying hens--Australop, Cuckoo Marans, New Hampshire Red and an EE. My EE is the lowest on the totem pole and the flock is mostly mellow. However, when I bring treats like kale or something they really love, the other three hens make sure that my EE does not get to eat. They...
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    Beginner's Hatch-A-Long

    I just received my Brinsea Eco Octagon 20 in the mail and am just setting it up. My eggs are being shipped next week and I am getting everything set. I have a thermometer and humidity monitor but ordered two additional based on some tips on BYC forums. Our last year home made incubator was a...
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