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  1. rlmullins

    Back at it again.

    I have the 9200 still air incubator, I have an egg turner in it. I ran this last batch dry with about 20% humidity, all my eggs seem to feel the same temp. by touch, and the center of my incubator by a turkey thermometer is hold at 102*, but the thermometer that came with the incubator was not...
  2. rlmullins

    Back at it again.

    ok so I did away with the home made incubator and got me a little giant. Well the eggs went on lock down on day 18, everything seemed right, but I only had 5 hatch out of 15, some were dead in shell, some were not developed all the way, some were piping and died. I read up on most of it, and it...
  3. rlmullins

    At a loss.

    Lost the last few eggs, but don't think it was anything I did wrong, think they were just bad chicks, I open the shells for the over due ones they where dead and looked like they where deformed.
  4. rlmullins

    At a loss.

    Thanks for all the help, if it where not for the help I think I would have lost the one that did hatch.
  5. rlmullins

    At a loss.

    Well I had 4 babies hatch so far, lost one to complications, have one with spraddle legs, but have it in a set up to fix it, now I have 2 eggs a day over do with no pips or sounds, float tested them this morning still have movement, have about 4 more do today and tomorrow but no pips yet, just...
  6. rlmullins

    At a loss.

    I have one hatched about 1:00am this morning, 2 more pipped.
  7. rlmullins

    At a loss.

    Yes I believe so, I have been watching all afternoon, l.o.l I think my husband thinks I am crazy, but I love my chickens.
  8. rlmullins

    At a loss.

    I have my first pip in one egg so far.
  9. rlmullins

    At a loss.

    I am at day 20 and I hear peeping in my incubator, I don't see any pips yet, but I am sure it want be long,
  10. rlmullins

    At a loss.

    Today is lock down day for 5 of my eggs, I have them laying on there side, I have my temp at 102 and humidity is 57%, wish me luck this time, and I will keep y'all posted.
  11. rlmullins

    At a loss.

  12. rlmullins

    At a loss.

    The air cells are an 1" and 1/4 around, I guess that is good, I am still learning.
  13. rlmullins

    At a loss.

    I candled today and marked air cells, I have five that go on lock down in four days so I will, candle again on day 18 when I lock down, I am hoping that all goes well this time.
  14. rlmullins

    At a loss.

    I had water in the incubator with the first hatch, my humidity staid to high at 55%, I did my first one all wrong, I use an accuright digital thermometer, It is very accurate on temp and humidity, I have everything set up good now I think, this is my first time hatching so I am new at it all, I...
  15. rlmullins

    At a loss.

    I read and saved that page, I think I might have everything going good now, I hope anyway, I am going to candle today and check out the air cells, and the eggs and make sure everything i going smooth, and make the air cells so i can keep up with them, I have 5 that go on lock down in 4 days, I...
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