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    December Hatch - Keeping our fingers crossed =)

    Hello All - Update 23 babies in the brooder - 3 more in the the incubator 1 hatched and drying out and two working their way out of the egg. Looking like 23 eggs that are not going to hatch. Candled them and water candled them no movement probably not going to hatch. 9 more eggs with what we...
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    December Hatch - Keeping our fingers crossed =)

    Yeah I know it's high but at this point all I can do is try and maybe open some holes at the top to help it drop some. We are up to 20 babies and two deaths. Still have more signs showing on the eggs so more to come I think. The ones that are hatched are so cute. Some are already running and...
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    December Hatch - Keeping our fingers crossed =)

    Well it's higher then was recommended I have it now at between 80 and 85. Still have really sticky chicks. Were up to eight now with another on the way. Exciting times for sure.
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    December Hatch - Keeping our fingers crossed =)

    Six baby's so far - real sticky egg shells sticking to chicks. Anyone know how to prevent this issue or can this be prevented?
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    Ended Sixth Annual Hatch a Long Total number set contest number 4

    2015
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    December Hatch - Keeping our fingers crossed =)

    Well now hello all again - First signs of hatch beginning - this is so exciting! no little peeps yet but the first chick has started braking through the egg shell. Will keep you all posted as to the progress.
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    December Hatch - Keeping our fingers crossed =)

    Hello all more updates - We have two hatches hopefully coming in the next few days and some interesting updates and of course more questions. So our Bower still air incubator had initially 44 eggs on day one. A dozen of those eggs ended up being not fertile. Along with one death brought our...
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    December Hatch - Keeping our fingers crossed =)

    Ok good to know thanks.
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    December Hatch - Keeping our fingers crossed =)

    Thank you Sumi for your response and for the link. Very helpful and informative. I'm thinking that we might have a age issue with our roosters being to old. Trust me we will be removing this possible problem from the list. I think that in our JANOEL8-48 with turner that if we have a poor hatch...
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    December Hatch - Keeping our fingers crossed =)

    Well Hello all - Updates Well our Bower Incubator which is now on day 9 and is a old school hand turn 3 times a day still air unit has confirmed 32 embryos and growing fast. We did however have 12 eggs that did not develop. Which is sad. Our temps are running between 98 to 102 and I have...
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    December Hatch - Keeping our fingers crossed =)

    Oh Hello - for those of you who don't know me. Well my Name is Steve and my son's name is Jacob and my Wife's name is LeeAnn and we are Incubating chicken eggs! We have a dozen different breeds eggs in all different colors and sizes. Wow - we are so excited! Just candled and found many eggs...
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    Going to hatch some eggs... please help!!!

    Thank you for your response - I have a couple of concerns only because I'm new at this incubator hatching chicks stuff. I'm a farm hand I work on a farm 24/7. My mother when I was kid hatched out a few batches of chicks in a incubator and it was a great experience growing up to have been...
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    Going to hatch some eggs... please help!!!

    I also recently received a Brower Model # 11400-3 incubator and also found your thread saying your had instructions. I would be really grateful to receive these instructions. Also I have read this entire thread and I also feel that 103 degree's would kill my eggs. Any help with the temp settings...
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