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I don't know how soon a fertile egg comes out but I do know that eggs can be fertile for up to two weeks after they mate.

I'm curious if anyone else has an incubbator older than mine? This thing looks like it was made in in the 1920's. It IS electric, but Edison himself may have done the wiring ha ha. I used it in the spring of 2011. Out of 14 eggs I just got 2 chicks but I don't blame the bator for that. I...

I have an old cochin hen that acts just the same way. She hasn't layed an egg since August. I am hoping in the spring she will get broody.

I have an old incubator that looks like it was made in the 1920's. It is electric. I used it in the spring of 2011. It worked OK because the chicks hatched. Out of 14 eggs I only got 2 chicks but I believe that was because the eggs were probably mishandled and improperly stored before I got...