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    Egg Cartons for Extra large eggs?

    I only get large cartons when I ask for them, and they don't fit
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    Egg Cartons for Extra large eggs?

    Our chickens lay alot of extra large eggs, some even Jumbo double yokers. Also, alot of our eggs are more round than oval and do not fit very well in a standard large egg carton because the small end cannot be pushed down enough to make contact with the bottom of the egg carton. We are selling...
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    NEWBIE - Day 22 - 22 chicks of the 38 eggs so far!

    Day 23...one hatched this morning. We have 25 of the 38 eggs
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    NEWBIE - Day 22 - 22 chicks of the 38 eggs so far!

    It eventually fell off and some others had it as well. Update! This evening will be the end of day 22. We had 15 hatch yesterday, and 5 more hatch overnight/this morning. 2 more are actively hatching right now. So 22 chicks so far!! I had started with 48 eggs, 7 were not fertilized, 3...
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    NEWBIE - Day 22 - 22 chicks of the 38 eggs so far!

    We have 3 chicks so far! and maybe out 8 more eggs with pips and some zipping going! We have a total of 38 in there. Our eggs are really really dark so when I candled them before lockdown it was difficult to see if there was movement in there...there were definitely chicks taking up most of the...
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    NEWBIE - Day 22 - 22 chicks of the 38 eggs so far!

    Snuck another sponge in and now at about 70-71% humidity. The two eggs which got pipped are getting more. No other eggs have pips yet, hopefully this will happen overnight! I do hear some chirping but can't figure out where its coming from!
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    NEWBIE - Day 22 - 22 chicks of the 38 eggs so far!

    Checked and it's still running around 66-67%, When my husband gets back I will sneak another sponge in there, the lid will only be tilted open just for a second. Still only have the two pipped eggs from this morning and both of them have pipped in a second place! Also, I heard a chirp when I...
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    NEWBIE - Day 22 - 22 chicks of the 38 eggs so far!

    What should my minimum humidity be?
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    NEWBIE - Day 22 - 22 chicks of the 38 eggs so far!

    I double checked it against 2 other hygrometers we have, one of them being an electronic one. It is down in the basement which normally runs around 40-55% humidity. I did not fill the wells because I was using sponges under the vent hole, I wanted to be able to control the humidity by adding...
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    NEWBIE - Day 22 - 22 chicks of the 38 eggs so far!

    First time incubating, we borrowed an older still air incubator, incubatation temp fluctuated around 100-102, humidity ranged between about 37-45% (I did not add any water). Day 20 ends at 7pm tonight, we woke up this morning with 2 pips so far (we have 38 in there...all put in the same day)...
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    NEWBIE on hatching eggs - questions on lockdown

    I'm not putting water in the water wells (I am going to use sponges)because i want to be able to decrease my humidity if it gets too high (if removing the vent plugs doesn't work), will the no hole type liner then be ok?? I already have it in there but I can go cut out a few holes with scissors...
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    April Hatch Along

    Thanks, I will!! I have no issues with condensation yet! I am so nervous about this humidity thing. I am a by the books and rules type of person....but I hear so many things I am confused!!
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    NEWBIE on hatching eggs - questions on lockdown

    I think I would consider myself a hands on hatcher....being new to this I candled alot! I loved watching the progress.
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    NEWBIE on hatching eggs - questions on lockdown

    so go ahead and open them up at lockdown? then get my humidity up to 65% I may be up all night getting my humidity right! I bought brand new sponges for this purpose and have already cut them so I can adjust as needed.
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    NEWBIE on hatching eggs - questions on lockdown

    Ok....I got some shelf liner and put it down, but I bought the type that was smooth with no air holes (I am borrowing the incubator so I am trying to minimize the mess), I put it on type of the grid, will the solid type compromise any air flow?? Also confused..some people say that even though...
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