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I'll add something to keep the eggs up off the floor during lockdown. This won't, however, do anything about the problem of the blue eggs all dying very early while the brown eggs had a good hatch rate. I have another batch of eggs ready to go. I separated the birds into breed-specific...

Four Ameraucana hens, one Ameraucana roo. The best of the best out of a 25 egg hatch. They are all from the same source--me, because I hatched them. They did all have parents from the same source, but most likely not exactly the same parents because there were several roosters and ten hens in...

Ok, this might help. I moved the chicks to the brooder so I can show you the inside of the incubator. I'm open to any/all suggestions since I already have another batch of eggs to go in the 'bator. Overall pic, Please ignore the eggshell detritus. You can see the reptile bulb lower right...

You're right, I was trying to keep as much oxygen flowing as possible, and the temps are pretty stable because of the ridiculous amount of insulation and making sure all fresh air comes past the heat source, but it has been hard to keep humidity stable. I haven't solved that problem, yet. The...

Oh, sorry I wasn't clear. The incubator pulls fresh air from outside the incubator past the heat element and then blows it out the other side. Constant air exchange with the outside. And even if it wasn't, why would only the blue eggs have died? I didn't put the clears in lockdown. If you read...

The incubator has a pretty strong fan. You can't see them, but there are grooves in the styrofoam that force the air to come in the side by the fan, pass the heat source, and then exit the other side. My biggest problem is too much air, not too little--I know this because I had trouble...

Can't get pics of the inside this minute, there are eggs hatching in it! Specs are: Wooden box set inside a box made of 1.5" styrofoam set inside yet another box. Heat source is a reptile bulb controlled by arduino to be 100 degrees F +/- .5 degrees. At one side of the box is a fan and...

One rooster, seven hens. All the eggs were fertile, I'd assume, since every egg I crack is fertile. See? Weird, right?

Hello everyone, I'm a relatively experienced incubator. Recently my husband made me a smaller homemade incubator to replace my old, gigantic, upright freezer incubator--I didn't like the temperature fluctuations in the old one, and the new one is computer controlled and doesn't fluctuate more...

I am searching for some decent Black Copper Marans. I would like birds that are being bred towards the French standard. Bird age is relatively unimportant, as long as they are less than two years old. I had a lot of predation, and lost my best birds. My remaining birds, while nicely shaped, do...

DogCatChickMom--Don't forget, your baby chicks will need a draft-free brooder at the appropriate temperature for their age.. It's different with chicks that are with Mama--she regulates their temperature so you don't have to!

That's a cockerel. See the long skinny saddle feathers coming in on his back?

Hi Rachel! I know I've been MIA for a year, and I was sorry to see your post about your leukemia coming back when I stopped in to do some research this morning. My heart was in my throat as I clicked the last page of this thread--I'm so glad you're still with us. I have been doing a lot of...