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    I have movement & all until 1-3 days before hatching…

    @Ridgerunner - you are absolutely amazing! We are down to the last few days (3) of the set I put in after @Debbie292d told me to check the temperature with a external thermometer; I’ve been going along perfectly - out of 12 with 3 days left we candled last night & 10 are alive & well. I can not...
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    I have movement & all until 1-3 days before hatching…

    Tragically- I did like @Debbie292d told me to do with my regular ole meat thermometer & I am devastated. The incubator is WRONG. It’s saying 100 & it’s 104. I am literally frying the poor things. Wow you all have been absolutely amazing with the information & it’s good to get all this...
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    I have movement & all until 1-3 days before hatching…

    Okay; s Okay; so the hygrometer is for sale on Amazon? And your saying get a new incubator - I was thinking, I should probably invest in one because there’s just no way 2 full term sets of eggs - just get all the way to days 1-3 & stop developing without something significant happening. Also...
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    I have movement & all until 1-3 days before hatching…

    Thanks so much Debbie the “preset” temp is 100 & humidity 66; if it goes above 100 it beeps or above 66% humidity. This was truly just a “experiment” & to say I did it. But; I fell in love with the process & how cool the little chicks are that we hatched. So, I literally have turned it off &...
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    I have movement & all until 1-3 days before hatching…

    What is going on? I had a nice 1st & 2nd hatch…I have a 12 egg impeckables incubator from Tractor Supply…I use distilled water & I only check them 3 times during the incubation process…like the growth chart says; 16/12/3 days of incubation. My temperature stays at 100 & the humidity is between...
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