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  1. Bokeeliachick

    Day 18 Question

    When removing the turner is it better to just lay the eggs on a rubbery holey mat type of thing or use the cut down egg cartons? I have never tried the egg carton method. But maybe if they are not rolling around they will be able to get the shell cracked easier. I have had some humidity issues...
  2. Bokeeliachick

    Can't Keep Humidity Steady

    I have a Hova-Bator 1583. Why is my humidity so hard to control? Temperature stays at 99 - 100. But humidity has gone from 45- 66. ??? It is only 2 years old. Is there a part that I can replace that controls humidity? I have the plugs in. The last time it was used was in a classroom and we had...
  3. Bokeeliachick

    My First Broody

    Well, my first broody that I let hatch eggs. Well, I did not really "let" her. :o) We thought Checkers was gone, snatched by a hawk or some other predator. Found her outside of the fence sitting on 18 eggs! They just started hatching this evening. One was all the way hatched and another egg...
  4. Bokeeliachick

    Humidity Levels - Need Help

    My daughter's teacher has a hovabator 1583. She purchased it new last year. Used it twice very successfully. This year, we can not keep the humidity constant. Goes down to 20, up to 70. What could be causing this? Any ideas or suggestion? Thanks!
  5. Bokeeliachick

    Silly Chicken

    Well, we thought we lost one of our girls. She kept getting out of her fenced in area. So we tried clipping one wing. Still got out. Clipped the other one (I know, I know). She still flew over the fence. Did not see her for about a week. Thought a hawk carried her off. One morning, I am...
  6. Bokeeliachick

    Roo Behavior?

    I have 15 chickens that I hatched on Easter weekend. Trying to figure out which ones are the roosters. Right now guessing from comb size, tail feathers, ... I have several roos! My question is: do only roosters stare each other down and fly at each other? Or do the girls do this too? I have...
  7. Bokeeliachick

    My first hatch!

    On 3/22 I put 18 eggs in a brand new Hova Bator 1583 with turner that I was testing out for my daughter's class. I wanted to do a test run before I helped her class hatch some eggs. The waiting game almost killed me. I bought 12 of the eggs from a girl who raises chickens and other animals...
  8. Bokeeliachick

    Feeder in Coop

    Newbie here with a question. My 10 girls will be 2 weeks old tomorrow. They are growing so fast! :o) I live in Florida and we got most of the coop built yesterday. I am only planning on putting them in it to sleep. They will be out in "their" yard during the day. Okay, here is the question...
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