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    HELP: Do I take them out yet?

    Sorry for the dramatic headline, but I really need experienced opinions. Here's the deal. I hatch eggs in my classroom as part of a project on the importance of biodiversity. Two Icelandic eggs hatched Wednesday morning around 8:00 AM. Most of the others have hatched Wednesday night/...
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    Egg in puddle, Is this bad?

    Today is day 20/21 (I never know if day 1 is the day set, or 24 hours after) I added water to increase the humidity, and I just noticed an egg in the corner was slightly submerged in a puddle where the screen bent down some. I moved the egg, and there is a noticeable swet spot on the lower end...
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    90% humidity Day 20..... Is that Bad?

    I have my bator on "lockdown" and I just noticed the humidity increased to 90%+/- a few. Is that too high? I read somewhere that high humidity could drown them essentially killing the hatching chicks. Any advice or maybe someone who had this in the past? I live in NH so it is not that humid...
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    Please help?, yolk sac coming out?

    I came into my classroom this morning to find 4 more chicks had hatched over night. One has a long slimy membrane coming out of belly (I'm assuming it's the yolk sac) It's pretty long and trails between its legs. There seems to be egg shell attached at the very end. Anyone with Experience...
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    Help, unsure about little hatched chick

    OK, so the firs chick in the incubator in my classroom hatched this morning. I know that it can should stay in the incubator for 24, but I had to take the chick out into a brooder early. He kept on climbing on top of eggs and getting very close to the heating element and even got stuck once...
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    Teaching a lesson on Genetics, would like some advice...

    Hi everyone, So, I'm a science teacher and I will be teaching a unit on genetics, traits and heredity. I got an idea to hatch some cross breed eggs in my class while talking to my coworker (and fellow chicken nut). Does anyone have any advice about possible breed crosses that could show a...
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