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    GQF Electronic Thermostat from Double R Supply won't shut off.

    I bought an electronic thermostat from Double R Supply back in November. I built my own incubator and I'm finally ready to start hatching some eggs. I tried to warm up the incubator. When I checked it this morning it was 120 deg. F. I double checked the wiring and it's just like the...
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    What's the best tasting non-hybrid?

    I started with Rhode Island Reds because my initial research said they were a good "multi-purpose" bird. I bought 1 rooster and 5 hens which grew into 2 roosters and 4 hens. So I ate the OLD rooster and kept the young one (a mistake I won't make again.) Now I'm ready to expand. I would like...
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    Keeping eggs from rolling around on the wire floor of your incubator.

    I just read a post suggesting using scrunchies to hold eggs in place. I think I've come up with a more masculine version. I took a piece of pvc pipe and sliced it at various angles to see which would work best. I doubt it will work any better than the scrunchies but I'll feel more...
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    A valuable lesson.

    I just made a terrible mistake. I started out with 22 eggs. I candled at 7 days like I read I should do with brown eggs. I couldn't tell anything. I tried again at 10 days and WOW! I removed 9 eggs that were obviously not making the same progress as the other 13. I candled again at 14 days...
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    My first chick! Help!

    One of my eggs finally hatched. I got up this morning and there it was. It's first action in life was to go roll around it's brothers and sisters in the incubator. Any idea if they'll be alright?
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    Help the newbie.

    Any idea what breed she is? I call her Henrietta. A friend of mine gave her to me when I realized that one of the young pullets I purchased to produce eggs had the wrong plumbing for that purpose. She also laid the biggest chicken egg I've ever seen. I took some online advise and stuffed her...
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    My first hatch batch.

    I started with 22 eggs. I candled at 10 days and removed 9. Candled again at 14 days and removed 1. They're due to hatch March 11 but earlier today my I heard them chirping inside the egg. I dismissed it because I'm new. I thought it was the fan in the next room. My son was getting some...
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