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  1. WestCoastCoop

    Candled at Day 7

    Hi everyone I candled my eggs today at Day 7 and found a lot of varied stages in development it seems. I am using a homemade incubator which has had some interesting ups and downs in temp and a few in humidity, but has mostly stayed 95-101 and 50% (with the odd spike up to 70%ish but not for...
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    Enough heat?

    It has been almost 24 hours since I put my 26 eggs into my homemade incubator. I have 2 thermometers in there, one is furthest away from the heat and one is very close, so I can monitor the eggs from all positions. The temp nearest the heat has never gone past 100F but the other thermometer...
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    Uh Oh...

    I just received my eggs this morning, let them sit for a couple of hours and just put them in the incubator. Since putting them in though, the heat is stuck at 88 F and doesn't seem to be changing. Is this just because it is adjusting to the input of the eggs which were obviously cooler and will...
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    Incubator/Thermostat Question!

    Hi! I need some help with my thermostat on my home-made incubator. Basically I just have no idea how to wire it and how to set it for the temp that I want. I tried wireing it and it caused the outlet to spark when I put it in. Whoops. So obviously that isn't right! It looks like this one...
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    Temperature Question!

    Made an incubator today, it certainly is not a thing of beauty, but fingers crossed it will do the job! It is currently maintaining a temperature of 96.8-98 F. I've read it needs to be steady at 99.5. Is there a little wiggle-room for fluctuation? If so, how much wiggle room?
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    Chicken run in forest?

    I can't decide where to build my chicken run! We have 25 acres, however its not THAT straight forward. The open grass/pasture area I want to keep for my horse and cows, and goats. I could probably find room for the run, but it seems silly to use up pasture for them when I know that the chickens...
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    Keeping breeds seperate? Or just no roos?

    Hi all, I am brand spanking new to the forum, but have been thoroughly enjoying all of the awesome info! I have a question - I am brand new to having chickens, well chickens of my own, we frequently had RIR's growing up. Anyhow, now I have ordered 3 dozen fertile eggs of some of the heritage...
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