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    What did I do wrong?

    I just finished hatching some eggs in 2 hova-bators with fans and wafer thermostats. I had automatic turners in them. Out of a total of 90 eggs I got 36 to hatch. I had a medical digital thermometer (acccurate to .2 degree) in a zip lock bag in the center. I checked the temperature and...
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    Some eggs still not hatched Started Tuesday 4 pm

    I have some chicks that still have not hatched though they started on Tuesday, hatch date should have been Friday evening. I put a humidifier in the room, humidity is about 75% in bator now. I can see holes (about quarter size) in side of eggs and see chicks breathing, anything I should do...
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    Chicks started hatching early how long in lockdown

    My eggs started hatching yesterday afternoon, while the egg turner was still in the bator. I took it out as suggested and put the eggs on the floor of the incubator. I added a 1/2 pint jar of water with a sponge to get the humidity up and put a humidifier in the room. The glass on the...
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    Help They are Hatching Early

    My eggs started hatching this afternoon. They should have started friday. I have an electic egg turner, was going to take eggs out of turner tonight and go into lockdown. So what do I do now remove chicks that have hatched and put in another incubator when it is warmed up, and put eggs that...
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    Should a #3256 electronic thermostat work in a HovaBator?

    I got a #3256 Electronic thermostat that is used in the GQF cabinet model incubators, planning to make an incubator out of an old frig. Then I got a chance to buy 2 older Hovabator styrofoam incubators with the wafer thermostats. I put a new wafer in one but the temperature still seems to...
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    Can a hova-bator incubator fan be installed in LG?

    I've got it a hova-bator incubator with wafer thermostat and a fan. I can't seem to keep a consistent temperature in it even though I replaced the wafer. I was wondering about getting a LG with the electronic thermostat and if I could put the fan in it. I understand it can take a few days to...
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    Trying to figure out incubator temperature.

    I have been trying to find what my incubator temperature is. I've had a small cup about 1 1/4 inches tall in the incubator and I have been checking the temperature with a digital medical thermometer accurate to within .2 degree. I tried the idea of water in a zip lock bag and set it next to...
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    Incubator temperature problem - are they cooked

    I've had some eggs in an older hover-bator with a wafer thermostat. I replaced the wafer with a new one. I normally check the temperature 4 or 5 times a day. I've had to make some slight adjustments up or down. I checked it this morning it was 98.6 around 7 oclock and I decided to leave it...
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    Is my incubator temperature to high or what?

    I've had some eggs in a Hovabator incubator with a fan and turner for 12 days now. The eggs are brown eggs from cinnamon queen and barred rock chickens, and a few silver laced wyandotte. I made a candling light with a 60 watt equivelant flourescent bulb in a coffee can. I checked about 2...
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    Will chicks from a gold laced wyandotte RIR be sex link

    I was wondering if chicks from a Rhode Island Red rooster and a gold laced wyandotte will be sex links like silver laced wyandotte and RIR? If so what will be the difference between the pullets and cockerals?
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    Where do I find a water tube, water weasel etc. ?

    I saw recommendations for the water weasel, water tube etc. for use in checking incubator temperature. I've looked at Walmart and Dollar General, asked at both and neither have them. I have a little cup about 1' high in the incubator filled with water that I have been checking the temperature...
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    Question about incubator temperature

    I have some eggs in 2 older hova-bator incubators that have the wafer thermostats. Both of them have egg turning racks and fans. I understand that 99.5 degrees is the best temperature to set them at. However I have a 1" high plastic cup in the middle of each rack with water in it and check...
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    Hello by Junglebob

    I've kept chickens for a long time, raised a lot of chicks. However I'm trying something this year I've never done before hatching eggs in incubators. I have a question I'm going to post hope someone can help. I live in Southern Illinois in Jackson County on the edge of the Shawnee National...
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