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Some how the egg turner got unplugged in my incubator. It seemed odd to me that every time I checked the temp and humidity the eggs were in the same position. I guess I thought I checked around the same time every day so its possible. I followed the cord down and sure enough...unplugged. Im...

So I recently bought some hatching eggs from a local breeder. I had a set of eggs already in my bator so I had to wait a few days before I could put this batch in. Normally the room I have for the eggs to sit in until I am ready for them is a fairly cool room. The last couple of days the room...

Can anyone please help me. I am fairly new to the chicken world. This spring we hatched our chicks and they were doing really good. They are approximately a month and a half old now. We went on a weekend trip and left their care to our friends. When I came home they had these huge bulging crops...

I have Blue Orpington chicks and Silver Sussex (I think) chicks. Is it possible to tell them apart? Im new to this and I didn't know they would look exactly alike. I actually got the eggs from a gal that sold me light sussex so I thought they would all be born yellow. How old do they have to be...

How long can fertile eggs sit in my house in the cartons before I put them in the incubator? Id like to collect a few days worth and hatch them all at the same time.

So I bought fertile eggs from a chicken breeder 22 days ago. She didn't want to sell me her Blue Orpingtons but had 16 (what she called) Silver Laced Sussex. They were solid white with black and silver necks. Since it was my first time incubating I went ahead and bought them. After the first...

Okay, so I have 12 out of 14 that pipped this morning. So far I have 3 live, dry chicks. The rest all have at least a breath hole and I see them moving but they don't look like they are doing much more. Humidity is around 68% and heat is 99.5. I just want to make sure they will emerge okay on...

Hi everyone! It is my first time incubating my chickens eggs. I know they were fertile as every egg we have eaten has the red dot. Decided to buy the styrofoam incubator and egg rotator and give it a try. Today is day 21 and I have done everything by the book. Im worried we are not going to get...