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    Margin of error for broody hen? She let the eggs go cold.

    Just came out and neither hen was in withe box that has the eggs. I moved them back and they resituated the eggs beneath them and sat down on them but I don't have much faith at this point. Should I make them each a nest somewhere else and put the eggs in so that when they get up and come back...
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    Margin of error for broody hen? She let the eggs go cold.

    Today is only day 2 but I will in a few more days just to see if anything is happening.
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    Margin of error for broody hen? She let the eggs go cold.

    2 hens went broody so I went and got fertilized eggs and ended up with 16. Put 8 under each. Hen 1 who is a first timer was in box 2 and hen 2 who hatched some for me last year was in box 4. I put them in probably around 7pm when I got back and both kinda arranged the eggs under them and fluffed...
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    most common cause of loss @ around 20-21 days

    I'm not sure why the temps would occasionally swing like that. They were usually steadier, then again I didn't know which thermometer to trust more... Also the hygrometers usually showed 40/45 inside the incubator. Still much higher than what I guess is optimal. Again which do I trust? I was...
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    test

    Yep, I would refresh the forum and it wouldn't be there. Thought maybe I'd lost the post. Then I posted this and it too want visible to me until i just got the email about a reply.
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    test

    just a test to see if my posts have to be approved first or something since Im new here. typed a somewhat long one and now cant find it... mods please delete this if I havent figured out how to do so myself yet
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    most common cause of loss @ around 20-21 days

    ok, I built an incubator and used a 200 watt incandescant on a dimmer with a water heater thermostat, played with thermostat placing and dimmer settings for a while. I had 2 accurite digital thermometers that show humidity as well as temp and a high and low for both. I had it to where the lower...
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