Thanks all.
It never got past 75 on my monitor, although I had just added water when I took the hatching pic so it may have spiked and not read? Anyway, I appreciate the help!
The 5 that hatched are doing well
That was during hatch, does yours spike when there are some hatching? And yeah I only have a cheapy thermometer. The second one wasn’t working when I set up
Ughhhhhh i had a total of 3 late quitters, 1 pipped and died, 1 that was still alive but really underdeveloped (oops), and two more clear.
14 set
5 chicks
4 clear
3 late quitters
1 in the shell
1 Hatcher error
I’m super grumpy, because this was only our third use of this incubator. It just...
One more, assisted. It zipped and then got knocked around and disoriented.
I have a few more with movement and one more pipped so I’m going to give it a day or so.
OOPSIES! Yes, we have 2’ of rabbit wire fence down around the perimeter. We have a local fox so I put their fence in the middle of the wire, which gives me a foot on either side of the fence in terms of ground protection. So far no attempts at digging out or in. The rabbits prefer to dig around...
Yep! We have large ground pens on dirt with shavings. My old hutches are in the pen, and expecting mamas are locked in at day 28 until they’re nursing well. It’s a colony setup. Two does are bred at the same time (usually a newbie and a vet). At 7 weeks the kits are separated by sex. Papa enjoys...
Does anyone use the body heat method? I had a doe give birth right next to the nest box on the wire and I walked around with nine chilly babies in my bra for half an hour or so. It was. A day.