Adams Run here, 30 miles south of Charleston. 4 Rhode Island red hens, 3 Easter eggers, 1 rooster ( unsure of breed), 6 large white meat bird turkeys ( going into the freezer this weekend). Oh, and 13 chicks that are 2 weeks old (mutts…aka mixed breeds)
I have a Nurture Right 360, and I put a single drop of food coloring in my water that I fill cup A. The colored water allows me to watch the level in the channel in the incubator. I only fill it about 3/4 of the way up.
Whether its a chicken or a duck hatching, i usually just leave them alone in the incubator to dry up and get fluffy. Ive had to leave a couple of newly hatched chicks for 6-8 hours in the incubator for them to get dry and fluffy. Then i will put them in a brooder. They dont need water or food...