I have been reading in different posts that the fan helps keep the temperature even throughout the incubator. This makes sense to me, but I was wondering if people still find that the eggs closest to the light are warmer than the eggs further away (obviously this question is to those who use a...
I have been using a water heater thermostat for the past few years in my incubator. By incubator, I mean that I have a 20 gallon fish tank that once a year I wrap in tin foil, cover in a blanket, and fuss over endlessly while hatching some eggs. Last year I had intended to upgrade to a wafer...
Does anybody have some advice for what would be the best breed of chicken to incubate and raise through late spring/summer? I am a college student heading back to work on the farm for summer, and would like to raise some chickens with my nephews. The hope is to start the incubator when I get...