Glad to help, am getting fired up to fire up my incubator soon.
I've only done about 6 or so hatches....it's still fun.
So, vocabulary lesson:
You haven't opened the bator.....as in incubator.
The brooder is where you put them after taking them out of the incubator....
....hopfully you have...
That's fine...nerve racking tho.
Some folks never open bator until all eggs have hatched, which is best for humidity levels.
But if hatch takes 2 or more days, they can get pretty rowdy and start pecking at hatching chicks.
I'll take some dry rowdy ones out in groups of at least 2....move fast...
Pretty easy to accurately test your hygrometer:
To test a hygrometer you will need:
1/2 cup table salt
approximately 1/4 cup water
coffee cup
hygrometer
large re-sealable freezer bag
1. Place 1/2 cup of salt in the coffee cup, and add the water. Stir for a bit to totally saturate the salt (the...