I don't think 'Natural' is accurate, not really any more natural than a foam incubator as far as the process itself...
.....artificial heat, temperature monitored and controlled by a human....
tho I guess you could use the word 'natural' as it applies to the leaves and dirt in the container...
Not bad at all.....good in fact! So glad your experiment was successful, Congratulations Ma'am!
The most unique homemade incubator I've see yet.....just about the only one I've seen that doesn't use an thermostat or a light bulb.
Hmmmmm......Pseudo Broody? Bee's Best Budget Homemade Incubator?
Hooray and Congrats!! There's always some good to balance out the bad.
What a great day you had....hatched chick, new day olds, magnificent WR roo!
Wishing you the best for the rest of the eggs and Weavers integration.
Ya gotta wait and see......said it before, they aren't always moving when you candle(or probably even float) especially day 18.
Incubation is a science experiment, you observe, interfere as little as possible, don't jump to conclusions and see what happens.
Incubation takes patience ........and...