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I gave newly hatched chicks to my broody hen last night. She seems to have accepted them. Of course there was a terrible thunderstorm in the middle of the night that woke me up in a panic, but they all made it through safely!

Ok it's starting to get crowded! 11 hatched so far. I may take out the fluffy ones so the other half have some room.

5 chicks hatched so far! Several more pips.

I'm expecting chicks to start hatching tomorrow. I've got my broody hen set up on our porch in a dog kennel (chick starter, water and grit just outside of frame in the photo). Hopefully she accepts the chicks! She's been a dedicated broody so far.

Here's a photo from candling a couple nights ago. They are going on day 14 this afternoon.

I haven't done this myself, but you can use pedigree bags, or baskets to keep them separate in the hatcher.

That's part of the fun! I would probably candle more, but I've had a couple close calls and one damaged egg for my clumsiness. Thankfully I managed to save the egg (and now beautiful pullet) with beeswax.

Same here! My chickens lay white eggs so I can see development really early on just by holding the flashlight to them. I don't handle them or take them out at all.

I have a NR360 and my manual says press and hold the "menu" and "-" button together for 5 seconds. Mine beeps very loudly when reset. I'm not sure why they made the beep so loud on these things! Hope it works for you.

Of course after setting eggs in the incubator one of my hens has gone broody! I'm thinking if she keeps it up I'll see if she'll accept the chicks once they hatch.

Completely understandable! Shipped eggs are so stressful. I think you'll still get a hatch though. As an alternative to a generator, I plug my incubator into a backup UPS (like what you'd plug your desktop computer into). It's gotten my hatches through a few power outages without interruption...

They might be ok! Hens get off the nest for periods of time when incubating their own. Also the air temp will drop much faster than the inside of the egg. I suggest covering the incubator to help hold the remaining heat. How long has the power been out? What day are your eggs on...

I'll join too. I set Icelandic eggs on Tuesday with a hatch date of 3/7. These are from my own hens finally, not shipped eggs, so I'm a bit less stressed. 😅