first incubation

I have 2 Farm Innovators 4250. I ran them both for 2 days, and the bator temp versus backup thermometer were within half a degree of each other (99.5-100). I put 20 eggs in each bator today (didn’t want all my eggs in one “basket”!). Using an infrared thermometer six hours later, one bator is...

Hi all, Is it okay if i start this thread about my first hatch? I'd like to post some updates from time to time so you guys can follow along. The eggs are resting out of the fridge since this morning so they can already warm up a bit before going into the incubator and i will be setting them in...

I have 30 baby chicks still moving in eggs due to hatch on Friday. I know a lot can still happen but I probably should plan on being ready for them all. I have only lost 4 of them so far. How large of a heating pad shoild I plan on for that many? I have looked at am planning on building a cave...