Concern about Chick Legs Getting Caught in Incubator Grate

[FunClucks]

Thanks! I will be setting the eggs in tomorrow, so I'll go ahead and find some shelf liner on Amazon now. We started warming up the incubator today and hopefully the first grade teacher left it on so it'll be good to go tomorrow morning when I get there (I get there early to run the morning extended care for kids with parents who have to get to work early). If I can't get out of the house early enough, I'll just put them in later in the day . And I already grabbed a large piece of brown book-covering paper from the office and traced the lid. I'll be cutting it down about 1/4" in from the trace line, then cutting the shelf liner from that, so it should fit in perfectly come lockdown time. Thanks again!!!!

Good luck! Let us know how things go!

 

[Jayson_Black]

oof. that grate does look nasty. use a paper towel (not newspaper or junk mail paper(those papers are too slippery)) or that rubber-like mat stuff from the supermarket used to line shelves and stuff.

 

[Cherterr]

The NurtureRight 360 is awesome, and I love mine! It's practically plug-and-play, just follow the instructions that came with the unit. You can use shelf liner to put over the grate, don't use those other items us talked about because they'll absorb mositure and block airflow. here's a pic of a chick in my NutureRight 360 with shelf liner. Just place the lid over the shelf liner, mark with a sharpie and trim just within the line. It's disposable also. you can put it in at the beginning of incubation or when you remove the turner 3 days out from hatching, either is fine. I like to wash the shelf liner with soap and water and dry it, and/or rinse with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide prior to use to remove any residue and for cleanliness.

OMG!! Shelf liner!! Perfect. You just answered my emergency post. THANK YOU!!!