I'm hatching as we speak. One hatched yesterday afternoon and several more last night. I leave them all in there. I may check tonight. They can stay in there 72 hours without food/water as they live off their yolk they just finished absorbing prior to breaking out.
and this is the reason I love this forum...ask a question and get instant replies. Other forums have members screaming at you to do a search..but I'm too excited being a newly chicken parent to do a search. Thanks folks for all the help!
What about being on the high side say 100.5 max. I've read some stories that some Marans hatchers run a little higher temp and are getting good hatch rates. I tried this temp in my spring dry hatch but hatch ended not very good at 9/22.
I heard that too, but bantam types maybe are more sticklers to the 99.5 than those. There could be others out there that want a higher temp, like some breeds of ducks.
Facebook poultry groups are like that. Ask a question and get out a piece of paper to put hash marks by all of the answers and watch them all call each other idiots, and 10 others will act like the God-anointed chief chicken guru and all must listen to them.
Exactly! I'll do searches on several topics, but it's nice to get an immediate response when you're frantically needing answers to ensure you're chicks get a better chance of making it through this process. Thanks again for sharing your expertise!Facebook poultry groups are like that. Ask a question and get out a piece of paper to put hash marks by all of the answers and watch them all call each other idiots, and 10 others will act like the God-anointed chief chicken guru and all must listen to them.
