just got my first batch of chicks in the brooder this year ......have Silkies both what I call regular an naked neck(showgirl) in there........an some Dutch bantams as well as guineas ( pearl, buff, and violet) ........now if only everything works out an I don't lose this incubator full of guineas I have 149 guineas and 56 quail in my incubator an the thermostat is going hey wire got new ones on the way here..........hope every thing goes ok till then ..........