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[TheJuan-n-Only]

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[LisaAnnW]

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Yes! We had a close call with a vulture last week. We've seen lots of them lately.

 

[ChobeeChickenMommy]

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[ChobeeChickenMommy]

Ok my hubby & I had made our bator out of a cooler but I just started doing a little more research & I found something that said we needed to drill 3 holes on one side for circulation..??? Is this true? We have our light bulb mounted on the side w/ the curve over the wheels & the chicken wire (hardware wire) that lines the bottom of the cooler also wraps up & around the bend as well so any hatched chickies can't get burned by the bulb. We have a small container w/ a wet sponge for the humidity, a digital thermometer that reads both temp & humidity, & the eggs are ready to go in unless we need to make modifications. Did we miss something, anything?! Thank y'all in advance!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Yes you need air exchange going on. The eggs breath so to speak, so fresh air is important.

 

[ChobeeChickenMommy]

Ok the temp is going up & the humidity is perfect so the eggs are in. Day 1 is tomorrow! YAY!!!!!

 

[crossgirl]

Good luck!!

 

[TheJuan-n-Only]

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[ChobeeChickenMommy]

Thank ya'll! So far so good today, temp stayed between 99-100 and humidity around 43-45... I have turned them 3 times so far & I am planning on turning the 1 more time before bed tonight. Any suggestions to try and help me with a successful hatch.

 

[ItsAZOO32]

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If you haven't already set up a thread in the incubating/hatching area.. that was so much fun for me with my first hatch. To me your humidity is a little high.. I like to keep mine rather low until the end. 25-30% Look up info on DRY HATCH. You should always turn your eggs an odd number of times a day.. that way you go to bed at night and they spend their longest time (bed time) on the opposite side as bed time last night