Hi all!

[landswithrow]

I'm a new member here. I'm not new to chickens but I am new to using an incubator. We have had free range chickens for a long time and enjoy eating fresh eggs. A couple of the hens are pets of my kids. We've been collecting eggs for a week and want to hatch our own and I had no idea there was so much to take care of in doing so! LOL

I just have a styro incubator from Farm Innovations and already it looks like I may have problems with humidity. It's been running with no water in it and is holding around 50% humidity. I'm hoping that doesn't cause problems. I guess we will just get started and go from there.

I'm lurking through old posts and trying to learn. There seems to be a lot of good info here and I'm looking forward to learning as much as possible. If anyone has any tips, I'd be glad to hear them.

Lisa in Southern IL

 

[drumstick diva]

Hi Lisa, very nice to meet you. You may want to check out threads regarding incubation and hatching. I have no experience in those areas. Glad you joined the BYC flock.

 

[sourland]

Hi, Lisa, welcome to BYC. Go to the "Raising Backyard Chickens" forum and click on the 'Incubating and Hatching Eggs" section for more advice on incubation.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[sunflour]

glad you decided to join us.

Good luck with the hatching.

 

[N F C]

Welcome to BYC!

Good luck with your hatch. Feel free to ask questions and make yourself at home here.

Nice to have you join us!