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How soon can you move chicks from the bator to the brooder?

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by theblackridge16, Jan 6, 2011.

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  1. Jan 6, 2011 #1
    theblackridge16

    theblackridge16 Out Of The Brooder

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    This is my first time to hatch and I have read you dont have to take them out right away. I was just wanting to know when was a good time to move them to the brooding area?
     
  3. Jan 6, 2011 #2
    Four Oaks Bantams

    Four Oaks Bantams Out Of The Brooder

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    If you have other chicks hatching you do not want to open the bator for you will loose the humidity. I take my chicks out of bator after all hatch and are dry. Sometimes 36 hrs. after the first chick hatches. When i hatch i am hatching 30 to 60 chicks at a time. I have an outside brooder and i do not let them get chilled on the way to the brooder.
     

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