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[homeschoolin momma]

@Faraday40 it's my Styrofoam one. The little Janoel inky is on top. So many more have pipped too.

 

[jerryse]

My avatar is a lavender cuckoo . Might have a pic on file somewhere of cuckoo .

 

[jerryse]

Easier to find than I thought .

 

[Justso]

4 fuzzies so far. 3 here and 1 in the little one.View attachment 2085313

Do you lock down with them in an egg carton? Or do you keep them in there the whole time?

 

[Justso]

I am amazed you had sprouts out already. Cold hardy crops?

Yes, spinach, arugula were up, I also had mustard and brussel sprouts, not up.
I restarted with the same except I decided I'll get started Brussels, and threw turnip seeds down instead.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Do you lock down with them in an egg carton? Or do you keep them in there the whole time?

I started using half foam egg cartons last year after @Faraday40 suggested it. I have found that it really seems to help them hatch faster. I usually leave them in the inky for the first 24 hours. For some reason, the chicks in my smaller inky are fluffing up much better than the ones in the larger foam one. They seemed content dog piling each other, so I left them all there for the night. I'll move the ones that have already hatched to the brooder in the morning.

 

[BReeder!]

This is cool. I don't want to pay $100 for it though.

 

[Justso]

This is cool. I don't want to pay $100 for it though.
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Do you think it's an improvement on a flashlight and duct tape?

 

[BReeder!]

Do you think it's an improvement on a flashlight and duct tape?

I think so, especially since you wouldn't need total darkness to use this.
However, I think a DIY version of this could be made with a small box, flashlight and mirror.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Do you think it's an improvement on a flashlight and duct tape?

I think so, especially since you wouldn't need total darkness to use this.

Nah, I'll just stick to my flashlight with carbboard and duct tape. Too pricey for my budget just to look into an egg. But its cool for sure.

Update on my hatch. 11 fuzzies have successfully hatched. I moved most of them to the brooder and switched the rest of the eggs to the big inky and converted the little one to a chick dryer since they seem to fluff up better. Two chicks zipped, but died.one really huge one zipped at the bottom and likely drowned. It was a HUGE chick from one of my older hens. I just removed another one that was halfway zipped when i noticed it wasnt moving. It was like someone has poured gorilla glue in the egg. It was so sticky. Its wing was stuck to the egg shell. The humidity was up pretty good and ive been a good girl not opening it up, so not sure what happened there. Since i did a quick move, i grabbed the unpipped ones. 5 seem to have perished as there is no movement. So that makes 8 that are gone. 5 more are pipped and currently zipping. Pictures once everyone is out.