Incubating & hatching eggs

[Sissy]

after the little peeps hatch and the others are trying..
you take the turner out and what do u put in its place I read some where I believe to put down some matting of some sort.
that will keep the peeps from slipping..
what type of mat.

 

[william9792]

i always take my turner out on day 18 and put paper towles down in there and a spongeto bring the humidty up

 

[FarmGirl01]

Some people use the non-slip shelf liner. I used it on my quail chicks. They have really small feet. It kept them from falling thru the screen.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

What type of bator do you have?
I use a lot of the hova bators, they have hardware cloth in the bottom of them (1/8"-1/4" wire mesh)
Works great, gives them something to stand on, lets poop fall threw, and allows the incubator to still function properly, by not covering the water up or anything and lowering the humidity or obstructing the air flow.
If yours didnt come with this, measure the bottom of your incubator, and then go to your local harware store and ask for their smallest hardware cloth mess in those dimensions.
Good luck,
Aubrey

 

[Mrs MIA]

Rubber shelf liner... put it in first, under the turner, so when you remove the turner at day 18 you don't leave the incubator open any longer than you have to.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I put in a small washcloth in the middle.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Ha that's amaseing, all these replys, and not the first one does the same thing, sounds like as long as they arent in the bottom of the actual incubator, you'll be fine
LOL
Aubrey
Take that back, I see 2 use some form of a shelf liner? That's new

 

[WriterofWords]

I bought a 15 yard roll of non-slip shelf-liner at Wal-Mart and I just cut a nice new piece rather than try and clean and sanitize the old ones. It's cheap and it works great. I found it at the Family Dollar last week and it was 25 yards for $5 so I bought 3 rolls,,,, just in case,, you know?