Incubator purchased, chicks should be started soon!

[PeepsForUs]

Hello!

I've been following this site and all the incubator advice for several weeks and just purchased a Hovabator Deluxe Egg Incubator Combo kit and the HumidiKit to start our own chicken flock.

When I was in highschool we borrowed an incubator and hatched out our own eggs. Those chicks ended up being sterile because of improper incubation techniques. Thus, I am very grateful for forums like this to help me along now as we build a flock of chickens for our own home!

My 5y/o daughter is super excited about seeing the baby chicks hatch! Though I've raised chickens before, I consider myself to be a newbie to hatching out chickens myself. Any advice for novices that you may be able to offer would be incredibly helpful!

Sincerely,
Hannah

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi Hannah

Glad you could join us here! Congrats on your incubator purchase My best advise to you would be to check out this article ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101
It's a bible on incubating and hatching and always my go to for reference.

Wishing you the very best of luck with your incubations and enjoy BYC

 

[mlm Mike]

If you are interested here is a link to our April Hatch A Long: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...april-hatch-a-long-hosted-by-mike-sally/0_100

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Hannah and welcome to BYC - good luck with your hatch.

Once you got past that hurdle, the following link may help a little - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/getting-started-raising-chickens

Best wishes

CT

 

[N F C]

Hi Hannah,

Good luck with your hatch. How fun to have your daughter involved in the process!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

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

 

[drumstick diva]