hi all thanks for the welcome .. Ma ket your right around the coner were I grew up MA I am what you call a southern import.. Anyway I have been checking out the sites here and I think the kids and I are going to build a incubator questions when do I put the eggs in after I collect them ? can I wait and gather a dozen or so ( I get about 2-3 aday) ? what do I do with them in the mean time ? help .. I am going to get the stuff to make it this weekend .. also what is the difference between the bator and the hatcher ? I have raised broiler chicks but they were 3 day old when I got them.