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Hi, I had some chickens when I was a kid. Now that our children are 9 we have around 11 chickens, 5 chicks and two male ducks... my wife bought them as pets for our children - the ducks that is. I have much to learn. We have started hatching our own birds. While at work one night
My wife called me when an egg exploded at 1:00 AM! Stinky!!! Time to start reading about hatching eggs. Have a 1951 Sears incubator that's almost in new condition.
 
Welcome to BYC. Is your incubator one of the round metal models? I had one '50 that was the greatest incubator that I have ever worked with.
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Welcome to the site. When using incubator, pay attention to rotate the eggs, air circulation, and "almost full capacity". These are the keys to success hatching. Best of lucks.
 
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you have to watch and sniff, to make sure you don't get exploding stink eggs. If you see an egg starting to ooze from a crack, or stinking - try to get it in a plastic bag without it breaking, so you can dispose of it and not have it's contents spread all over. If it explodes in an incubator, you will need to clean it out very well.
 

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