New Incubator....First attempt.

CountryBoy72

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Just got the new Brinsea Octagon 20 w/Humidity Pump setup
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. Drove down an picked up the eggs this morning. Just put 13 White Chantecler eggs in the incubator.
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. First time hatching eggs and using an incubator. So now to wait an see what appears and happens.
 
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My husband and I are attempting this too. We just got a little giant with a turner. Does anyone have any helpful hints besides candling?
 
Keep us posted!

I've been tuning my Dickey these last several days in hopes of setting my first turkey eggs this weekend or early next week.

Tweak...wait...tweak...wait...tweak...wait...

.....Alan.
 
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Is yours a still air or fan? Still air needs higher temps. 101.5 taken at the top of the eggs. Happy hatching!
 
It is worth using a secondary thermometer and hygrometer in the incubator to confirm that the unit came calibrated correctly from the factory. In my experience with both brinsea and rcom temperature has been off by 1 or 2 degrees farenheit.
 
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Yup - My Brinsea Octagon 20 Eco was about 2 degrees too low when I got it and plugged it in. With a little fine tuning, I have it perfect now, and I don't touch it EVER.
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Three eggs hatched today. Three little fuzzy butts in the incubator and awaiting a fourth one to hatch that just pipped a few hours ago. The fifth egg hasn't done anything yet, got my fingers crossed for it too. They are White Chanteclers.
 

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