New to hatching pls help

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Are you supposed to have like a chick buddy to help them remember to eat and stuff? Thats what I've heard

How a "chick" buddy?
@turkey girl 0964 don't you have turkeys?

 

[booklover]

How a "chick" buddy?
@turkey girl 0964 don't you have turkeys?

Like put a baby chicken in there to help them remember to eat and drink and stuff idk that's just what I've heard ppl tell me to do

 

[Smileybans]

A chick buddy helps at least with chickens. But if more than one hatches then having a chick already isn’t necessary. I’ve had one chick hatch at a time and they figure out how to drink and eat. If more than one hatches they show each other. Or you can show them and they teach other. And for a still air incubator you want it to run a little hotter than 99.5. At least I know I do with my still air one.

 

[booklover]

A chick buddy helps at least with chickens. But if more than one hatches then having a chick already isn’t necessary. I’ve had one chick hatch at a time and they figure out how to drink and eat. If more than one hatches they show each other. Or you can show them and they teach other. And for a still air incubator you want it to run a little hotter than 99.5. At least I know I do with my still air one.

Ok thanks taht saves me the cost of buying a chick lol

Ok well right now it's at 99.8 - 100.2. i have no idea what the actual temp is bc I'm using an infrared thermometer which reads a different temp every time

 

[Smileybans]

Maybe it depends where you point the thermometer? I’ve never used an infrared one so I have no idea. But I think that’s why still air incubators are supposed to run warmer. To prevent cool spots. Since the air isn’t circulating it just sit there.

 

[booklover]

Maybe it depends where you point the thermometer? I’ve never used an infrared one so I have no idea. But I think that’s why still air incubators are supposed to run warmer. To prevent cool spots. Since the air isn’t circulating it just sit there.

Makes sense. My dad told me to hold it closer to it to get better temp reading