Our hatching chicks!!

[LukensFarms]

Humidity I like at 60-70%. Add a lot of wet sponges to get it there.

 

[CayleeMarie03]

that is so cool we have a farm with chickens and are incubating our first lot of eggs we put 28 in the incubator and candled at day 8 we had to remove 8 eggs as they we unfertile we are trying to hatch australorps and light sussex we are now at day 15 and will be taking them out of the egg turner at 18 days to lay flat can someone tell me what humidity you would have the eggs at for the last 3 days thanks so much

For the last 3 days when your chicks should be hatching the humidity should be around 70%-80%.

 

[ChKnLuvRs]

Just finished the brooder for my chicks!
Still no other hatchers yet!

 

[lovingfarmlife]

That's a good little brooder I built a small one for when my chicks hatch it's my profile pic I've only just joined this site yesterday and am looking forward to learning so much stuff I'm from Australia

 

[ChKnLuvRs]

Wow

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That's a good little brooder I built a small one for when my chicks hatch it's my profile pic I've only just joined this site yesterday and am looking forward to learning so much stuff I'm from Australia[/quote. Quite far away!
Welcome!

 

[ChKnLuvRs]

What temperature should my brooder be?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Just finished the brooder for my chicks!
Still no other hatchers yet!

What temperature should my brooder be?

95-97 first few days at least

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Here is a paste from articles in my signature........ just for future reference!​

New Chick Care Links and Info​

DIP THE BEAK OF THE CHICK IN THE WATER BEFORE YOU TURN IT LOOSE in the brooder. A taste of water right away helps them to find more water soon. If your chicks are at all stressed, add about 3 tablespoons of brown or table sugar to each quart of water for extra energy. Most baby bird loss is caused because the bird doesn't start to eat or drink. Never let your bird run out of water. http://odysseyranch.com/Chick Care Tips.html

Dont forget to have Sav-A-Chick™ Electrolyte and Vitamin Supplement on hand! AND ITS CHEAP at TSC its Balanced electrolytes supplement for newly hatched and adult chickens, ducks, turkeys, and other domestic poultry. Fortified with vitamins A, D3, E, C, K, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9 and B12. Convenient, single-use packets each mix into one gallon of drinking water. Use during hot weather or other stress to support optimal hydration and bird health. JUST IN CASE you have a weak bird! OR You can add sugar to the water in the first couple of days.


http://www.mypetchicken.com/backyard-chickens/chicken-care/chapter-4-caring-for-baby-chicks.aspx

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Some causes of EARLY CHICK MORTALITY ~​

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/39604/some-causes-of-early-chick-mortality​

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CHICKEN ORTHOPEDICS ~​

https://sites.google.com/a/larsencreek.com/chicken-orthopedics/leg-braces
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/72885/boot-for-curled-toes-on-3-month-old-chicken-update-w-pics
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it.html​

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SEXING CHICKS ~ With in TWO DAYS you must do this or wait till they crow or lay!! refer to : http://www.ca.uky.edu/smallflocks/sex_linked_crosses.html & http://www.ca.uky.edu/smallflocks/Feather_sexing_practice.html




FINISHED ~
SANITIZE EQUIPMENT & PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK or throw the bator out the window​

 

[ChKnLuvRs]

We put a red bulb in our heat lamp and its running 110 degrees. Is that too high?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

We put a red bulb in our heat lamp and its running 110 degrees. Is that too high?

yes get around 95-97 then decrease each week by aprox 5