rubber matting - no slip stuff -

[Katy]

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Sandy.....you rebel!!

 

[greyhorsewoman]

I used that cushion back shelf lining ... you can cut to fit any incubator, and just rollup and throw away after use.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

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Sandy.....you rebel!!

I don't see the need in it myself...I've never lost a chick hatching on the wire and I've only ever had but one messy hatch....LOL

 

[MissPrissy]

I use it because I have had a chick get its foot caught and broke a toe. I guess until you experience something different you don't fix what isn't broken.

Also when geese hatch they are super floppy and cannot control their long neck and heavy head. I put liner in the bator most especially for their hatch because they lay for so long the wire mesh can be damaging to the face/eyes on the side they are resting on. It can take 8 hours for a goose to get it all together and get that head under control. I choose not to have them flopping on wire flooring.

 

[amyquilt]

If I ever try a hatch again without a turner, I'll use it the entire time. Those eggs roll all over the place on the wire mesh.

 

[bwhite28]

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Me too, i hatch bobwhite quail and their tiny and i havent had any problems with thier feet.