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Ok, first to everyone with wacky hatches, I'm so sorry, but I'm also glad some are hatching.
Simple life, I have a homemade bator, it is my first time. I turn the eggs by hand when I fill the water, and all I do is gently roll them with my hand. Turning and filling takes me no more than 30-45 seconds. I do this 3 times a day. I have never seen my humidity drop more than 2 degrees. My temps do not move. My kids were told up front about what may/may not happen, and they know we may end up with no babies at all. They will be sad if that happens, but I hope your son's class was informed this also. I have also heard that the small bators do not work too well, and I didn't want to use one, as I have a better chance to get 2 or 3 babies out of 13 eggs, as opposed to possibly getting none from 3. My kids have been watching the whole time, and I think they understand the conditions. When I had 2 eggs fail, they were a little upset for the babies, but I reasured them about the fact that hatching eggs is not a guarantee, and gave them the whole "don't count your chickens before they hatch" line.
Even my 5 year old understands. Good luck!!! Steph
Ok, first to everyone with wacky hatches, I'm so sorry, but I'm also glad some are hatching.
Simple life, I have a homemade bator, it is my first time. I turn the eggs by hand when I fill the water, and all I do is gently roll them with my hand. Turning and filling takes me no more than 30-45 seconds. I do this 3 times a day. I have never seen my humidity drop more than 2 degrees. My temps do not move. My kids were told up front about what may/may not happen, and they know we may end up with no babies at all. They will be sad if that happens, but I hope your son's class was informed this also. I have also heard that the small bators do not work too well, and I didn't want to use one, as I have a better chance to get 2 or 3 babies out of 13 eggs, as opposed to possibly getting none from 3. My kids have been watching the whole time, and I think they understand the conditions. When I had 2 eggs fail, they were a little upset for the babies, but I reasured them about the fact that hatching eggs is not a guarantee, and gave them the whole "don't count your chickens before they hatch" line.