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Congrats to all the winners!
Sooo my eggs... they didn't get the memo to pip then rest lol. I had two pips before bed last night and 7 chicks bouncing around in there this morning.
My temps were low. One was low because the humidity sensor stopped working properly halfway through and humidity affects the temp, so although it was reading a certain temp, it was in fact slightly lower because the humidity was higher than what it was reading. That's my theory, anyway, and I'm sticking to it. Eggs normally hatch a day early out of that bator.
The second incubator was low because I forgot to turn it up a bit (not self adjusting like the first) when I went away. Of course I turned the heating in the house down, so the bator was much cooler. Doh!
At least they weren't all dead, like I feared when I got back to no chicks!
A pet sitter came to check on everyone and top the water up in the incubators. She had a bit of a rough time lol Here's one of her messages:
All ok at allotment and home. Progos face seem a bit better. Had fun trying to get the two bantams to feed. Could only catch one of them which did eat quite a bit while I collected eggs from next door. Ended up with 'hen poo' in my hair by trying to get to the far corner collecting eggs! Yuk! Got 12 today although the little one with the attitude still attacking my feet. All good fun! Have a good weekend. x
Before leaving, I left her some instructions. One of them was: If you hear cheeping coming from the incubators, cheep back!
Lets see...
