The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

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QUESTION: The wonderful hatching 101 page here says to keep

"your incubator in a room in which temperature is 70 degrees" but alas, I don't think I have such a room that keeps 70 degrees right now. We have hatched 5 times before but always with a large incubator and many eggs, this time is a tiny incubator and only 7 eggs... Would it be ok to keep them in a large walk in closet on a shelf? I know it would be free from drafts and not exposed to an outside wall so should keep a more steady temp?​

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[Cynthia12]

 

[Bhaumesser]

[COLOR=006400]QUESTION: The wonderful hatching 101 page here says to keep

 "your incubator in a room in which temperature is 70 degrees" but alas, I don't think I have such a room that keeps 70 degrees right now. We have hatched 5 times before but always with a large incubator and many eggs, this time is a tiny incubator and only 7 eggs...  Would it be ok to keep them in a large walk in closet on a shelf? I know it would be free from drafts and not exposed to an outside wall so should keep a more steady temp?​

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I know a lot of people that put them in closets and don't have any trouble

 

[Cynthia12]

Okay, I am most definitely in this year! I'm not sure how many eggs or just what I'll be hatching, but I know there will be bantam cochins involved, and probably easter eggers and brahmas, and I volunteered to help a friend who is incubator-less out and hatch something for her (not sure what they are yet) so I'll surely have something! At this rate I won't be able to say how many I'm setting until the set date!

 

[ronott1]

QUESTION: The wonderful hatching 101 page here says to keep

"your incubator in a room in which temperature is 70 degrees" but alas, I don't think I have such a room that keeps 70 degrees right now. We have hatched 5 times before but always with a large incubator and many eggs, this time is a tiny incubator and only 7 eggs... Would it be ok to keep them in a large walk in closet on a shelf? I know it would be free from drafts and not exposed to an outside wall so should keep a more steady temp?​

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Yes! the important thing is to avoid temperature swings between day and night. A quiet closet, free from drafts is a good place to keep the incubator.

What is your incubator? A Brinsea mini is more capable of keeping temps stable.

 

[Cynthia12]

Woo hoo! DH woke me up at 5, we have a little EE chick! Our very first to hatch!

 

[Bhaumesser]

I hope this is my last year using a Styrofoam incubator because the temperature changes way to much I am going to make one out of a refrigerator from a motorhome

 

[Cynthia12]

I have put some Guinea eggs in. Had hard time finding nest., but got them in on the 23 rd.

 

[Cynthia12]

You said you wanted to share! I will give you my address. LOL look great. @chicken pickin

Mine too!

 

[Cynthia12]

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GO TO RON'S DIGEST..YOU CAN GO TO THE TOP AND TYPE DIGEST IN, IT WILL COME UP..OR MAYBE SOMEONE HAS THE LINK..BEST WAY TO KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THIS, AND IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN!