What's a good divider for the incubator to separate chicks

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

hello my BYC people I was wondering if anyone knew what to use to separate hatching chicks in the incubator because I don't want them getting mixed up sense I'm giving one breed to my friends but I don't want anything that will melt or get to hot or wet does anyone have any ideas?

 

[chickenmeadow]

I always used clear plastic canvas! It's cleanable to use again, inexpensive from a craft store department, they can see each other's side & chicks, easy to cut to fit, & is flexible if adjustment/bending is needed & can be attached to wire floor or plastic canvas over the wire floor, with fuzzy/soft pipe cleaners. If you wish to tie down individual egg carton cells, this can also be attached to the floor with pipe cleaners. This was always a success for me for separating date different hatches & hatches from eggs so they didn't get too knocked around; being careful to not open lid too much & change environment too much. Best wishes. Very nice incubator!!

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

I always used clear plastic canvas! It's cleanable to use again, inexpensive from a craft store department, they can see each other's side & chicks, easy to cut to fit, & is flexible if adjustment/bending is needed & can be attached to wire floor or plastic canvas over the wire floor, with fuzzy/soft pipe cleaners. If you wish to tie down individual egg carton cells, this can also be attached to the floor with pipe cleaners. This was always a success for me for separating date different hatches & hatches from eggs so they didn't get too knocked around; being careful to not open lid too much & change environment too much. Best wishes. Very nice incubator!!

thanks so much

 

[Polson]

I always used clear plastic canvas! It's cleanable to use again, inexpensive from a craft store department, they can see each other's side & chicks, easy to cut to fit, & is flexible if adjustment/bending is needed & can be attached to wire floor or plastic canvas over the wire floor, with fuzzy/soft pipe cleaners. If you wish to tie down individual egg carton cells, this can also be attached to the floor with pipe cleaners. This was always a success for me for separating date different hatches & hatches from eggs so they didn't get too knocked around; being careful to not open lid too much & change environment too much. Best wishes. Very nice incubator!!

Do you have any pics of clear plastic canvas?

 

[aart]

Do you have any pics of clear plastic canvas?

..and how it 'attached with pipe cleaners'.

 

[aart]

I made one out of HC for my foamy, cut notches to fit around fan and heaters.
it wasn't quite flat so pinned high corners down thru sides of bator with straight sewing pins at an angle.
It worked pretty good.

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

I made one out of HC for my foamy, cut notches to fit around fan and heaters.
it wasn't quite flat so pinned high corners down thru sides of bator with straight sewing pins at an angle.
It worked pretty good.

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great idea!!

 

[chickenmeadow]

..and how it 'attached with pipe cleaners'.

Hi Polsen, aart, & Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua. Here's my pics of the clear plastic canvas (from craft store) incubator dividers. The plastic is soft & easy on the chicks with no cuts/nicks or getting caught in bent wires), they can walk on it without slipping, flexible, can cut with scissors to trim out to any size needed, washable, & can be attached with pipe cleaners or twist ties. The eggs can be divided for hatch dates (with caution of opening incubator during lockdowns & messing up the other egg's temps & humidity). You'll see in the pics that I also used cut out egg cartons to hold the eggs in place only during lockdown & hatching to keep the hatchlings from rolling the other eggs around & messing up their position in egg when ready to pip & hatch (thus increasing the hatch rates). Hope this info can be adapted for you in your style of incubator.

Sorry to take so long in posting this & had to find them in my old files. But .. these pics were from around 2009; eggs & chick hatching hasn't really changed since then, just newer ideas for some things) My BYC name here used to be save the favs. There most likely be lots of pics (& general site info) under that username when I started some monthly "Hatch-along, come join in" (here's one: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/july-hatch-a-long-come-join-in.362278/ ), & did a lot of incubating back then with the goal of increasing my critically endangered bantam blue salmon faverolles (real sweeties, but rare & had to order eggs from all over). Best wishes.

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[aart]

That's interesting, will have to make a trip to the craft store....what kind of bator does that fit into?

 

[Polson]

Hi Polsen, aart, & Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua. Here's my pics of the clear plastic canvas (from craft store) incubator dividers. The plastic is soft & easy on the chicks with no cuts/nicks or getting caught in bent wires), they can walk on it without slipping, flexible, can cut with scissors to trim out to any size needed, washable, & can be attached with pipe cleaners or twist ties. The eggs can be divided for hatch dates (with caution of opening incubator during lockdowns & messing up the other egg's temps & humidity). You'll see in the pics that I also used cut out egg cartons to hold the eggs in place only during lockdown & hatching to keep the hatchlings from rolling the other eggs around & messing up their position in egg when ready to pip & hatch (thus increasing the hatch rates). Hope this info can be adapted for you in your style of incubator.

Sorry to take so long in posting this, but these pics were from 1980's (2009 ?, eggs & chick hatching hasn't really changed since then, just newer ideas) for some things & had to find them in my old files, my BYC name here used to be save the favs. There most likely be lots of pics (& general site info) under that username when I started some monthly "Hatch-along, come join in" (here's one: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/july-hatch-a-long-come-join-in.362278/ ), & did a lot of incubating back then with the goal of increasing my critically endangered bantam blue salmon faverolles (real sweeties, but rare & had to order eggs from all over). Best wishes. View attachment 1288060 View attachment 1288061 View attachment 1288062 )

Thanks so much...very helpful suggestion.