I never intended to hatch chicks, but after reading all your posts I'm game now. I built one last weekend, have it set up, calabrated the humidity (6.50 from Walmart) and it was right on the money. So now all I have to do is make sure I have fertile eggs. My DH fussed and fussed about more chickens, but now he is bugging me to put some eggs in....................... My bator isn't very pretty, but I was able to make it out of supplies I found at home. Keep your fingers crossed that it will work. If not, I still had fun trying. Thanks to all of you for creating a bigger monster in me !! LOL