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I have 8 days until hatch for 12 eggs and I was taking a peak at then today and noticed one has a little pip in it! I am not sure what to do, this isn’t my 4th set of incubated eggs and this has never happened. I don’t think this is normal! What should I do?

She did amazing! I put the 3 from the incubator under her totaling 9 eggs. Out of the 9 she hatched 7! All 6 of hers that she had from the beginning and one from the incubator. 😊

Thank you so much!

Hey y'all! I have a broody hen who is faithfully sitting on 6 eggs. When I got hatching eggs, I put 6 under her and 7 in the incubator. Of the 7 in the incubator, only 3 have made it to today (Day 11). The eggs under our mama hen seem to be doing better than the ones in the incubator, so I...

projected lows in the 30’s. Not every day, but most. I do see that it has to be 50f and above. Could I put a dimmable normal heating lamp in there to keep the ambient temp at 50+? I found? I am just worried about a fire! The brooder box is made completely of wood so I’m hoping it will stay...

Hey yall! I had an outdoor brooder built and will have chicks going in there right after Christmas. I live in GA so the lows do not get super low but they definitely get low at night. I was wondering how to make sure that the heating element is right for them if anyone else has done this. We...