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  1. B

    Incubator unplugged on day 19, =\

    So I’m an Ag teacher hatching eggs for class and we’re on day 19/20. there was a short in the plug over the weekend and when I arrived to check on things the incubator was off and eggs cold and had been that way for over 24 hours. Anyone know if there is somehow a chance these chicks might...
  2. 6-Hens-and-Me

    What temperature do you set your incubator at for different eggs? I’m curious!

    What temp and RH do you set your incubators at for chicken eggs Is it different for quail, and duck eggs? Let me know what stats you find work best!
  3. C

    Brooder surface temperature vs ambient temperature

    I am raising my very first set of 10 chicks this year in March. I built a brooder from a heating pad - making a little cave open at one end, a temperature sensor, and a relay to turn the heating pad on and off. I read that chicks should be kept at 95°F the first week, 90°F the 2nd, 85°the third...
  4. The effect of various factors on egg development and hatch rate in coturnix quail.

    The effect of various factors on egg development and hatch rate in coturnix quail.

    Neophyte and veteran incubators alike often ask, can I do X or Y just happened, are my eggs going to hatch? The internet is full of hatching musts and must nots, many of them contradictory, what is vital, what is important, and what is optional? As a newbie hatching eggs I asked those exact...
    • Susan Skylark
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    • hatching eggs humidity incubation incubation dos and don'ts incubation mistakes incubation questions shipping temperature what if
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    • Category: Hatching Eggs & Raising Chickens
  5. S

    3 week old goslings with no heat outside in 70F

    I moved the two newest goslings that just reached 3 weeks to the outside brooder. They haven't had a heat lamp much since it's been so hot and humid 80-90sF in the day and 70s at night, they never went to it while raising them inside. They're just starting to get some baby feathers. I just...
    • starrymutt
    • Thread
    • gosling brooder gosling care temp drop temperature
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Geese
  6. Elspeth Dinsmore

    Using A Tarp To Lower Ground Temperature

    Hello, all! Today I discovered something that I wanted to share with everyone. With the sudden increase of temperature, my family was trying to figure out how to keep the chickens from overheating. We have been taking frozen, sealed water bottles out to keep their water cold. We have been...
  7. T

    Keeping chickens cool- is my plan good?

    This is a little long but I wanted to get in all the details I could think of. Thank you so much in advance for any wisdom you can offer. So, if you've seen my post history, you'll know that I am keeping my chickens remotely, a small property on Lake Ontario, until we can move out there...
  8. M

    Am I doing lockdown right?

    I have five eggs in lockdown right now and I just want to make sure I have everything right. I have a little Govee thermometer/hygrometer monitoring everything and the temperature is rock solid but I feel like the humidity might be a little high. Should I keep the humidity on the higher end or...
  9. C

    Odd Integration Situation, advice needed 💜

    Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and my family just got our first flock of chickens! I'm really excited but it's an odd situation. Basically a family friend had to give away four Silkie hens due to city regulations and we were able to take them in. She also went to a poultry swapand surprised...
  10. K

    Cuddling, piling, hot or cold??

    I have 7 week old chicks, we live in Maine and the temps outside are now around 50-60 degrees F during the day and around 40 degrees F at night. Is this a safe temp to move them outside? The are fully feathered and we tested some time outside today. When I went outside to check on them before...
    • kbgrover
    • Thread
    • 7 week chick 7 week old babies baby baby chick chick chicken coop maine piling temperature
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  11. S

    Temperature drops

    I got a Brinsea Mini II Eco, set it up correctly etc., the problem I’m having is the temperature is dropping a LOT when I open up to turn my eggs and then taking a long time to get back up. Is this okay? How do I prevent it from dropping so much? It’s 37.7c usually, dropping to around 20c and...
  12. Melko

    Will controlling the Brooder heat lamp using a Thermostat drive the chicks crazy?

    A silly, but maybe not silly question. I have one of those temperature-control thermostats. Essentially, it's a socket with temperature probe, you set the Turn On/Off Temps and it automatically switches the device on and off as needed. My idea is to set this inside the brooder, with a...
  13. M

    5 day old chicks sleeping away from heat plate

    My chicks are 5 days old today. Yesterday, I noticed a couple sleeping away from the heat plate but would eventually go in and out. Today when checking in on them on the camera I noticed they started sleeping on the opposite side of the brooder away from the heat plate in a big pile on top of...
    • MountHelen
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    • advice baby chick behavior brooder cold chick heat plate pasty butt temperature
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  14. ElGoose

    Gosling temperature help

    So our 2 week old goslings have a small issue and I’m not sure what it is! one of our goslings is always trying to cuddle up to the other for warmth, and the other is always stretching it’s legs out and panting like she’s way too hot! Do they need different temperatures or does the other have a...
    • ElGoose
    • Thread
    • brooder advice geese gosling gosling help goslings temperature
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Geese
  15. 0

    Nurture right 360 temp issues

    On day 7 of a very very special clutch of eggs. The NR360 has been going okay - temp bounces a little bit but typically stays steady at 99.7. Today it’s either 100 or 99.1. I can’t get it to stay anywhere in between. Doesn’t help that you can only adjust the temp the incubator is set at by .5...
  16. 0

    Which thermometer to trust

    I simply don't trust the incubator's read due to using it in the past. I cannot find the thermometer I used in the past and am scrambling to figure out which one to trust. I've got two in there, one reading 99.4 and one reading 98.2. Grabbed a third meant for a terrarium and it reads 98.6 These...
  17. C

    Day 20 Hatching Chicken Eggs

    Hi all! I am new to hatching and raising chickens. I recently purchased 10 American Bresse eggs from a local hatchery that works with local elementary schools on their embryo projects. I have a Janoel 12 incubator and I purchased some cheap thermometers to measure humidity. So this could have...
  18. Fallenone05

    When to move outside...

    I've got 5 ducklings about to hit 5 weeks. Their bellies are completely covered in regular feathers, their wings are covered in some feathers, along with splatches on their necks and faces. They still have quite a bit of down on their backs. Should I wait before moving them outside? They'll be...
    • Fallenone05
    • Thread
    • ducks moving outside temperature
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. tingupinguu

    How cold is too cold to ducks?

    The temperatures are supposed to go down by about 19 degrees tomorrow, I would like to know how cold is too cold to ducks.
    • tingupinguu
    • Thread
    • climate cold muscovy muscovy care muscovy duck temperature weather
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. S

    Incubator hotter on one side, should I move eggs around?

    My incubator has 4 rows of 3 eggs for a total of 12 eggs, it is 37.5 in the center, around 38.5 on the left side and around 36.3 on the right side. I am day 6 and all eggs are developing nicely when candled. My question is should I swap the eggs on the left with the eggs on the right or should I...
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