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  1. K

    Leahy Favorite Incubator temperature issues

    Hi everyone! I have a 1953 Leahy Favorite Incubator. I want to get it started, but the adjustment dials on the top have worn off and i cannot read to make adjustments. Does anyone have a photo of the top of their units or a manual photo I could use? I was not able to purchase or download manual...
  2. B

    On my chicks first ever night the heat lamp died:(

    I was silly and decided to test out if my chickens eggs were fertile. We have a rooster but they’re all still young and the hens just started laying so I wasn’t sure they would be. I put 5 eggs into the incubator, 2 at the same time, 3 spread out over 5 days. Of course they all developed and...
  3. TheBirdBabe

    Are the chicks comfortable?

    I took these chicks from mama hen tonight because she has a staggered bunch.. plus it's going to be chilly. I have this set up (see pictures) inside our summer dog pool. It worked for me last year, however, I didn't have the brooder & there were loads more chicks to help keep each other warm...
  4. Jaimes09

    Chicken housing temperature

    I have some chickens that have been outside and this morning i woke up and my rooster had 2 black spots on the tip of his comb. It did go away but should i be worried or not? I have a tarp to cover them from the direct wind. I also have 3 chicks about 3-4 months old that are outside. My little...
  5. A

    Incubator temp Question

    Hi all! I have a Magicfly incubator. Before putting my quail eggs in, i ran it with another digital hygrometer inside to make sure the temp held steady around 99f-100f. I live somewhere very hot and dry (our inside temp is always between 77-79). The incubator last night was set at 36.9C and the...
  6. Victor27

    Temperature differences

    Hi everyone! So since yesterday I've been trying to calibrate my incubator and my problem is this: I set the temperature to 37,8°C on the incubator and it reads 37,8°C with its internal sensor, but I also have an additional hygro-thermometer that reads 36,1°C (it also has a 1°C margin error)...
  7. J

    Incubator fluctuates a little bit, worried if there is any issues

    My homemade incubator fluctuates a little bit during the day and night, often its around 37.7c and it fluctuates throughout the day from 37.7c to the highest which is 38.7c going up and down throughout the day within this range. I'm worried if this will cause any issues for the chicks? I'm only...
    • Josh7182
    • Thread
    • incubator advice quail temperature
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Quail
  8. Diveks

    Hatching eggs in lower temperature?

    Hello everyone, i have had trouble getting the temperature up today. So im actually not using an incubator because im using my incubator to hatch out chicks that will hatch later. I ordered more eggs so this chick will not be alone. They will also be due soon but this one is on day 20. I am...
  9. W

    Humidity temperature for hatching eggs?

    At first I thought I knew everything about incubating eggs, but it seems that the more I read the more I am confused? Some people say to put the humidity as low as 40, and others say no less then 55. I even see people putting it as high as 70 for the first few days! So which one is it??? Is 50...
  10. ElimAcres

    What is too hot/cold????

    Hi all, Newbie here to hatching eggs with a bator (so much less worry/fuss with a broody. 😃). I'm on my second hatch and was wondering what temperature is too hot or too cool for a forced air incubator? I have the Hovabator 2370 with an automatic turner. I just set the eggs this morning and...
  11. Skylexa

    How cold can my chicks tolerate?

    Our weather in TN can be very wild. It can go from 80°F days to 40°F nights very quickly. Setting up a heating system in our coop is quite complicated, so we try to avoid heating as much as possible. Currently, tonight, it's 54°F. Our chickens are about two and a half months old. We have three...
  12. T

    Day-olds Temperature Help!

    Please help! I just got my day old chicks today. I decided to go with a thermo heated pad instead of a lamp. I have the pad fixed about 4 inches above the ground so they can huddle underneath. Problem is the temperature is only reading about 80° under there. Should I move the pad to the ground...
  13. M

    Should I use the heat plate?

    We just moved our birds outside... 3 chickens who are 8 weeks old and 2 ducks who are 6 weeks old, they are all feathered. Tonight’s low is supposed to be 47 degrees... I bought a heat plate for cold nights but it seemed to make the coop too warm. Is that too cold for them or will they be alright?
  14. LoreWalker

    Incubator - thermometer hygrometer way off?

    So, after nog yielding an single developing egg from my first try at hatching chicks in an incubator, I decided to test my incubator's hygrometer and thermometer. I also bought a 2nd thermometer/hygrometer, intended for use in terrariums, to use alongside the ones built-in in my incubator. More...
    • LoreWalker
    • Thread
    • calibration humidity incubabtion incubator incubator advice incubator off newbie temperature thermometer-hydrometer
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  15. Jlmiller5289

    Can my crazy chicks go outside? :)

    First time chicken owner here 😅 I have 4 chicks that I picked up on 3/21. I’d guess they are almost 5 weeks old? (Assuming they were 2 days or younger when I got them, they will be 5 weeks on this Friday) They all feathered out very fast and I can’t find any obvious fluff left on them. They...
  16. floral_chickadee

    Chicks think 90-95°F is too cold?

    So, I just got my babies this morning and I’ve been constantly adjusting the heat lamp. I’ve been told that the correct temperatures for 0-1 week is 90-95°F and to lower that temperature every week, but so far I’ve noticed that they all huddle if the temperature in under 93° and seem...
  17. K

    New member in Vermont with chick temperature question

    Hey there! I'm brand new to keeping chickens. I have 10 chicks on their way to me, arriving tomorrow. My husband and I want to start out with them in the garage. We have dogs in the house and would rather not deal with the drama of keeping them out of an area. Our house doesn't really have a...
  18. Chrifister

    Incubator temperature inconsistent

    Hey everyone, So a little background, we incubated and hatched chicks out twice last year. We used 2 different forced air incubators we purchased from Amazon. They are both sold by a number of different Chinese vendors and don't seem to have a "brand name". The first was a 16 egg small one I...
    • Chrifister
    • Thread
    • inconsistent incubator temperature turkey
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Turkeys
  19. EggsNchooks

    Incubators: ins and outs

    Hey everyone, happy Easter 🐣 I’m new to chickens, incubating and brooding. just wanting to know how to start my journey off on the right foot and raise healthy happy chickens. I’d like to buy an incubator around $100. Can you recommend a good trustworthy brand? Is it good to have one that...
  20. Quacking ducks

    What temperature for ducklings that just hatched?

    Hi, I just had 4 ducklings hatch today and they are still in the incubator. What temperature should I put the incubator at?
    • Quacking ducks
    • Thread
    • blue swedish duck duckling incubator rouen silver appleyard temperature welsh harlequins
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
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