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Posted by Maria
on 4/13/2012, 4:23 pm, in reply to "Re: incubator"
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lower temps just mean longer to hatch, as long as i stay between 98 and 103 all 3 little groups of chicks this year have done fine, one had to be helped, it was mostly out but the shell was too dry and was stuck in a way that it couldn't get his legs right under him. so i cracked what was left of the shell but did not pull at it and he did the rest after a nap. I also put a couple sponges in the water tray to help bring the humidity up, more surface area of the water brings the humity up, not just volume.
It took mine 8-12 hours from the first little hole to being out, then let them sleep right where they are til they're mostly dry, just make sure they can't get to the water!
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