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[Blue-DiamondChick07]

I've decided to hatch my own chicks. Ive done some homework and just bought my incubator. Bit nervous, but wanted to do it for ages! Any tips?

 

Just seen there is a forum for this.

Will move it for you BDC - Christian

[Roobaloo]

Get an incubator with an automatic turner!!!!

 

I've been getting up at 5am for almost 3 weeks so I could turn them manually...and yesterday was Day 21 and I've nothing to show for my exhaustion.

 

...plus, if you do it manually, you fret about every touch (or at least I did...)

 

Never again.

[Chucky Mama]

Have a beak at the 3 yellow stickies at the top of the 'Hatching & Raising Chicks' page just before the list of topics

[Redwing]

I have a manual turn inccy (as well as two autos) and I turn the eggs before I go to work, when I get in and before bed

 

The turnings dont have to be equally spaced as long as its an odd number of turns (so they are on different sides each night) and there are a couple of hours or so between turnings - there is no need to get up at 5am. As long as you are gentle then turnings should not decrease your hatch rate

[Roobaloo]

The turnings dont have to be equally spaced as long as its an odd number of turns (so they are on different sides each night) and there are a couple of hours or so between turnings - there is no need to get up at 5am. As long as you are gentle then turnings should not decrease your hatch rate

 

In my case it was just how it could fit into my day (between mucking out stables, walking dogs and work!!) whilst still getting an odd number of turns more than 2hrs apart...!!

 

I'm just bitter because I've got nothing to show for it!! Come next spring I'm sure I'll be itching to try again...