My first hatch in this Bator was a cross between brahma giants and freedom rangers. I did have to take the first several out. They were huge in that area. I covered with a damp towel and vapor mister facing in. Several more hatched but I'm sure the humidity was still messed up having to open it. Their heads were stuck up in the heater like you said. All in all it's a good incubator. No issues
I have this incubator and I never leave the chicke in there more than an hour or two after hatch. I always will leave one in the peeping to encourage them to keep hatching. I've had about 90% to 100% hatch rate and survival. Don't freak out over the humidity so much or even temp. Think naturally. Also never wash them at all, the eggs I'm speaking of. Also I never used the rotator plate. Again keep it natural. Every now and then reach in and just roll them around. Easy and natur. Watch a hen who is laying on eggs and document her through the incubation period and you will see how wrong man has it. We try and control too much. But anyhow I also have never had poop ever in my incubator. My birds love to come out after their fluffy and lay with a warm tabby bear that I already have ready in their brooder. They need love and attention immediately. A human baby can also survive several days without any food or drink because that get their nutrients through the cord during delivery. But we wouldn't leave a baby to go 2 or 3 days with nothing. Its absolutely not neccessary and even mama hen would take her babies out very soon after birth and leaving them in an incubator for days is absolutely NOT natural at all. Always think what the animal would do naturally not what UA-cam or google said.
I have had many years experience not only using various incubators to hatch eggs, but also have had many of my hens go broody and hatch chicks that way. So I've seen it done plenty of times both ways. A mother hen will, in fact, stay on her nest for anywhere from 2-4 days after the FIRST chick hatches. She knows there are more live chicks in the eggs and she waits as long as possible before leaving the nest. If you will watch a mother hen, she doesn't leave the nest but once per day during the entire incubation process, thereby keeping the temperature and humidity as stable as possible. Experience has also shown me the heartbreak of losing multiple chicks when they suddenly dry out from having the incubator opened to remove fluffy chicks. It's not something that is ever recommended. I'm glad that you've had such tremendous luck with your hatches. Thanks for the comment.
Omgosh I can’t believe you left them in there so long! 😳🤭 poor babies! But smart idea just setting incubator in the brooder. Maybe next time just take them out a couple at a time when they are dry. Whew! Great job. And I agree with others. Never want to wash the bloom off. 🙂
Maybe incubate in that unit but not lock down? It’s pretty small. We just finished a lock down yesterday with 28 of 30 egg hatched. Good review. Thank you.
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I don't think they are that sensitive to short temperature drops. A hen leaves the nest for short periods. Also, why did you wash some? Will not matter if there is some dirt or poo on an egg to be hatched. Better than washing away the protective bloom layer, imo... it's natural...
To save you some tile cleaning it take some paper towels and pull the hatching mat up and put the paper towel all over the top of the water channels and then wet them by pushing them just a lil in the water so they don’t cave in and spray water on it and there put the mat back on it and when the hatch is done u can just roll the paper towels up like a egg roll and throw it away !!!
wouldnt you immediately candle the unhatched eggs and see what's going on, and what might be saved/ you've nothing to lose. I'd crank up the hatcher and hope for the best, after cleaning clock on the shells and dead eggs.
Go ahead and remove the chicks. When it gets too crowded. You only need a couple in the incubator to peep to get the other ones going. Candle the eggs and if there are still alive just bust break them out
I help mine hatch my hubby grabs the lid I grab eggs that I hear chirp n put it in brooder n open half n it does rest we got 14 last time today we have one hatched n then 6 pipping . I wanna help so badly but I’ll wait till later on today .
You know if you use a heating pad under your incubator and put it on medium you won't believe how many chicks you get almost all the eggs hatch constant temperature medium
You may have to add less water. If you live in an area with high humidity you won't need very much water. Even when I do a "dry hatch" and add no water at all, I oftentimes will see the humidity in the 30% range.
It would entirely depend on the humidity in your home. I don't recall exactly how frequently I would refill mine, just check it every day and add more when it gets low.
We don't have central heat and air so I doubt that room was that warm at that particular time. I usually will place a towel partially over the incubator to help maintain the temperature.
I've been watching your videos on incubation. I set my eggs in a bowl of hydrogen peroxide to kill the germs and increase my hatch rate. I really recommend it. I soak the eggs or a couple of minutes and put them straight in the incubator without drying them off.
Let me help you by day 21 if some eggs havent hatch yet you can put them where your going to put the baby chicks put the eggs under the lamp they are going to come out the shell humidity dontatter that much at this point because they are ready just need some help you can crack the eggs put th under the light and pray they make it
When you don’t like it because it’s too small just remember you just paid 150 bucks In the other hand you can buy a 1000 dollar incubator and you will have tons of room!
You may have to experiment with closing/opening the vent to see what works for you. If there is too much water in the channels, you can remove a bit by pressing the corner of a towel or paper towel into the inlet space and drawing some of the water out that way.
I don't give mine anything like that. I don't use medicated feed either. That's something that you might research for yourself to see if it's something that your area might require.
@@adrianhillin194 Yes, you could probably do that! It just sits in the incubator with no special mechanisms of its own, so I would think you could remove some of the dividers to make the sections larger.
Not true, your eggs would have been OK if you had removed the chicks the minute their feathers had dried & placed them in the brooder. My mama chick left her next at least once a day to eat, drink & scratch in her outside enclosure & she hatched all 6 of her eggs.
My first hatch in this Bator was a cross between brahma giants and freedom rangers. I did have to take the first several out. They were huge in that area. I covered with a damp towel and vapor mister facing in. Several more hatched but I'm sure the humidity was still messed up having to open it. Their heads were stuck up in the heater like you said. All in all it's a good incubator. No issues
I have this incubator and I never leave the chicke in there more than an hour or two after hatch. I always will leave one in the peeping to encourage them to keep hatching. I've had about 90% to 100% hatch rate and survival. Don't freak out over the humidity so much or even temp. Think naturally. Also never wash them at all, the eggs I'm speaking of. Also I never used the rotator plate. Again keep it natural. Every now and then reach in and just roll them around. Easy and natur. Watch a hen who is laying on eggs and document her through the incubation period and you will see how wrong man has it. We try and control too much. But anyhow I also have never had poop ever in my incubator. My birds love to come out after their fluffy and lay with a warm tabby bear that I already have ready in their brooder. They need love and attention immediately. A human baby can also survive several days without any food or drink because that get their nutrients through the cord during delivery. But we wouldn't leave a baby to go 2 or 3 days with nothing. Its absolutely not neccessary and even mama hen would take her babies out very soon after birth and leaving them in an incubator for days is absolutely NOT natural at all. Always think what the animal would do naturally not what UA-cam or google said.
I have had many years experience not only using various incubators to hatch eggs, but also have had many of my hens go broody and hatch chicks that way. So I've seen it done plenty of times both ways. A mother hen will, in fact, stay on her nest for anywhere from 2-4 days after the FIRST chick hatches. She knows there are more live chicks in the eggs and she waits as long as possible before leaving the nest. If you will watch a mother hen, she doesn't leave the nest but once per day during the entire incubation process, thereby keeping the temperature and humidity as stable as possible.
Experience has also shown me the heartbreak of losing multiple chicks when they suddenly dry out from having the incubator opened to remove fluffy chicks. It's not something that is ever recommended.
I'm glad that you've had such tremendous luck with your hatches. Thanks for the comment.
i always take mine out too i dont want them hurting the other eggs
I have the same incubator. I put all the eggs in on the same day, but I had chicks hatch over a 5 day period, all lived and did fine.
Thanks for sharing your experience! The chicks are so cute!
Thank you for watching! This really was an easy incubator to use. I enjoyed the experience and got fluffy chicks out of it too! ❤
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! You had a very successful hatch!
Omgosh I can’t believe you left them in there so long! 😳🤭 poor babies! But smart idea just setting incubator in the brooder.
Maybe next time just take them out a couple at a time when they are dry. Whew! Great job. And I agree with others. Never want to wash the bloom off. 🙂
Maybe incubate in that unit but not lock down? It’s pretty small. We just finished a lock down yesterday with 28 of 30 egg hatched. Good review. Thank you.
That's a great idea! Thanks for the comment!
😢 I love the chick
Nice beautiful incubator and you r so beautiful nice hobby
So nice of you
You can actually put the whole incubator in the brood box and then release the chicks that are ready.
Sweet video..Did any of the remaining hatch ?
Looking forward to my first hatch.
That's very exciting! Good luck!
Thank you.
to prevent that try taking out the chicks that are already dry to the brooder
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I don't think they are that sensitive to short temperature drops. A hen leaves the nest for short periods.
Also, why did you wash some? Will not matter if there is some dirt or poo on an egg to be hatched. Better than washing away the protective bloom layer, imo... it's natural...
To save you some tile cleaning it take some paper towels and pull the hatching mat up and put the paper towel all over the top of the water channels and then wet them by pushing them just a lil in the water so they don’t cave in and spray water on it and there put the mat back on it and when the hatch is done u can just roll the paper towels up like a egg roll and throw it away !!!
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Great idea! I will definitely be trying that!
Twelve Acres Homestead let me know how it works !
Most do dry runs and get 100% success
wouldnt you immediately candle the unhatched eggs and see what's going on, and what might be saved/ you've nothing to lose. I'd crank up the hatcher and hope for the best, after cleaning clock on the shells and dead eggs.
My incubator is at 102-103 to 97-98 on and off I can’t change it but my eggs seem to be fine good temp and all
Go ahead and remove the chicks. When it gets too crowded. You only need a couple in the incubator to peep to get the other ones going. Candle the eggs and if there are still alive just bust break them out
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Take them out about an hour or 2 after they have hatched!
Shwew I pull my chicks the moment they’re dry.
I help mine hatch my hubby grabs the lid I grab eggs that I hear chirp n put it in brooder n open half n it does rest we got 14 last time today we have one hatched n then 6 pipping . I wanna help so badly but I’ll wait till later on today .
Could you show us how to clean it?
Good idea! I still have about 10 days left on my current hatch, but I will make a video of how I clean it when I do. Thanks for the suggestion!
Take them out when they dry leave rest
It only takes about 40 seconds
You know if you use a heating pad under your incubator and put it on medium you won't believe how many chicks you get almost all the eggs hatch constant temperature medium
Build yourself a separate area for them. Take the newly hatched chicks out and put them in this area.
A hen will leave the nest to eat and drink water and stretch and do her business she knows when to get back on the eggs
How you keep the humidity below 55 before lock down time?
You may have to add less water. If you live in an area with high humidity you won't need very much water. Even when I do a "dry hatch" and add no water at all, I oftentimes will see the humidity in the 30% range.
Did yours ever have a humidity drop to below 40 for a couple hours and have a good hatch, im a first timer in incubating so im worried
@@grizzmexi768 I think that will be okay. That's not a long enough time at a lower humidity to be anything to worry about. Good luck with your hatch!
@@TwelveAcres thank you🙏
Do you recommend this incubator I am thinking of getting one ?
Yes! It seems to work better than some of the other incubators I've tried!
How often are you filling the A water for humidity?
It would entirely depend on the humidity in your home. I don't recall exactly how frequently I would refill mine, just check it every day and add more when it gets low.
The other guy took the chicks and left it another few days and only but one of the remaining eggs didn’t hatch. You should’ve plugged it back.
Did you set it in a room that was between 74˚-80˚ as is recommended? We keep our house at 70˚. Wondering if that will be a problem.
We don't have central heat and air so I doubt that room was that warm at that particular time. I usually will place a towel partially over the incubator to help maintain the temperature.
I've been watching your videos on incubation. I set my eggs in a bowl of hydrogen peroxide to kill the germs and increase my hatch rate. I really recommend it. I soak the eggs or a couple of minutes and put them straight in the incubator without drying them off.
How often does the automatic egg turner turn the eggs?
It turns every hour for a few seconds each time.
Let me help you by day 21 if some eggs havent hatch yet you can put them where your going to put the baby chicks put the eggs under the lamp they are going to come out the shell humidity dontatter that much at this point because they are ready just need some help you can crack the eggs put th under the light and pray they make it
When you don’t like it because it’s too small just remember you just paid 150 bucks
In the other hand you can buy a 1000 dollar incubator and you will have tons of room!
Why do you take the grate out?
How can I lower the humidity on my incubator, because it is higher than 60%
You may have to experiment with closing/opening the vent to see what works for you. If there is too much water in the channels, you can remove a bit by pressing the corner of a towel or paper towel into the inlet space and drawing some of the water out that way.
Twelve Acres Homestead Thank you so much! I checked and yes it had a lot of water
Do the newly hatched chicks need vaccines or something?
I don't give mine anything like that. I don't use medicated feed either. That's something that you might research for yourself to see if it's something that your area might require.
Will 6 turkey eggs fit in this
I'm not sure how turkey eggs compare to duck eggs in size, but my larger duck eggs do not fit in this turner.
@@TwelveAcres ok thanks could the tray be modified or section taken out
@@adrianhillin194 Yes, you could probably do that! It just sits in the incubator with no special mechanisms of its own, so I would think you could remove some of the dividers to make the sections larger.
Not true, your eggs would have been OK if you had removed the chicks the minute their feathers had dried & placed them in the brooder. My mama chick left her next at least once a day to eat, drink & scratch in her outside enclosure & she hatched all 6 of her eggs.
Have you hacth guineas eggs
No, I don't have any experience with guinea eggs.
And don't ever wash your eggs