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There are many good sources. A good website might be www.theincubatorshop.co.uk or you could also try www.hatchitincubators.com Magazines include Practical Poultry - an excellent read with interesting adverts and information - and Poultry World looks quite informative although I have never actually read it. Forums may contain some direction as to which incubator to choose - www.poultrychat.com seems promising and www.thepoultrykeeper.co.uk is particularly useful. I hope this helps you obtain a successful hatch!

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What should I do when my new born chick hasn't fully dried her feathers and the incubator keeps changing its temperature Should I move her out of the incubator?

This happened for some chicks I'd been hatching - also one of them was making VERY determined efforts to drown itself in the water tray (being used to increase humidity for the hatch)! So I removed the chicks to a brooder (just a cardboard box with wood shavings and a heat lamp) which I'd already run up to about 95 degF (35 degC) below the heat lamp. The important thing is to avoid cold draughts either while being transferred or when in place in the brooder. One benefit is that they'll dry off quicker in the brooder as it will be lower humidity (or should be!) than the incubator.


A chick is starting to hatch. What is it called?

A peep It makes that sound "peep" "peep" and it looks out or peeps out of the hole in the shell it has just opened. So when you hear a farmer say "I am going to check on my Peeps" it means he is checking the incubator for new hatchlings.


What are two ways a baby chick can be raised?

A baby chick can be raised with its mother hen in a natural setting where she provides warmth, protection, and teaches them survival skills. Alternatively, a baby chick can be raised in an incubator with controlled temperature and humidity, and provided with specialized chick feed and care by humans.


How do you get a shell stuck to a baby chick off?

You need to keep humidity up over 60% in the brooder box if you have transfered the chicks to a separate area. Never be in a rush to move the newly hatched chicks from the incubator. They should stay with their brood mates in the humid, warm incubator for at least 24 hours after hatch. You can add a few small drops of warm water to the area that appears stuck (use an eye dropper). Keep the chick warm at all times and out of drafts. Do not pull the shell away from the body of the chick, you may damage it.


How long can a chick live in its shell after breaking through the air sac I have lost one chick in the shell already?

It can take up to 24 hours for the chick to complete its escape. It is best not to help the chick break out of the shell as you can damage the chick trying to help. There is a supply of blood in the shell membrane that will weaken the chick if broken early. Increase the humidity in the incubator, lack of moisture is the main reason for die off in the shell during peeping. try for 75% humidity.

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Can you leave chick in incubator until they all hatch?

can chicks survive in the incubator overnight after they hatch


How many days does a chick embryo have to be in the incubator?

about a month


How can you put the egg in the incubator at harvest moon a wonderful life?

to do that you have to press A to pick up the egg then go to the incubator and then press a to drop it on the incubator wait in till the egg is a chick


Why do birds lay hard-shelled eggs?

to protect the developing chick and hold it as an incubator


How can I hatch a chicken egg at home?

To hatch a chicken egg at home, you will need an incubator to regulate temperature and humidity. Place the egg in the incubator and turn it several times a day. After about 21 days, the chick should hatch. Make sure to provide proper care and warmth for the chick after hatching.


How long does it take to hatch a chick in an incubator?

it happens mostly at day time because its warm blooded and they sleep at night


Could it be possible for a baby chick to hatch in one week in an incubator?

Maybe, but I doubt it because the chick would have to form, and grow, so I'm guessing that if it did hatch, there would be something wring with it because you'de have to turn up the heat.


How can I hatch an egg at home?

To hatch an egg at home, you will need an incubator to regulate temperature and humidity. Place the egg in the incubator and turn it regularly. Keep the environment clean and monitor the temperature and humidity levels closely. After a few weeks, the egg should hatch into a chick.


What should I do when my new born chick hasn't fully dried her feathers and the incubator keeps changing its temperature Should I move her out of the incubator?

This happened for some chicks I'd been hatching - also one of them was making VERY determined efforts to drown itself in the water tray (being used to increase humidity for the hatch)! So I removed the chicks to a brooder (just a cardboard box with wood shavings and a heat lamp) which I'd already run up to about 95 degF (35 degC) below the heat lamp. The important thing is to avoid cold draughts either while being transferred or when in place in the brooder. One benefit is that they'll dry off quicker in the brooder as it will be lower humidity (or should be!) than the incubator.


What temperature should an incubator be in order to develop female chickens?

Although researchers have found evidence in some breeds that temperature can affect the sexual outcome of the chick, normally that is a situation with reptiles, because reptile eggs are deposited in soil. Chicken eggs incubate under a broody hen, or in an electrically controlled compartment, at a steady 100F. Therefore, what determines the sex of a baby chick is its genetics, not the temperature of an incubator.


When placing an egg in an incubator what end should be up?

Depends on the type of egg. A rooster and chicken egg the thinner side is always up, because that is the head of the chick.


A chick is starting to hatch. What is it called?

A peep It makes that sound "peep" "peep" and it looks out or peeps out of the hole in the shell it has just opened. So when you hear a farmer say "I am going to check on my Peeps" it means he is checking the incubator for new hatchlings.