I do not like the Little Giant Incubator. It is still air, styrofoam and has no egg turner. The bare bones $50 one I bought at Russell Feed. I pretty much have a 100% hatch rate. Unfortunately, every single time, the chicks remain soaked after hatch and never dry off not even a little. The last time, I tried to leave them there for 24 hours to dry off. 19 hours later, not even a little drier. So, we were in a panic as we took all 4 out of the incubator to a open small box in 71 degree temperature and put them in the brooder that was in the next room. We thought they would dry off in the brooder under the brooder plate but it didn't work. They were still sopping wet after almost a couple of hours. Then I got out the hair dryer and dried them, which finally worked.
I have been searching the internet and you tube to figure out why I feel that this is only happening to me.
Now those 4 chicks have been super tired, sleeping all day. The 48 hours is up at 2 am tonight. I did show them where the food and water is, but they are barely touching it. One chick I believe has a slipped tendon and I don't know how to fix that. Then the fourth toe, which is the back toe of the same leg is just dangling. I am not sure if that is because she is having the rest of her foot limp or if that back toe is broken.
Now there are a new 4 inside the incubator, not drying off one iota. I don't want to shock the next 4 either.
Please help me find a solution to save the first 4 and not harm these next 4.
Thank you!
I have been searching the internet and you tube to figure out why I feel that this is only happening to me.
Now those 4 chicks have been super tired, sleeping all day. The 48 hours is up at 2 am tonight. I did show them where the food and water is, but they are barely touching it. One chick I believe has a slipped tendon and I don't know how to fix that. Then the fourth toe, which is the back toe of the same leg is just dangling. I am not sure if that is because she is having the rest of her foot limp or if that back toe is broken.
Now there are a new 4 inside the incubator, not drying off one iota. I don't want to shock the next 4 either.
Please help me find a solution to save the first 4 and not harm these next 4.
Thank you!