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We have one fully hatched black Silkie chick!! I don't see any holes in the others so far from what I can tell with the lid shut. Would it be safe to take the turner out now or still to dangerous with letting the heat/humidity out. I'm concerned the new chick might get its leg stuck or fall...

I'm not sure if they are bantams, the guy just said Silkie, the chickens I saw of his were small but I've read all Silkies are small anyways? We did calibrate the thermometers when we first got our bator which was just a few months ago. We have the one that came with it and a digital with...

Its the same temp I have hatched my last 2 batches on, But they have been different breeds of chickens, if that matters? I have turned the turner off, but its ok to leave it in?

I have 12 Silkie eggs on day 17 today. I was going to candle and take the egg turner out tomorrow, but my 4yo just alerted me that the chickens were "etching" or hatching. Thinking he was just wanting to see them I went to check and sure enough atleast one has pipped and chirping. The turner...

We set 30 eggs, 18 of which were gave to us bc they were found in a nest & didn't know how old they were. We only candled the day before lock down &all 18 were clear. The other 12 were all dark &we seen some movement, being our 2nd hatch I'm not very sure what to look for when candling. Out of...

We are setting 30 RIR eggs today! Excited, this is our 2nd time hatching!

uhh... your day sounds very similar to my last night/this morning. We only have 12 chickens, 6 Amberlinks and 6 EEs about 13-14 weeks old tho. Also have been free range for about a month or 2 and normally stick close together. I noticed only 4 were back home yesterday evening.. Didn't worry too...

Love this. It was just what I was looking for as inspiration for our own log cabin chicken coop that we have almost finished! Thanks!!