temperature

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and my family just got our first flock of chickens! I'm really excited but it's an odd situation. Basically a family friend had to give away four Silkie hens due to city regulations and we were able to take them in. She also went to a poultry swapand surprised...

I have 7 week old chicks, we live in Maine and the temps outside are now around 50-60 degrees F during the day and around 40 degrees F at night. Is this a safe temp to move them outside? The are fully feathered and we tested some time outside today. When I went outside to check on them before...

I got a Brinsea Mini II Eco, set it up correctly etc., the problem I’m having is the temperature is dropping a LOT when I open up to turn my eggs and then taking a long time to get back up. Is this okay? How do I prevent it from dropping so much? It’s 37.7c usually, dropping to around 20c and...

A silly, but maybe not silly question. I have one of those temperature-control thermostats. Essentially, it's a socket with temperature probe, you set the Turn On/Off Temps and it automatically switches the device on and off as needed. My idea is to set this inside the brooder, with a...

My chicks are 5 days old today. Yesterday, I noticed a couple sleeping away from the heat plate but would eventually go in and out. Today when checking in on them on the camera I noticed they started sleeping on the opposite side of the brooder away from the heat plate in a big pile on top of...

So our 2 week old goslings have a small issue and I’m not sure what it is! one of our goslings is always trying to cuddle up to the other for warmth, and the other is always stretching it’s legs out and panting like she’s way too hot! Do they need different temperatures or does the other have a...

On day 7 of a very very special clutch of eggs. The NR360 has been going okay - temp bounces a little bit but typically stays steady at 99.7. Today it’s either 100 or 99.1. I can’t get it to stay anywhere in between. Doesn’t help that you can only adjust the temp the incubator is set at by .5...

I simply don't trust the incubator's read due to using it in the past. I cannot find the thermometer I used in the past and am scrambling to figure out which one to trust. I've got two in there, one reading 99.4 and one reading 98.2. Grabbed a third meant for a terrarium and it reads 98.6 These...

Hi all! I am new to hatching and raising chickens. I recently purchased 10 American Bresse eggs from a local hatchery that works with local elementary schools on their embryo projects. I have a Janoel 12 incubator and I purchased some cheap thermometers to measure humidity. So this could have...

I've got 5 ducklings about to hit 5 weeks. Their bellies are completely covered in regular feathers, their wings are covered in some feathers, along with splatches on their necks and faces. They still have quite a bit of down on their backs. Should I wait before moving them outside? They'll be...

The temperatures are supposed to go down by about 19 degrees tomorrow, I would like to know how cold is too cold to ducks.

My incubator has 4 rows of 3 eggs for a total of 12 eggs, it is 37.5 in the center, around 38.5 on the left side and around 36.3 on the right side. I am day 6 and all eggs are developing nicely when candled. My question is should I swap the eggs on the left with the eggs on the right or should I...

Hi everyone! I have a 1953 Leahy Favorite Incubator. I want to get it started, but the adjustment dials on the top have worn off and i cannot read to make adjustments. Does anyone have a photo of the top of their units or a manual photo I could use? I was not able to purchase or download manual...

I was silly and decided to test out if my chickens eggs were fertile. We have a rooster but they’re all still young and the hens just started laying so I wasn’t sure they would be. I put 5 eggs into the incubator, 2 at the same time, 3 spread out over 5 days. Of course they all developed and...

I took these chicks from mama hen tonight because she has a staggered bunch.. plus it's going to be chilly. I have this set up (see pictures) inside our summer dog pool. It worked for me last year, however, I didn't have the brooder & there were loads more chicks to help keep each other warm...

I have some chickens that have been outside and this morning i woke up and my rooster had 2 black spots on the tip of his comb. It did go away but should i be worried or not? I have a tarp to cover them from the direct wind. I also have 3 chicks about 3-4 months old that are outside. My little...

Hi all! I have a Magicfly incubator. Before putting my quail eggs in, i ran it with another digital hygrometer inside to make sure the temp held steady around 99f-100f. I live somewhere very hot and dry (our inside temp is always between 77-79). The incubator last night was set at 36.9C and the...

Hi everyone! So since yesterday I've been trying to calibrate my incubator and my problem is this: I set the temperature to 37,8°C on the incubator and it reads 37,8°C with its internal sensor, but I also have an additional hygro-thermometer that reads 36,1°C (it also has a 1°C margin error)...

My homemade incubator fluctuates a little bit during the day and night, often its around 37.7c and it fluctuates throughout the day from 37.7c to the highest which is 38.7c going up and down throughout the day within this range. I'm worried if this will cause any issues for the chicks? I'm only...

Hello everyone, i have had trouble getting the temperature up today. So im actually not using an incubator because im using my incubator to hatch out chicks that will hatch later. I ordered more eggs so this chick will not be alone. They will also be due soon but this one is on day 20. I am...