Secret to 100 hatch rate

Are you struggling with getting a good hatch rate? Check out this video where I show you my secret tips to getting a 100 % hatch rate. You can do it! See how I get 100% percent hatch rate in my incubator. Are you looking to hatch chicken eggs? Make sure you watch this video's tips on how to get the best hatch rate when incubating chicken hatching eggs in your incubator. These simple changes can make a significant difference in your hatch rate.

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If you would like to use the incubator I use, the link is down below. This is an affiliate link meaning you don't pay a cent more but if you purchase the product through this link, I will receive a small commission.

Manna Pro Harris Farms Nurture Right Incubator | Egg Incubator for Hatching Chicks | 360 Degree View

If you would like to use the brooder and supplies I use to raise chicks, the links are down below. This is an affiliate link meaning you don't pay a cent more but if you purchase the product through this link, I will receive a small commission.

(I use size extra large for the brooder and a standard size under my incubator. Please keep in mind, that I am using this heating pad off-label. The instructions state it should not be used while sleeping or for animals. I choose to use this heating pad off-label at my own risk. If you choose to use the heating pad on continuous use, it is at your own risk. As with any electrical item, there is always the risk of fire. )

My chick feeder and waterer, as well as my heat lamp set up, I got at Baystate Pet and Garden. Similar options on Amazon are linked below.

(I prefer the organic version, but it is not always available.)

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[dianabaker]

This is a wonderful idea. I have had problems with hatch rates. I tried this secret and it worked so well. Thank you

[intherabbithole]

They say the teacher will show up when the student is ready🙂 I have just set my incubator up for the first time, and am playing with the settings working to achieve correct outputs. I heat with a wood stove and have wondered how my temps would ever stay consistent with such a fluctuating temp in my house. You have just solved this issue for me. Thanks much!

[themainechickentender]

I used both the Nurture Right 360 and the heating pad last year to hatch my chicks and I was happy with my results. Thank you very much for sharing this with me! It really helped me be prepared when hatching.

[Gardentotableliving]

This is such an amazing tip!!! My incubators are in the coldest room in my home and this will really help my hatch rate

[victorm]

I put my nurture right 360 inside of a styrofoam ice chest with the lid prop open. And the temp Doesn’t fluctuate. It stays at 99.5 degrees. The lid has to be prop about an inch to maintain the humidity at 40-45% or the humidity will rise to around 70%

[ProcrastnrsUnitemorrow]

Original idea! Watched many vids and read many articles on incubating eggs. First time hearing this and appears to work wonders for you...🐣🐣🐣 Fantastic!!!!

[SpYucaipaSoCal]

I have a large cabinet incubator I built from an energy drink refrigerator. Its in the back garage the garage temp goes from 30 in the winter to nearly 100 in the summer. All I do is put a blanket around it. The better the insulation the less the internal temperature varies. My old GQF cabinet wont even get to temp if the room temperature is below 40 degrees. Wrap it in a blanket and in a hour its nice n warm. Just make sure the fresh air vents have an outside air source.

You don’t need a heating pad. Its just something else to feed electricity.

[victorm]

Tip: use a condiment squeeze bottle (the kind for mustard and katchup) filled with water to fill A/B. Clean and easy👍🏼

[despraterado]

I personally just use the insulating styrofoam that the incubator came with. It's not just packing material. Your incubator said something about that in the instruction manual.

[justinjanus]

Great idea. Loaded my incubator this morning. Nurture right fits perfectly on standard size heating pad. Thanks for the Amazon links

[iwantosavemoney]

We do 3 things that may make a difference we pick up eggs every day but we store them in a egg turner then the day of putting them in the incubator we spray them with hydro peroxide

[resrctnblly]

Another key factor is making sure there is always water in the incubator. I was wondering why the humidity in my incubators kept fluctuating - it was because the water had been all absorbed and the humidity inside was pulling from the eggs, thus leading to egg death a week before hatch. 😢

[confidentthroughchrist-jer]

Thank you for this information.Sometimes my humidity level goes up super high and then in the morning it’s low again. What is too high?

[Try-Imagine]

I use a Styrofoam cooler, a soda cap (for water) and a 40W light bulb. I can hatch out 50 eggs, but I just do 40 at a time because of having to turn them. I get 100% hatch for every fertile egg.

[kathleenmonsegue]

Did you use a govee hygrometer/thermometer? And set the temp on the incubator to 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit? Please let me know… also I have a plant heating pad is that ok? Also, i work from 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, so I can’t really monitor the temp and humidity when im not home. I want to hatch out coturnix quail eggs and the temp to incubate is 99.5 Degrees Fahrenheit and the most is like 100 degrees I think. They hatch out in 18 days I think.

[Howz_That]

Wow amazing tip. Do you have any problems with this incubator with humidity levels?

[LeviSeegar]

Is the m16 incubator good I bought it from Amazon I haven’t tried it yet I’m just wondering

[wordswritteninred]

That’s BRILLIANT! And I think you are spot on! But I went the opposite direction. I am a grandma. And my great grandpa, was a chicken farmer. He passed away when I was seven. But, I so loved his farm. Anyway, I have been around chickens my whole life. My whole family, has chickens. I have never bought an incubator. I have always made my own, and use a thermostats, to regulate the heat. And I learned a long time ago, small incubators have hot spots…or cool spots…depending on how it is set. But, with a big incubator, and plenty of air movement, you get rid of those spots. Or rather, the core of the incubator is steady. While the corners might fluctuate. My favorite was an old refrigerator. It was insulated. And had shelves! And held humidity perfectly! Now, I have an old oak dresser. I gutted it. And it has no floor inside. So I laid mats inside. And placed a small metal shelf unit, that has three wire shelves to it. It can hold up to six dozen eggs. The middle of the incubator, stays a perfect temp. Even all the way across. But I do have three small fans in it, blowing in all directions. And I use one small space heater. I have 100% hatch rate as well. If the egg is fertile, and not damaged, I can hatch it. But, I don’t like how the humidity is in this WOOD incubator. I need a lot more water surface to keep the humidity up. I didn’t need to do that in the refrigerator. I guess the wood absorbs the moisture. Just wanted to share, for those who may want a larger incubator. But I think you are right in the money with your solution! And I bet that does away with uneven heat inside the incubator! Thank you for sharing this! If I ever decide to stop hatching so many larch batches, I now know what to do! Thank you

[tanyaipes]

Can you do this with little gaint styrofoam incubator with no digital thermometer

[TheHealthyChickenProject]

I used this brand incubator for the first time and had many of the chicks hatch out with extended intestines and unabsorbed yolk sacs. Needless to say I was really upset. I didn’t use the heating pad underneath. I’m going to next time and report back to you. 😊