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The Top Hatch incubator has automatic turning rollers but is otherwise quite manual. Here are some tips about how to get the best out of such a simple incubator, so you have the best chance of hatching lots of healthy baby chicks.
- make sure the temperature is between 99 and 102 degrees F (that's 37 to 39 C)
- humidity - moderate but then raise it in the last three days before hatching
- plenty of fresh air because developing chicks need to absorb oxygen through the egg shell
- rest shipped eggs for at least a day before setting to incubate
- even with an automatic turner, turn and rotate the eggs.
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