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Use second incubator to dry new chicks

by Patrick
(Nashua, IA)

I have a second incubator without a fan or egg turner in it and heat it up on day seventeen. This way the little wet ones don't thrash around accidently turning over birds working their way out. This method has worked on guineas also.

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