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Before During and after chick incubation, i need help with that?

first time im going to hatch myself some chicks, im going to buy this incubator http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-BRINSEA-MINI-ECO-INCUBATOR-10-EGG-POULTRY-CHICKENS_W0QQitemZ260535017060QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Pet_Supplies_Poultry?hash=item3ca918de64 any opinions on that? and during what do i do, i understand igotta turn em around every 8 hours but what do i do with water and crap. after, do i keep em in there, if i do what tempreture and etc i absoulty thank whoever answers my question from my heart. thank you so much

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1. One hundred degrees temperature, the water is absolutely necessary to prevent the embryos from dehydrating. I ill add this at the risk of discouraging you but I have had nothing but bad luck using a incubator.You would be well advised to use a broody hen to hatch the eggs or buy baby chicks from Murry Mc Murry hatchery. Their baby chicks are superior to any I have ever purchased from any hatchery anywhere. Before you begin do all your homework about baby chicks, they can be a fantastic project but a ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
2. I have no experience with the BRINSEA MINI ECO INCUBATOR 10, but all must be precisely set-up. As a chicken fancier most of my life I would have to write a book to advise you on the the must be accurate things for a successful hatch. The incubator manufacturer will have instruction that you need to follow exactly. Then you need a brooder, the best starter food, a waterer, grits and a change to a grrower food when they are a little older. Then its's pellets, a chicken coop and a secure fence. I would advise you to buy the chicks or you will need to research all the variables. As mentioned McMurray Hatchery is a very good place to do business.