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I hate to tell you one thing and have it not work out for you since you are hatching such a small number. Here though, we generally do not help them out (although I know a lot of Call breeders do, as do people hatching fewer eggs). In our ducks, I have seen it very often take 48+ hours from...

That's a Leahy. They are pretty popular as far as the old redwood incubators go. Several BYC'ers have them. That price for that condition is not that great. I have seen them for as little as under $200 or as much as $600 depending on the condition. There have been some on Ebay lately in the...

The dome style is the Turn-X. I can't remember, but it seems like it holds about 25 medium chicken eggs (maybe a little less). The good thing about those is that there are a lot of them floating around. I have been seeing them on Ebay sometimes for like $125-$150. Grumbach is a really well...

Thank you for all the info, Duckluck. I won't say much more because I don't want to totally hijack Scott's thread. I may end up going with a Dickie, but we will give Don a call. I have been holding out as long as possible hoping that I will find a used Humidaire or Petersime, so we shall see...

Quote: Yea! That is great!

I thought I was remembering that was you! We will just call him someday when we have time to set down at the same time and do it. I had emailed him before and he responded with "please call" and his phone number, so I thought it was an auto reply or he was not comfortable working with email...

Quote: This weekend's group, I had to back the humidity down to about 50% for...my air cells are looking much better than they were. Look much more textbook now than any hatch I have had, even on the chicks. Do you mean eggs you just set this weekend? If so, you can tell something about air...

That is probably a great level for you. I am in high elevation and I use really just slightly higher, 55%-65%. As I think I mentioned once before, I wash the eggs too which results in a need for slightly higher humidity. When I do unwashed eggs, closer to 55% generally is good. 50% is...

The thing with dry hatching is that it is a very relative thing. It might work in some places and be a disaster in others. When I lived in Texas, our humidity was high enough with minimal water (and some types of birds no water) in the incubator. Some people even use dehumidifiers in their...

Quote: Really, wow, that surprises me. A lot of people have had luck using hens. We live in a very dry environment here and we have frequently had 100% hatches using hens. Usually, I have used Silkies, but sometimes Bantam Cochins and in the past we used Orps occasionally. I am trying to...

Scott- You do make an incredibly good point about the issue of humidity in relation to a hen hatching the eggs. You're right, she wouldn't give off more humidity with different types of eggs. Hens can be excellent for hatching waterfowl eggs. As you have seen, you will often get 100%...

Well, yeah...what you are saying about turning is really common sense (not that sense is really common, LOL). It is almost certainly the position of the egg, not the hand turning itself. I have noticed that myself. Most auto turners tilt the eggs back and forth in a vertical position. With...