Up to 7 of 14 hatched and all have been successful except for 1 which seems to have a mild case of omphalitis. Hopefully it'll pull through. Rest look great - so excited!
That's great to hear and really puts me at ease - thank you. No, I don't have a hygrometer. I actually did more research in the intervening time and found the company that makes the incubator specifies to not put any hygrometer in their setup. They said the whole incubator is extremely carefully...
Thanks for the take. I think you're right. I'm considering adding a humidifier to the exterior of the incubator (I happen to have one hanging around for the plants) which can be set to a certain humitidy level just to add in any lacking humidity through the airflow drawn in by the fan. But I...
This is my first time incubating eggs (chickens) and it all happened in a bit of a rush - I had initially had bought fertilized eggs for my broody hen who promptly decided she was done with motherhood and left me with a bunch of eggs to raise!
So I quickly bought the best incubator I could find...