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  1. jher77

    Weight loss % by day 18

    Yes I do. I am very meticulous about that part. Filled sink full of 100 degree water and let is stablilize. Stick medical thermometer probe and temp controller probe in the water and record several times and compare. Hygrometers get calibrated from the sodium chloride test. They do hatch on...
  2. jher77

    Weight loss % by day 18

    Thanks for that link. Looks informative. The top hatch was my first hatch. It done well. It averaged 42% humidity. I used water in my incubator to adjust it. It was in November 2020. The other ones, they averaged 45%, 45%, & 44%. Those should have been lower, maybe in the 38% range. I also...
  3. jher77

    Weight loss % by day 18

    Thanks I'll check that link out. I've had some clears and quitters with every hatch and I wasn't counting those in my figures. AVG 14.2% weight loss (3 out of 20 didn't hatch) - The three that died lost 8.0%, 6.8%, & 8.7% by day 18. No wonder they didn't make it. The highest ones were 17.6%...
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    Weight loss % by day 18

    I was tracking the weight loss by an average of all the eggs, but now I look at each egg and I see them with a spread of 9% on up to 15% with an average weight loss percentage landing in the 12-13% zone. This got me to thinking that maybe I can shift the percentages one way or the other in favor...
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