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The reason I felt my grid may be "suspect" is it was cardboard. Earlier today I had the same thought you mentioned...if I feel the need to divide in the future, I'll use 1/2" hardware cloth. That seemed to me like it shouldn't influence air flow or temp, or humidity. I said this would...

I agree to gather & consider various information & formulating one's own "secret formula" to successful hatching. Your idea about the stones is neat, but for my two hatching experiences, my incubator actually holds temp pretty well, but my humidity has been the issue--holding pretty steady with...

Well, going in I knew what lockdown meant, but inadvertently created extenuating circumstances. My boyfriend has games but works away a lot & I don't know the different breeds well enough to just leave all eggs in a wide open 'bator, so I divised a grid divider. I was concerned it might...

Thank you for your information & input. Not denying the possible temp issue, but honestly I'm betting more on the humidity. Also, even tho I used the "grid" on my last hatch & had pretty good luck, I wasn't clueless & did consider it might change things, so I agree that may also be a factor. We...

~It's a Genesis Hova Bator 1588 with a mechanical turner. ~Humidity varied in the first 18 days (this bator performed very well with first batch...not sure why humidity varied so much this time), but I tried to keep it in the range of 45-50%. There were a few times it would either drop to low...

Thanks for the reply. My humidity gave me fits for roughly the first half, but would have averaged on the low side rather than high. We generally like 45-50% (with a couple of drops down closer to 30% & spikes to near 60% early on) til day 18, then it's been running anywhere between 62-68%. The...

Ok, this is a bit after the fact, but I want to learn. My 'bator batch is mostly done except for possibly a few. Several of these chicks are having any/all various substances from inside the egg (blood, yoke, ?) dry on them. That would seem to me to be caused by low humidity, but it's running...

Again, I very much appreciate your time & information. I'm learning. The meter I go by is digital & on top of the eggs & reads lower than the one in the lid. I'm not trying to be a stickler. I don't mind if its 48-49%, except when I go to bed & won't be checking for a while, & yes, when I add...

Thanks....sounds promising then, even if humidity wasn't where the boyfriend prefers it (he works out of town a lot so this is my "thing"). First hatch did maintain a lot better, & easily hung around 50%. As I previously said, we weren't disappointed with that hatch. 18 eggs total; 13 hatched &...

Sorry....before any eggs were put in, when I started it back up after the first hatch, I filled the #1 channel up, because I really wasn't sure how much I needed, putting the humidity way up over 70%. It ran for 2-3 days, gradually dropping to around 51-52% (my boyfriend's preference is around...

I have a Genesis HovaBator 1588 (1st incubator in a very long time). First batch of 18 eggs, the bator did ok. Temp ran a little high, but not bad. Humidity did ok, too. Hatched 13 out of the 18, & 3 of the remaining 5 just weren't any good. Happy with results. About 2/3 way thru 2nd batch, a...