Little Giant 9200 Still Air Incubator - humidity

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I just got an LG 9200 still air bator and I have a question: There are 6 water trenches and it doesn't specify how many you are to fill for the first part of incubation or the last when you need more humidity. Shall I fill all 6 right now at the beginning?
 
I bought the same LG model a few wks ago along with the egg turner (from Tractor Supply) and what I did was just fill all 6 channels 1st then added my eggs. My humidity hasn't dropped below 33% since I've began the incubation (8 days ago).
From what I've been reading, on day 17-18 when you go into lock down you need to take some rolled up paper towels and put them down into the 6 channels, (damp paper towels) work best for this. Keep at least 1 of the red plugs out for the best humidity (from what I've found) and it shouldn't drop below 30% if you have the water channels filled. you may have to add water along the way using a tube or straw.
 
I bought the still air incubator at thanksgiving. My first hatch I followed the directions that came with the incubator, I only hatched 4 out of 23 eggs. So I looked around on this site and I found someone who filled the channels with glass craft marbles, this helps keep a more consistent temperature throughout the incubator. I filled all the channels with water and refilled as my humidity dropped, I also raised the temp from 99.5 to 101. I pulled one red plug at day 7 and the other at day 19. This was better I got 14 out of 32 to hatch. The third hatch I read about dry hatching on backyard chickens. I kept the marbles in the channels but did not add water at all until lockdown. I also left both red plugs out the entire time. I kept the temp at 101. I added water soaked sponges in a few channels at lockdown and placed a straw in one of the smaller holes so I could add water without removing the lid. My hatch rate with the little giant still air using dry hatch was 27/32! And would have been even better but I had 2 malpositions that didn't make it.
Everyone's environment is different but for me dry hatch in the LG still air is the only way I'll hatch from now on.
Good luck!
 
I'm no expert by all means, but I would think that 101 is too high. I've always been told that a consistent 99.5 is the best temp to hatch. these Styrofoam incubators are too inconsistent to play with temps that high.. it's better that the temps drop a bit lower than your target temp than to go too high.

Also, I am on day 8 of my 1st attempt at using this LG 9200 incubator... at 1st I had some fluctuation in temps when the eggs were added.. so if you have some Duct tape handy you may want to tape the top down tightly to ensure there's no loss of heat inside the bator.

The humidity isn't that important from days 1-17 but day 18 it needs to be 60-70% without drowning the chicks inside their shells (for me, that's the toughest part)
 
JBarringerNC said:
I'm no expert by all means, but I would think that 101 is too high. I've always been told that a consistent 99.5 is the best temp to hatch. these Styrofoam incubators are too inconsistent to play with temps that high.. it's better that the temps drop a bit lower than your target temp than to go too high. 

Also, I am on day 8 of my 1st attempt at using this LG 9200 incubator... at 1st I had some fluctuation in temps when the eggs were added.. so if you have some Duct tape handy you may want to tape the top down tightly to ensure there's no loss of heat inside the bator. 

The humidity isn't that important from days 1-17 but day 18 it needs to be 60-70% without drowning the chicks inside their shells (for me, that's the toughest part) 
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I thought the same thing about the temp. But there are lots of people on the byc incubator forums that say 99.5 for circulating air and 100.5 to 101.5 for still air. It worked for me at a warmer temp, but everyone finds different tricks that work for them.
 
Corgihome said:
I bought the still air incubator at thanksgiving. My first hatch I followed the directions that came with the incubator, I only hatched 4 out of 23 eggs. So I looked around on this site and I found someone who filled the channels with glass craft marbles, this helps keep a more consistent temperature throughout the incubator. I filled all the channels with water and refilled as my humidity dropped, I also raised the temp from 99.5 to 101. I pulled one red plug at day 7 and the other at day 19. This was better I got 14 out of 32 to hatch. The third hatch I read about dry hatching on backyard chickens. I kept the marbles in the channels but did not add water at all until lockdown. I also left both red plugs out the entire time. I kept the temp at 101. I added water soaked sponges in a few channels at lockdown and placed a straw in one of the smaller holes so I could add water without removing the lid. My hatch rate with the little giant still air using dry hatch was 27/32! And would have been even better but I had 2 malpositions that didn't make it.
Everyone's environment is different but for me dry hatch in the LG still air is the only way I'll hatch from now on.
Good luck!
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I have the LG 9200 still air.

I am using your advice to hatch out some of my own eggs and a neighbor's eggs. I have one humidity gauge that reads 33%. Three thermometers that read 101, 101, 100 and my homemade water wiggler reads at 100. All have been reading the same for 24 hours. Tonight at midnight I will set them and see how it goes. I've been storing them at room temp with fatty end up in an egg cartoon in my kitchen.
 
JW12 said:
Mine went in Friday! I am excited and a nervous wreck all at the same time
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Good luck to you
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I'm pretty sure my eggs got to hot yesterday
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