hey woodie hatching experts i need some of your advice

Cole1895 · Apr 5, 2014

I need some of the experts to help me out a bit I hatched a few woodies a while back but moved away an had to give them up now the new hen is laying again an id like to hatch some in the incubator but I forget what the temp an humidity has to be set at an how many days it takes for them to hatch I think shes got about 8 in there so far thanks to anyone that helps me out and if I have some success ill keep this thread updated with my results

thanks..............Cole w

destinduck · Apr 6, 2014

Hi Cole and welcome to BYC, Ideal temp is 99.5. if you are using a still air incubator you can be up to 101. It usually takes around 28 days for woodies. you can candle them after 10 days to see what is fertile if you like. Humidity really depends where you live. If you are using the smaller strofoam incubators just keep the trays filled.If youre worried about it alot buy a hydrometer. 40-65% relative humidity is fine for that. I really dont worry about humidity all that much as long as water is kept
in the trays made for said bator.. If you like you can bump up the humidity the last 4 days by sticking a wet sponge or rag in there. It helps them hatch just a little easier is all I feel. Good luck! I also like to mist the eggs when I add water and I also mist them1-2 times a day the last 2weeks of incubation. Everyone has their own little ways. This is what has worked very well for me.

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