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Here is some info on dry incubation. https://www.backyardchickens.com/LC-DryIncubation.html
There is tons of info on it and it differs a little here and there. Search and use your best judgement. Everyones circumstances are different. I do live in Colorado which is a very, very arid environment and it works for me. My incubator is in the basement. It holds a pretty steady humidity level. I leave my vents on the Dickey wide open. Both of them. There is a water pan, but I have it on a very low level. I guess "dry" is somewhat misleading, but I only add water if the humidity is extremely low. Or air cells start getting to large. As for the last stage, the one most here call "lock down" the hatch stage, I bump up the humidity which is typical of the method.
My hatches have never been better.
thunderwagn
Here is some info on dry incubation. https://www.backyardchickens.com/LC-DryIncubation.html
There is tons of info on it and it differs a little here and there. Search and use your best judgement. Everyones circumstances are different. I do live in Colorado which is a very, very arid environment and it works for me. My incubator is in the basement. It holds a pretty steady humidity level. I leave my vents on the Dickey wide open. Both of them. There is a water pan, but I have it on a very low level. I guess "dry" is somewhat misleading, but I only add water if the humidity is extremely low. Or air cells start getting to large. As for the last stage, the one most here call "lock down" the hatch stage, I bump up the humidity which is typical of the method.
My hatches have never been better.
thunderwagn
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