After having no luck with an expensive incubator I decided to buy a cheapie off the online local auction Website. I purchased a Janoel7-56 which is pretty basic. I did a hatch as soon as I got it at the start of winter which didn't go so well as I could not keep the humidity to a reasonable...
So I received my little humidity and temp gauge yesterday so have set the incubator going empty. After 12 hours of running the incubator and temp gauge show humidity of 45% but the temperatures are very different. 37.5 on the incubator but only 34.5 inside the incubator on the temp gauge. So I...
in the first hatch I think most did, just didn't hatch. In the second hatch one was def rotten. I thought I would tap it open to check it and it exploded all over me, lol. Lucky I have a strong stomach. Others died after forming the chick. On the third hatch, because I didn't go with the default...
In my first hatch on the default settings I got 5 out of ten. Second hatch on default settings I got four out of 10. I then tried new settings and got 2 out of 10. It seems that have trouble keeping a steady humidity. Keeps dropping to 40% then shots up if you manually work the pump. Have now...
It's okay. I've answered my own question! Yes this incubator keeps on going and does not turn off after 0 days. Just as well as four eggs hatched today. So 5 out of 10 isn't bad for a first attempt.
My eggs are on day 0 and three are hatching. Is the incubator going to turn off sometime tomorrow when I'm at work or will it keep going until I unplug it manually. Worried that my chicks will perish.