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I got a digital scale really cheap from my local supermarket, I think it was £12. Well worth the money. It just takes so much of the guesswork out of humidity. And the thing I noticed is, with one incubation 45% works well, with another it's far too high, with another it's too low. Right now...

Quote: Wow. Hatching maths. I never thought of it that way... Glad to be of help! How are the turkeys getting on now? Any more progress yet?

Yeah, that's basically it. Weigh your egg before you set it, calculate what weight it's supposed to end up at, then do your best to get it there! I don't do average weights, and I've never plotted a graph. I just do a quick calculation and keep notes on a sheet of paper. Like, if the egg's...

Hi again Tia. I don't have any experience of assisting with hatches (never had to do it yet) so I can't offer any useful advice, but I just stopped by for an update and to see how that little guy and the rest of your eggs were doing. I'm really crossing my fingers for them all and hoping things...

Hey, you're welcome. I'm really crossing my fingers here for your little buddies. Out of interest, what kind of bator do you use for your ducks and what humidities do you find to work best for them? I know most folk say 45-50% then up above 65% for lockdown, but I'm nearing the end of my first...

Hi Tia. Personally I'd bump the lockdown humidity above 80 without thinking twice if I was even slightly worried about shrinkwrapping, but I just don't like to recommend it to others because so many people are completely convinced that it drowns or suffocates their chicks. That's not something...

I think if I were you I'd bump the humidity right up and then just sit and wait for a while.