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My humidity is dropping quicker than I would like but that is why I was running it empty first, so I could work out the kinks before the eggs are in there. I was just worried I would have too low humidity with 3 days lockdown. It is holding at 65 now and has been for a few hours now I will...

Quick question about lock down and humidity. So right now I am doing a trial lockdown and bring humidity up before lockdown. I know I need to bring it up to 65 to 70% but what if the humidity drops down to the 50's during lock down? Do I very quickly add some warm water? How low is too low...

Quote: Thanks I will look for them before the eggs get here. I love your website, very informative. I wish you lived close by I would love to have you mentor me, you seem very handy with gadgets. Haha the auto door opener has been on my wish list since getting chickens, you make it sound...

Gryeyes Wow on the first hatch. And only 5 weeks ago. I was assuming you had been doing this for years. As far and the 2 other hatches what do you think could have happend? Seems to me like you did everything right. That is the scenario that worries me. I no longer have a job outside the...

Gryeyes it sounds like you have done this before though. I am a little worried! Did you not get all antsy when you were setting your first eggs? I am a worry wart, and not sure if there will ever come a time when I just set eggs with the ease some of the more experienced people do. Good luck...

I really take this serious, their lives are in my hands so I best do my job or leave the hatching to the hens. I also do not like surprises! I DO NOT like surprises! Unless of course it is hatching 24 out to 24 eggs and at least one is a Showgirl. I just want to be prepared. I was already...

Quote: Tnchickenut any idea how to check the water level with the auto turner in place I see where I can add water but really can not see the reservoir?

Thanks guys I have been reading so much I am sure I found the humidity level on an incubator website though, I will make proper adjustments to my sheet to say 40% days 1-18 and 65 %to 70% for hatch. Rebelcowboynb the sheet that came with my incubator said I might have to adjust the temp down...

I am hatching silkies if that makes a diffrence. And I just checked the bator temp is at 99.8 I may actually pull this off. It took me less than 4 hours to get the fan installed and temp and humidity right where I was trying to get it. I will just see if things hold steady.

So I copied and pasted below the info from the sheet I printed up and have laying beside my Hoba-Bator 1602N wth a fan kit and auto turner. If any of my information is incorrect or if you have tips for my first hatch I will add or change as needed. I got the bator today and it is set up and...