1st Incubation questions....

[cmom]

You can do dry incubation. The eggs need to loose some moisture while developing so you may not need to add any water.

 

[cmom]

Currently I do not have any water in my incubator and the humidity is around 40%.

 

[ValerieLovesChickens]

You can do dry incubation. The eggs need to loose some moisture while developing so you may not need to add any water.

I removed all the water 2 hours ago with paper towels. The humidity is still fluctuating between 48-53% I don't know what to do. I've got the temp down to 100.1 , if I change that it's too low or too high. Should I remove one or both of the red vent plugs??

 

[ValerieLovesChickens]

Currently I do not have any water in my incubator and the humidity is around 40%.

Can I lay a clean dry cloth under the eggs, to keep them from rolling around? Will that help reduce the moisture by absorbing it?

 

[cmom]

Remove the plugs and see how it goes. I'm using my homemade incubator but also have Little Giants and Hova-Bators. I put some air holes in the homemade incubator and put tape over them if I need to. I took the tape off of the holes in mine and it's better now. Mine was reading 50%+ now it around 40%.

 

[cmom]

Can I lay a clean dry cloth under the eggs, to keep them from rolling around? Will that help reduce the moisture by absorbing it?

First I would remove the plugs. Some people I know have put their incubator in a closet. I have put paper towels under the eggs.

 

[ValerieLovesChickens]

Okay

I have put paper towels under them.

Okay I will do that and cross my fingers, thank you.

 

[ValerieLovesChickens]

Remove the plugs and see how it goes. I'm using my homemade incubator but also have Little Giants and Hova-Bators. I put some air holes in the homemade incubator and put tape over them if I need to. I took the tape off of the holes in mine and it's better now. Mine was reading 50%+ now it around 40%.

Okay off to do that, and place paper towels under them too. They all just seem to want to roll today. Ugghhh why didn't I buy an egg turner......

 

[cmom]

This was quite awhile ago but some chicks I hatched for a friend.

 

[cmom]

Okay off to do that, and place paper towels under them too. They all just seem to want to roll today. Ugghhh why didn't I buy an egg turner......

You can still get an egg turner. Originally I hand turned but I was working at the time. Luckily I worked graveyard. I turned the eggs when I got home from work around 7am and around 3pm and just before I left for work around 10pm, then I invested in a turner. Best purchase I made. I retired 11 years ago. Again, good luck and have fun...