Brinsea Octagon 40 Thread

Sc believes in leaving them in until the hatch is done, I take mine out after they hatch and start moving. LOL  It's one of those things that in my opinion you have to find your comfort level and consider your humidity. 
I have modified my stance on that a little bit, after losing one in the last batch.I think I'm going to start taking them out when half of them are dry.The humidity comes back up so quickly, that I'm not worried about losing it in just a minute with the top off.I close the air vent until one third open.The owners manual said not to close it anymore than that, and my humidity holds fine
 
I have modified my stance on that a little bit, after losing one in the last batch.I think I'm going to start taking them out when half of them are dry.The humidity comes back up so quickly, that I'm not worried about losing it in just a minute with the top off.I close the air vent until one third open.The owners manual said not to close it anymore than that, and my humidity holds fine
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A lot also depends how many you have hatching out though. someone doing 6 eggs and they are all pipping/hatching at the same time, I can understand waiting. Someone doing 40+ like my last hatch..nope, I can't see it...lol
 
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A lot also depends how many you have hatching out though. someone doing 6 eggs and they are all pipping/hatching at the same time, I can understand waiting. Someone doing 40+ like my last hatch..nope, I can't see it...lol
That's what happened to me. I had 22 viable eggs in an Octagon 20, and they were marans, so large chicks. As much as I hate to admit it, the last 2 had trouble hatching because the incubator was so full. I think, from now on, and hatches over 18 viable eggs I will remove at least half of them when they dry. 18 or less and they stay
 

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