I have my first set of eggs in the incubator! I have never tried it before and I do NOT have a fancy set-up at all. It is just an old redwood box but it hold temps good without fluctuation. I did not have hygrometer in there at all until the day before yesterday. When I did put one in there the temp gauge on it reads only 98 degrees, so I hope the other thermometer is the correct one. I have a third I want to add but at this point I think I should just leave well enough alone. The person that loaned me the incubator uses that thermometer and no hygrometer with some success. I am in lockdown now so not much I can do but cross my fingers. I had candled at 7 days and removed any that looked infertile 5 out of 30 and one that had a blood ring. At day 14 I candled again and removed 4 that looked like they had died. The rest are full of chicks! I hope they all are at the same point of development because some looked farther along. I used eggs I had found in the greenhouse so I suppose they may have started developing a little before I started incubating. We will see in about two days! The eggs are from my Jearhons that just started laying in August. This is really fun but I am afraid it will be sad if some don't make it! I may need support!
