Dickey incubator question.

[longranger]

Question for Dickey incubator owners. When you stop the autoturners for the last 3 days of incubation can you then safely use the three trays in nuetral position as hatchin trays?

 

[Sialia]

Yes, but you need to fashion some sort of tray covers, such as hardware cloth. You also have to consider that eggshell and poop will fall on the trays beneath. I decided it's not worth it. I'll just use the hatching tray from now on until I get a separate hatcher (which is the ideal solution.)

 

[longranger]

Agree with the hatcher idea but for now even just the Dickey incubator feels like overkill for my needs. I just hope I can avoid the temptation to fill the darn thing if I buy it. Have a near new used unit at a good price to look at and probably buy this weekend.