So I'm on day 10 of my first hatch...candled tonite and saw my first movement, very exciting considering with brown shelled eggs I didn't think I'd be able to see anything! But I digress....
Background: Have read a ton on hatching and decided to go with 'dry hatch' low humidity for the first 18 days and will take it up to ~75-80% for lockdown. Humidity has been between ~15% when chambers are dry and ~40% when I add some water. Air cells have reduced pretty good compared to charts. Temps have stayed steady. Using a borrowed LG with fan and turner. Thermometers and hygrometers were 'calibrated' against known parameters before setting eggs.
So my question is:
I was just wondering if there is a 'too low' humidity reading for the first 18 days??
I'm assuming there isn't but thought I'd ask, just to be sure. In all I've read I've never seen any reference to a low humidity for dry hatching.
TIA
Background: Have read a ton on hatching and decided to go with 'dry hatch' low humidity for the first 18 days and will take it up to ~75-80% for lockdown. Humidity has been between ~15% when chambers are dry and ~40% when I add some water. Air cells have reduced pretty good compared to charts. Temps have stayed steady. Using a borrowed LG with fan and turner. Thermometers and hygrometers were 'calibrated' against known parameters before setting eggs.
So my question is:
I was just wondering if there is a 'too low' humidity reading for the first 18 days??
I'm assuming there isn't but thought I'd ask, just to be sure. In all I've read I've never seen any reference to a low humidity for dry hatching.
TIA