First Hatch Questions - Dry Incubating

[SesameSt.Chicks]

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Hmmm. She'll have 2 friends once she grows up, but I think I might need to use the stuffed animal/feather duster trick I read about here

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https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=567045

and on this post -

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=606434

Sounds bizarre! But if it works, why not?

 

[SesameSt.Chicks]

If it makes any difference... I am using the infamous Little Giant incubator.

 

[jen85]

I think if you set your eggs on the 11th they will hatch on new years eve. A lot of people are setting that day.

 

[cmom]

I had a lone chick and I put a terry cloth in the brooder and the chick loved it.

 

[cmom]

SesameSt.Chicks :

If it makes any difference... I am using the infamous Little Giant incubator.

Here is a very good thread with tips for using LG incubators.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7906024#p7906024​

 

[SesameSt.Chicks]

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I don't have a hygrometer, so I looked into getting one. Following a link from a topic, I found Incubator Warehouse. However, the hygrometer/thermometer says that it measures humidity +/- 5%.
Is that going to be accurate enough?
http://incubatorwarehouse.com/egg-incubator-accessories/incubator-temperature-measurement.html