First time hatcher - Setting April 8 or 9 - Now what?

[Glenmar]

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I do the same thing. It is my first time. They are due on 5/1.

 

[1muttsfan]

Wish I could say that, every year it is the same - staring at a poor harmless incubator!

 

[PacsMan]

So, I'm out of town. 250 miles away from home. I had the hatch cam loaded, but didn't check it until tonight. The humidity went down to 25%, and was probably down for 12+ hours.
I had someone go and add water, and it went right back up to 50%, but...

Are things going to be ok if the humidity went down for that long, at that percentage?

 

[1muttsfan]

It shouldn't matter if it was just a short time, half a day or even a little longer. Some people run at very low humidity, although I think that only works if you live somewhere where it is not super dry. If your house is cool and dry, and the incubator heater has to run all the time, that pulls more moisture from the eggs than if it is somewhere warmer and more humid.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Lockdown tomorrow evening for my LF Am, Doms, Giant Blk Cochins and EEs.

 

[1muttsfan]

I have a lockdown quandry - most of my eggs went in on the 7th, but one batch was delayed in shipping so didn't go in until the 8th (did not want to wait any longer for the others because I did not know if the late eggs would even arrive).

Think what I will do is start raising the humidity on monday evening, and go total lockdown tuesday morning, turning only the late eggs that time. Sound like a good plan?

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Last incubation I had two different sets of eggs, one went in on 3/6 and the other 3/7 - I just locked them down on the same day.

One went in lockdown 3 days before and the 2nd two days before. I had an awesome hatch as well.

 

[1muttsfan]

OK thanks -

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Will be watching for news on yours

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Welcome.

Will be putting mine into lockdown tomorrow morning/evening.

 

[1muttsfan]

Dang it got a little carried away again, have 12 vorwek, 6 bantam cochin, and 12 welsummer eggs coming for the end of the week. What is wrong with me? So if anyone wants to join me after the current hatch ...