First time hatcher!

[EnnieM]

Ive never incubated eggs before - my first batch (accidentally ordered NINETY!) will be here Friday! Red Rangers, Rhode Island Reds, Red and Black Stars, and Cinnamon Queens. Looking for any helpful tips for incubation, and for each specific breed. Thanks!
Incubators are set up and turned on. Still-air, but I ordered fans to arrive tomorrow. Will be turning 5 times daily by hand. Digital monitor inside each, reading 100.6F, humidity has been between 45-55%. Planning to candle at 7, 14, and 18 days, then turning humidity to 70-75% for lockdown. Anything I’m missing?

 

[Fluffyflufffluff]

Ive never incubated eggs before - my first batch (accidentally ordered NINETY!) will be here Friday! Red Rangers, Rhode Island Reds, Red and Black Stars, and Cinnamon Queens. Looking for any helpful tips for incubation, and for each specific breed. Thanks!
Incubators are set up and turned on. Still-air, but I ordered fans to arrive tomorrow. Will be turning 5 times daily by hand. Digital monitor inside each, reading 100.6F, humidity has been between 45-55%. Planning to candle at 7, 14, and 18 days, then turning humidity to 70-75% for lockdown. Anything I’m missing?

I checked your settings and all seems to be fine, But isn't that too much eggs to incubate? I hope you have ample time for all of them.

 

[EnnieM]

I checked your settings and all seems to be fine, But isn't that too much eggs to incubate? I hope you have ample time for all of them.

Yeah, definitely too many.. half asleep at 2am wasn’t the right time to be egg shopping, haha.

 

[aart]

Ive never incubated eggs before - my first batch (accidentally ordered NINETY!) will be here Friday! Red Rangers, Rhode Island Reds, Red and Black Stars, and Cinnamon Queens. Looking for any helpful tips for incubation, and for each specific breed. Thanks!
Incubators are set up and turned on. Still-air, but I ordered fans to arrive tomorrow. Will be turning 5 times daily by hand. Digital monitor inside each, reading 100.6F, humidity has been between 45-55%. Planning to candle at 7, 14, and 18 days, then turning humidity to 70-75% for lockdown. Anything I’m missing?

You'll have to recheck your temps once the fans are in and stabilized.
What kind of incubator do you have?
Always good to test the accuracy of the incubator settings against a known accurate thermometer.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...incubator-thermometers-and-hygrometers.73634/

Shipped eggs can be tricky, so all may not have survived the shipping.
Not sure if one of these article talks about shipped eggs,, but they are all good reads.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-beginners-guide-to-incubation.73350/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/incubation-humidity.73386/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/