Genesis question about enough oxygen

I just hatched in my Genesis and there seemed to be no problem. I even left them in there 18 hours after hatching. If you notice there are other vent holes, they are on all sides of the bottom of the bator. They are difficult to see unless the light hits it just right.

 

I do know if the humidity is really high I pull my vent plug until it goes down to where it should be during the hatch. I also unplug my vent plug to add water during the hatch w/ a turkey baster. Anyways - that's what I use my vent plug for. Good luck.

 

The big red vent plug on top is for helping to control the humidty.

 

For forced fan incubators (including the Genesis) I don't pull a plug until the window gets covered in water droplets. Otherwise the fan handles the ventilation for you and you should be just fine.

Jody

 

I do the same as Jody with mine and never had a problem.

 

I thought I had read somewhere that the red plug was for people that live at higher altitudes, like way above sea level (mountain areas). Something to do with the air pressure. Maybe not. I`ll have to check again and see. Maybe it was just a dream I had. I dunno.

 

my eggs are on day 10 now, I did notice though, that i have to keep an eye on the water in the plastic liner thing. on day 3 it was almost close to dry, good thing i checked it. I have the egg turner with it, it makes it a bit hard to see the water in the bottom, so I literally have to lift everything just to check. I guess thats the price you pay when you buy an incubator thats pre-set, plug it in and just add water and eggs. I should`ve known that there HAD to be more to it. hehe!! Good luck! Tony