We have only done hatching in SC where the humidity was always pretty high in the room. I am wondering what you folks do that live in the drier areas of the world? We are in CO now and the humidity in our living room where we will be incubating is about 40% at 69 degrees F. The humidity in the 'bator is showing about 8 % without water so I ahve added some- but how much and what humidity am I aiming for? I am trying to decide whether it is even an option to do the dry incubation method here? Not wanting chick jerky ... share your experiences with me?
Also, it has been so long since I actually used our incubator (we have had a lot of devoted broodies so I have forgotten all I learned in the early days!) How long do I let the incubator run before I put the egss in? I want to put the eggs in the 'bator before I put them under the broody since the eggs under the broody always seem to hatch first and I want to put all the chicks with the same momma once hatched...
Also, it has been so long since I actually used our incubator (we have had a lot of devoted broodies so I have forgotten all I learned in the early days!) How long do I let the incubator run before I put the egss in? I want to put the eggs in the 'bator before I put them under the broody since the eggs under the broody always seem to hatch first and I want to put all the chicks with the same momma once hatched...