Jodi_in_Colorado
Chirping
- Mar 28, 2021
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Hi all! I just registered to see if I could get some help with incubating. We have our own hens and roosters and are trying to incubate our own eggs. We bought a Kebonnixs 12 egg incubator that auto turns and regulates humidity and temperature. We also live at around 6000 feet in the high desert. The first attempt was 10 eggs. I struggled with getting the humidity right. Using just the first reservoir (you are only supposed to use the first for the first 18 days then overflow to the second) I couldn't reliably keep our humidity above 40%. I also had to close our vent to the minimum recommended opening. All of the chicks arrested at around day 7. This round I started with 12. I decided to open the vent fully since we are at altitude and to compensate I filled both reservoirs. The humidity is now around 58-60%, which I know is likely too high, although some places you read tell you to increase at altitude. I candled today at day 14 and I can only say for sure that we have 1 alive (dancing around like crazy). I already tossed 5 previously. I would say at BEST we have 3 still alive and that's only because with our dark eggs it's anyone's guess. It looks like again we have lost quite a few in the 7-10 day range. We have the temp at 99.5 and it seems pretty stable and we open it only to candle every few days. Any words of advice?
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!