How does a DRY HATCH work?

[Nabiki]

I just think its misleading to a newbie. They may live in dry climates and make the mistake of thinking eggs need no humidy when hatching and loose their precious chicks that they have been looking forward to arriving. Slide your hand under a hen that is setting and u will feel moisture. Instead of preaching "dry hatching" the individuals could simply remind others that they are lucky enough to have a humid environment in which they do not need to add extra water. Again i stress to the newbies monitor your humidity do not just assume that there is some magical "dry hatching method"

I don't live in a humid environment, and I do dry hatches. There is a difference between chicken and quail eggs, though. Coturnix quail eggs incubate very well at about 30% humidity but have problems at 50% humidity. Button quail eggs need about 50% humidity. I think chicken eggs need the higher humidity too, but since we're in the quail forums, dry hatching is not just for humid environments.

 

[The Moonshiner]

We're in the quail section? WTH am I even doing here?
I don't have quail ATM. I must be drunk. Oh well, I'm off to find a rabbit thread.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

We're in the quail section? WTH am I even doing here?
I don't have quail ATM. I must be drunk. Oh well, I'm off to find a rabbit thread.

Omg..why am I even here!! I don't have quail!!!

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Sounds like u have a bad hygrometer or u are in for a poor hatch rate OR u have some magical breed that needs no humidity. In that case congrats on your excellent work in selective breeding

My hatches are 95-100% every time water gets added on lockdown but no higher then 55

 

[JacinLarkwell]

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I just think its misleading to a newbie. They may live in dry climates and make the mistake of thinking eggs need no humidy when hatching and loose their precious chicks that they have been looking forward to arriving. Slide your hand under a hen that is setting and u will feel moisture. Instead of preaching "dry hatching" the individuals could simply remind others that they are lucky enough to have a humid environment in which they do not need to add extra water. Again i stress to the newbies monitor your humidity do not just assume that there is some magical "dry hatching method"

But they don't all live in humid climate. Newbies should be doing research about their method of hatching anyways, so there is no reason to be getting upset about a pretty concrete bit of lingo

 

[Kiki]

We're in the quail section? WTH am I even doing here?
I don't have quail ATM. I must be drunk. Oh well, I'm off to find a rabbit thread.

Did you say rabbit room?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Did you say rabbit room?

Ya. I got a rabbit this morning.

 

[Isadora]

Ya. I got a rabbit this morning.

Pics or it didn't happen

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

So a dry hatch is when you don’t use humidity???

 

[JacinLarkwell]

So a dry hatch is when you don’t use humidity???

For the first 18 days you use very little. Then you bumb it up for lock down