Humidity for janoel 12

[MGG]

Awesome, good luck. I stay at least between 30 and 50 percent but aim for 35.

 

[My hen house]

Awesome, good luck. I stay at least between 30 and 50 percent but aim for 35.

Ok thank you so much

 

[MGG]

Yep

 

[My hen house]

Yep

I forgot to ask what about when hatching (humidity)

 

[MGG]

I up it for the first hatcher to about 65-70 and then once that one hatches the humidity usually stays high on its own. Try not to open the incubator to much, but if you have to for a few minutes it isn't a big deal. (make sure you put in the small tray on the bottom, I cover it with that rubbery shelf liner by tracing and then cutting it out and then putting that down and putting eggs on top) On lockdown day, day 17 or 18, I take all eggs out, candle, trace air cells, and lay them on top of the rubber liner on tray. I put the water cup on top, I've never had a chick fall in, just put a little paper towel in the cup. It'll soak up water and then no chicks drown. Try to have all eggs touching somehow, mine synchronize and hatch together then. I no some won't believe this but I absolutely swear it's true and it perplexes me to this day, but I once had some duck eggs in my incubator. There was one group at 10 days I can guarantee that's how old they were and some that were hatching. I put them all on the hatching trays and planned to just keep turning the younger ones. Once the one group hatched I planned to just put the others back in the turner and let them finish incubating. Somehow all those eggs were touching and every single one hatched. I couldn't believe it. So, I just have them all touching and I have really seen a difference. Sorry for skipping around a little, hope it all makes sense. I also lower the temp to around 98 degrees at lockdown. They don't need extra heat by then really and it helps the humidity increase. Good luck, would love to see baby pics in 18 days! Feel free to ask any more questions. Sorry for the novel

 

[My hen house]

I up it for the first hatcher to about 65-70 and then once that one hatches the humidity usually stays high on its own. Try not to open the incubator to much, but if you have to for a few minutes it isn't a big deal. (make sure you put in the small tray on the bottom, I cover it with that rubbery shelf liner by tracing and then cutting it out and then putting that down and putting eggs on top) On lockdown day, day 17 or 18, I take all eggs out, candle, trace air cells, and lay them on top of the rubber liner on tray. I put the water cup on top, I've never had a chick fall in, just put a little paper towel in the cup. It'll soak up water and then no chicks drown. Try to have all eggs touching somehow, mine synchronize and hatch together then. I no some won't believe this but I absolutely swear it's true and it perplexes me to this day, but I once had some duck eggs in my incubator. There was one group at 10 days I can guarantee that's how old they were and some that were hatching. I put them all on the hatching trays and planned to just keep turning the younger ones. Once the one group hatched I planned to just put the others back in the turner and let them finish incubating. Somehow all those eggs were touching and every single one hatched. I couldn't believe it. So, I just have them all touching and I have really seen a difference. Sorry for skipping around a little, hope it all makes sense. I also lower the temp to around 98 degrees at lockdown. They don't need extra heat by then really and it helps the humidity increase. Good luck, would love to see baby pics in 18 days! Feel free to ask any more questions. Sorry for the novel

This helps a lot much less stress for me and the eggs and yes for all the help and time you put in to this I will post pics of them if they hatch

 

[MGG]

No problem. If you have any more questions just let me know. The time will fly!

 

[MGG]

No problem, awesome! Oh, if you don't mind me asking, what breed are your chicks going to be?

 

[My hen house]

what breed are your chicks going to be?

I'm not sure I got them from a friend I know that two of the eggs are part Easter egger 1 part buff orpington and I'm not sure the other 6 but I should be able to tell when they are adults (or fully feathered) who the mother and/or father

 

[MGG]

That's cool, can't wait to see pics!