1. Feb 28, 2013 #1
   

   chickenman111 Chirping

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   I'm going to incubate some of my Dominique and Rhode Island Red eggs and I would like to have some advice. What temp works best, humidity any other advice too.
   
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4. Feb 28, 2013 #2
   

   DraigAthar Songster

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   https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...hing-eggs-important-topic-index-please-review

    
6. Feb 28, 2013 #3
   

   chickenman111 Chirping

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   I was wanting to know if a still air or a fan forced incubator is better. I have a still air, should I just use it or should I buy a fan attachment for it. any other tips will be welcomed.
   
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8. Feb 28, 2013 #4
   

   CayuseRanch Songster

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   Fan is usually recommended over still air

    
10. Mar 1, 2013 #5
    

    sumi Égalité Staff Member

    

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    I prefer a fan over still air, so I don't have to worry about warmer and cooler spots in the incubator. But I'm sure there are pro's and con's to both methods.
    "Dry incubation" I heard gives very good hatch results, so you may want to look into that. Here's an article on it as well as an article on incubation that I think covers about every aspect of incubation:
    
    https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-incubate-hatch-eggs-using-the-dry-incubation-method
    
    https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101
    
    Good luck with your hatch!

     

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