Incubating with no adding water, no lockdown and no counting days to hatch.

[NomoreCSIncubating]

All incubators cause a lower humidity in the incubator than what the ambient humidity is because of the higher temperature in the incubator.

Personally, I know how incubators work as well as what happens with humidity. I also have the right to not believe some of your claims which go against the laws of physics..

Well actually my incubators at 4.25 CF uses a large capacity fan (110 cfm) that pushes all that air into a small heated area with a restricted out flow into the incubator to keep the air inside the heated space to dry the air this allow the incubator to maintain its low humidity even if the door is open for a period of time.

So unlike a high humidity incubator that you have to keep the door closed to maintain your high humidity I do not have that restriction of use.

 

[Paterino Del Galaxia]

@R2elkstatement is right about adding water. If the humidity in your place is low then you should add water for a sucessful hatch but if the humidity is high you can add no water into the incubator. Here is a lesson, do not outlaw science and physics.... I am not bashing you, i just want to teach you a lesson about being courteous to other people. I kmow you will respond to me in such hurting way......... Here in BYC we should Respect each other, accept others ideas and control temperance......

 

[Keeperofmunchkins]

I think the Ops incubator and environment may be an exception and there will always be exceptions, but even if everyone had the exact same incubator, they would not get the same results. The guidelines about humidity and 'lockdown' are there to improve chances of successful hatches for the average hatcher and should not be dismissed, but every hatch is different. What makes the 'perfect' hatch is figuring out through knowledge and experience what conditions are ideal for your incubator and environment and eggs.

 

[007Sean]

I've have had chicks hatch at 35% humidity, not on purpose but they did hatch at that %RH. I certainly wouldn't recommend it though.
What type of heat source are you using? Sounds to me that it's a convectional type heat source....which are great for lab specimens, bacteria, and other cell cultures but not so much for egg incubation.

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[NomoreCSIncubating]

I think the Ops incubator and environment may be an exception and there will always be exceptions, but even if everyone had the exact same incubator, they would not get the same results. The guidelines about humidity and 'lockdown' are there to improve chances of successful hatches for the average hatcher and should not be dismissed, but every hatch is different. What makes the 'perfect' hatch is figuring out through knowledge and experience what conditions are ideal for your incubator and environment and eggs.

Here is the thing the rules about lockdown and humidity are based on the Styrofoam incubators that has nothing to do or compare to how my incubator works.

The environment has nothing to do with how an incubator works it is all about making the incubator work in the environment.

 

[NomoreCSIncubating]

Well if this is such a great way to incubate/hatch, I would imagine that every commercial hatchery in the world would be using this technology! And secondly, there would be manufacturers beating your door down to get the rights to manufacture such a unit...at the very least begging, borrowing or stealing the technology.

I've have had chicks hatch at 35% humidity, not on purpose but they did hatch at that %RH. I certainly wouldn't recommend it though.
What type of heat source are you using? Sounds to me that it's a convectional type heat source....which are great for lab specimens, bacteria, and other cell cultures but not so much for egg incubation.
I'd like to see some 'scientific' data to back up your claims...Im.not doubting what you say but without verifiable data, it's kinda a mute point.

Well what would happen to companies like Brinsea and little giant if an incubator came out that doesn't need water added to it with no lockdown?

 

[DuckLady]

I think we're done here. Thanks for your participation.