Incubator temperature and humidity

[Fabiola]

I just finished my first hatch and it was a total disaster, I am ready to set the second and I don't want to make the same mistakes, I have reading about the incubator temperature and humidity (which was the problem for the last batch), but they all have different numbers. The most consistent numbers are there these:

Day 1-18 Temperature = 99.5 Humidity 50%
Day 19-21 temperature = 99.5 Humidity 65-70%

Does everyone agree with these numbers?

 

[bigoledude]

I'd probably lower the humidity some. You sound like you've read some about hatching eggs. I'm sure you've read about the Dry-Hatch method. But, there are a lot of folks hatching chicks using your numbers. Are you confident your eggs were fertile?

 

[Fabiola]

I'd probably lower the humidity some. You sound like you've read some about hatching eggs. I'm sure you've read about the Dry-Hatch method. But, there are a lot of folks hatching chicks using your numbers. Are you confident your eggs were fertile?

No, most of them were not fertile, that was one problem, and the second, the few that hatched died because temperature and humidity were too high, and no ventilation at all... This time I am being sure my eggs are fertile, at least the majority of them...

 

[Fabiola]

I'd probably lower the humidity some. You sound like you've read some about hatching eggs. I'm sure you've read about the Dry-Hatch method. But, there are a lot of folks hatching chicks using your numbers. Are you confident your eggs were fertile?

Yea, I have read about the dry-hatch method but I don't want to do it, I am not experienced enough yet to play with settings and manipulate the inubator environment, maybe later I get into other things...