Incubators Anonymous

[Arielle]

 

[ki4got]

ok, i've asked elsewhere but still not getting an answer...

I'm wondering if you incubate and hatch in the same one, how do you regulate the humidity? steady all the time or what?

 

[DMRippy]

IDK how they do staggered hatches in one incubator

 

[CapricornFarm]

Are you wanting to know about staggered hatching, with different set dates ? I usually do dry hatch until the first ones lock down, then boost it.

 

[ki4got]

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yeah staggered hatches... but what if you have eggs hatching all the time, what would you keep the humidity at?

I'm thinking I want to keep weekly hatches going to get as many chicks as i can, since the hatch rate seems so crappy with my dorkings... seems like i'm not alone there though, it seems to be an issue with the breed right now. but I have a plan down the road, once i get some other dorkings from different lines. mean time, i need girls to lay eggs.

 

[DMRippy]

Got the guy with SLW and he will sell me some eggs in the spring.... I will check back sooner....

They are so pretty!

 

[CapricornFarm]

I just fill all the water trays in my hatchers all the time and don't worry about what the number is I really seem to get the best hatches when they are not staggered, though.

 

[vebyrd36]

It can be done, but it takes a lot of time.

 

[ki4got]

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how so? time i've got plenty of.

 

[vebyrd36]

I use the dry hatch method until the first ones are due to hatch. I'll increase it to 75%. Then, I'll drop the humidty back down to 50%. Also I use staggering humdidty. Say on Mon-Friday I'll run humidity at 50-60% then bump it upto 80% only for a few days. I do this when I have geese eggs/duck eggs with chicken.

I have only had to bad hatch rates.
One was one shipped eggs and another was from a week long winter storm.