Mixing bantam & standard eggs in the incubator

[janiedoe]

I put 6 bantam eggs and 3 standard eggs in my incubator.
I put 5 bantam /2 standard in, then added 1 bantam/1 standard a day later.
So two eggs are already behind by around 28 hours.

I've only hatched standards in my incubator prior to this. I have always ran the incubator dry up until day 18, because I'm in a humid climate. This has worked out well for me.

Since bantams usually need to be locked down on day 16 will humidity be a problem?

I'm thinking that I will stop turning on day 16 or 17 for the bantams, but turn the standards by hand until day 18. Raise the humidity to around 50% on day 17. Add more water on day 18 to raise humidity to 70%.
2 of my eggs (1 bantam & one standard) will be at day 17. I don't want to drown any due to high humidity but I also don't want anyone to have dried out membranes.

The small brinsea I'm using holds humidity and temperatures very well, so I always removed chicks as they dry.

Does anyone have any advice &/or thoughts?

 

[cmobley]

I do silkies and regular eggs. I incubate them all the same time frame 18 days to lockdown raise the humidity to 60 or 70 and they always hatch in the same time frame. I’m in south Alabama and also dry incubate.

 

[janiedoe]

I do silkies and regular eggs. I incubate them all the same time frame 18 days to lockdown raise the humidity to 60 or 70 and they always hatch in the same time frame. I’m in south Alabama and also dry incubate.

Thank you so much. That is very reassuring.