My HovaBator is missing somthing! please help!

[Chickengal505]

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Eggs need oxygen at all stages of development, the closer to hatch the more oxygent they need or they may suffocate.

I never run any of my bators bator with all plugs in, there are other methods to increase humidity (sponges, rags etc) than closing all vents and risking suffocating your embrios.

LOL I guess I wasnt very clear

Freash air is very important, but most incabators have air vents and drying vents. Air vents cannot be closed saying they have no plugs and their not normaly very big. The drying vents are larger and let in a greater amount of air. One of the drying vent's plugs are missing and the insturctions a say not to remove them untill all of the chicks have hatched. My incabator is an air flow model that lets air flow without the drying vents open. I have a built in fan in my bator.

 

[aprophet]

the shipping foam for quail eggs the plugs that come out of the foam they fit perfect if you kina twist screw them in LOL

 

[countrygirl911]

i have the same incubator and the instructions it came with unless you live 3000 feet above sea level to leave the red plugs in both of mine are in and the eggs are doing good i really would not use tape because of what the incubator is made out of walmart has small rubber stoppers that would work good until you get the replacement piece