My uncle used to mist chicken eggs at lockdown...

[CCourson05]

Does this handle the humidity situation for lockdown?

 

[debilorrah]

The only misting I have heard of is for hatching ducks. Not chickens.

 

[CCourson05]

I swear he misted quail and chicken eggs both...

 

[Mahonri]

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[debilorrah]

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And I no longer do that even.

 

[CCourson05]

I saw your thread and thought of my late uncle. He did it... I just can't recall why...

 

[flower]

It most likely doesn't hurt but many people do not mist eggs but rely on changing ventilation and/or providing additional surface are for evaporation and hence higher ambient humidity. Some like me will add a humidity to the room area hence more humidity .

 

[CCourson05]

Couldn't it completely prevent shrink wrapping though? It seems like even if you open the incubator and spray the eggs, it wouldn't matter...

ps- this is just me thinking out loud

 

[Bribaby]

My brother says he mists them with a vinegar/water mixture the day of lockdown so the shells are easier for the chicks to break thru? I don't know if it works, or where he got that from though... Haven't done it myself either...