New to hatching eggs - help please

[chiknhurder]

I purchased a Farm Innovators model 4200 incubator with turner and fan kit. The directions for it leave a lot of unanswered questions. Could someone run through a typical incubation for me?

I did purchase a digital thermometer/hygrometer and right now it's setting at 100 degrees F. (reads only whole degrees) and 39% humidity. The highest it's been on humidity is 41% about 2 hours ago. All of the reservoirs are filled with water. How important is the humidity? How can I increase it if it's already as full as I can fill it? I'm reading about people weighing eggs and measuring air sacs. Is it really that critical? My first successful incubation was over 50 years ago for me when I hatched 2 out of 3 eggs in one of those little incubators that looks like a flying saucer. That was also my last incubation experiment.

Do I take the turner out at some point? If so, what holds the eggs in the proper position? It's held 100 degrees now for about 3 hours. Can I load it up or should I wait until morning?

 

[mamamac87]

There should be humidity level/hygrometer on top of the incubator. On mine this reads between 50-60% while my digital one reads 40%. i have had condensation on the incubator windows so i feel the hygrometer on the incubator is more accurate.

 

[chiknhurder]

Everything I've read says that neither the thermometer or hygrometer are accurate on this brand. My digital thermometer says 100 and the one on the bator says 105.

Also, I got this jumbo egg today from one of my Marans. Should I bother with trying to hatch it to see what I get? Twins?

 

[Maxkost]

You can try hatching the Jumbo egg,but you might have to help them hatch out.