New to hatching pls help

[booklover]

I'm hatching for the first time! And i need pointers/tips/what to do
I'm using an incubator, at the moment it's running so i can make sure the temp works
I got the eggs in a clean carton in a cool place, i know they're fertilized also but otherwise i don't know what I'm doing

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Is your incubator forced air or still air?
Have you salt-tested your hygrometer?
How many eggs does the incubator fit?
How many thermometers and hygrometers do you have?

 

[Smileybans]

I’m not sure what kind of information your seeking but I’ll tell you how I incubate my eggs.

I use the dry incubation method with forced air incubators. Which means my incubator stays at 99.5F. I also have a still air incubator that I have to run a little hotter. Days 1-18 I keep the humidity above 15%. That’s it. I add little to no water to my incubator. The incubator turns the eggs for me so I don’t have to worry about hand turning. On day 10 I candle the eggs. By then it’s visible enough to tell if there’s growth of not. I candle again on day 17. On day 18, or the night of day 17, I put the eggs into lockdown. During lockdown the humidity is jumped up to above 65% and the incubator doesn’t get opened. The eggs also stop turning.

 

[booklover]

Is your incubator forced air or still air?
Have you salt-tested your hygrometer?
How many eggs does the incubator fit?
How many thermometers and hygrometers do you have?

Still air. It's been running for 30 min and is at 101-102°
I don't have any thermometer or hygrometer
It holds 42 eggs but I'll not be hatching that many

 

[booklover]

I’m not sure what kind of information your seeking but I’ll tell you how I incubate my eggs.

I use the dry incubation method with forced air incubators. Which means my incubator stays at 99.5F. I also have a still air incubator that I have to run a little hotter. Days 1-18 I keep the humidity above 15%. That’s it. I add little to no water to my incubator. The incubator turns the eggs for me so I don’t have to worry about hand turning. On day 10 I candle the eggs. By then it’s visible enough to tell if there’s growth of not. I candle again on day 17. On day 18, or the night of day 17, I put the eggs into lockdown. During lockdown the humidity is jumped up to above 65% and the incubator doesn’t get opened. The eggs also stop turning.

Thanks!! Mine is a still air and idk how to tell humidity i don't have anything to check it with i check temp with a infrared thermometer my dad lent me lol

 

[booklover]

I did just read an article tho ab hatching and learnt some things from it

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Thanks!! Mine is a still air and idk how to tell humidity i don't have anything to check it with i check temp with a infrared thermometer my dad lent me lol

You will need a hygrometer.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

You will need a hygrometer.

How many eggs will you be hatching?

 

[Smileybans]

I use a hygrometer I bought at Walmart. I need to get a new one but it has been working for me so far.

 

[booklover]

You will need a hygrometer.

Yeah imma get one and a thermometer tomorrow