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[Cynthia12]

Yes it does have a automatic egg turner but do I keep it in there the whole time of the 21 days?

Take the eggs out on day 18, lock down! No turning, no opening bator lid..keep humidity around 63..and wait!

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Yes it does have a automatic egg turner but do I keep it in there the whole time of the 21 days?

On day eighteen take it out, and hopefully they'll hatch by day 21.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Quote: Beat me to it.

 

[Cynthia12]

He he..yep... That's ok.

In the meantime, keep temp around 99.5 if you have an air circulation going on.
Humidity around mid 30's is great!

 

[ocap]

mine hatched late because my temperature was wrong, check this thread out:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ng-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

He he..yep... That's ok.

In the meantime, keep temp around 99.5 if you have an air circulation going on.
Humidity around mid 30's is great!

Yeah listen to Cynthia.

Cynthia is the hatching expert.

 

[Cynthia12]

Yeah listen to Cynthia.

Cynthia is the hatching expert.

Well, not really an expert! I've hatched for years yes, but I'm always learning more and more from others on here..forgot to say, if you have a still air, have it around 100, or 101. I love me still air bators, I keep them at 100.
Now, are you going to come over to the Easter Hatch A Long Abby? Ey? Come on!

 

[jbenson]

Make sure you have more than one thermometer and hygrometer (the humidity "thermometer"). Don't rely on the one that is probably in the lid of your 'bator- they're never accurate. I have a Farm Innovators Pro Series Circulated Air incubator with auto turner from Fleet Farm. I find that the meters in the lid read low for what the temp and humidity really is. The auto turner is great for your first hatch. Helps keep things from getting too complicated and you can't forget to turn them. If you can get a thermometer/hygrometer with a probe that is digital, that's super useful and then also have a second thermometer that you can set in the 'bator right on the tops of the eggs, like a flat one. Make sure you calibrate before use. I didn't calibrate before my first hatch this year and my thermo was not working properly and it ruined the whole hatch cause my temp was too high. Read the guide to hatching on here - it was super helpful for my first hatch.

 

[quailtrail]

Newbie here too Hatched quail twice now some chicks

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im using a still air and have bith a thermometer and humidity gauge...testing incubator as we speak

 

[AbbyTravers]

Make sure you have more than one thermometer and hygrometer (the humidity "thermometer"). Don't rely on the one that is probably in the lid of your 'bator- they're never accurate. I have a Farm Innovators Pro Series Circulated Air incubator with auto turner from Fleet Farm. I find that the meters in the lid read low for what the temp and humidity really is. The auto turner is great for your first hatch. Helps keep things from getting too complicated and you can't forget to turn them. If you can get a thermometer/hygrometer with a probe that is digital, that's super useful and then also have a second thermometer that you can set in the 'bator right on the tops of the eggs, like a flat one. Make sure you calibrate before use. I didn't calibrate before my first hatch this year and my thermo was not working properly and it ruined the whole hatch cause my temp was too high. Read the guide to hatching on here - it was super helpful for my first hatch.

That sounds just like my incubator. Thanks for the advice I will get some thermometers and hygrometers.