Okay, few more questions....

[sonilla]

Some eggs have bigger air cells than the others, it's still running dry, should I let it run dry til middle of day 18?

 

[sonilla]

As it will be day 18 in a few hours

 

[AmyLynn2374]

As it will be day 18 in a few hours

Air cells are going to be bigger/smaller depending on the size of the egg too. If you have a bigger egg you are naturally going to expect the air cell to be bigger in relation to the egg. You are looking at the air cell size in relation to the size of the egg. If you are comfortable with the sizes, go ahead and go back to normal humidity until you lock down. Trust your gut.

 

[sonilla]

Ok great, thank u

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Ok great, thank u

Hoping you have a great hatch!!! Lockdown is so nerve-wracking!

 

[sonilla]

I know I hope so too, it's my first hatch...

 

[PattiS72]

Well, I have the new incubator up and running..getting it to where it needs to be. It's forced air (that's when it has a fan right?), so it needs to be 99 degrees and still at least 45% humidity right? Here's a pic of the 'bator.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Well, I have the new incubator up and running..getting it to where it needs to be. It's forced air (that's when it has a fan right?), so it needs to be 99 degrees and still at least 45% humidity right? Here's a pic of the 'bator.

Yay!! looks good. Yes, forced air is w/a fan and your goal is 99.5F Humidity is something that is going to depend of your eggs and the bator. I personally would start at 35-40% and monitor the air cells to see when and if it needs to be adjusted up or down for the incubation period.

 

[PattiS72]

I just checked it, it was up to 58% and 95 degrees.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I just checked it, it was up to 58% and 95 degrees.

Personal opinion, 58% is way too high for the first 17 days. I think you'll find chicks drowning in the eggs that are sitting in that high of humidity. Also, since you have more than one rack, if you are using both make sure you spot check the different areas to make sure the temp and humidity is close to the same on the other shelves.