**POLL** For those who have incubated chicken eggs **POLL**

[emandmikey]

*What temp do you prefer to run your bator at? (Please specify still air or forced air)
99.5-100 (forced air)

*Do you use a turner, hand turn (how many times a day) or not turn at all?
hand turn 4-5 times/day, always 'sleeping' on a different side


*What humidity to you keep it at from day 1-18? (Please, no wet bulb readings, unless noted as such) 40-50%


*What humidity do you use during the hatch? 65-75%


*What is your hatch rate? (Please specify if these were shipped eggs) Do not include loose air cells, scrambled yolks etc... only concerned with eggs that began to develop. 66% local, 100% shipped (only 2 were shipped)


And any notes you'd like to add.
I got 12 EE eggs, 1 Gold Comet, and one Polish from a guy locally, 2 EEs weren't fertile - the Gold Comet and one EE died after partially zipping, the Polish and another EE developed, but quit late (around day 15-16)... the two that were shipped across the country from CA to NC both made it!

 

[Mesa]

*What temp do you prefer to run your bator at? (Please specify still air or forced air)

99.5-100 (forced)

*Do you use a turner, hand turn (how many times a day) or not turn at all?

Turner

*What humidity to you keep it at from day 1-18? (Please, no wet bulb readings, unless noted as such)

65-70%

*What humidity do you use during the hatch?

70-75%

*What is your hatch rate? (Please specify if these were shipped eggs) Do not include loose air cells, scrambled yolks etc... only concerned with eggs that began to develop.

Shipped eggs and 88% of developing eggs hatched.... if I go by the total number of eggs purchased to the number that actually hatched my percentages were 50%.

I live in a high altitude, dry climate.