Cattitude
Songster
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I actually have 3 incubators: two (with turners) to incubate and the third (without turner) as a hatcher. I've been using the dry incubation method posted by ChooksChick and I like it a lot. Room humidity where I keep my incubators is about 40%, and I pump it up to around 65% during lockdown.
On each egg I write the date that I place it in the incubator, and the pen in which it was laid. I have a calendar nearby where I note all the breeds I set that day, along with the quantity of each breed set. I do my countdown and note the date that those eggs enter lockdown, which is different for quail than for chickens. I keep an eye on bantams as they tend to hatch early... occasionally a chick hatches in the turner. I also sniff around the vents of the incubator in case there is a leaker/stinker that I need to get out in a hurry. Three times a day I flashlight the thermometers and hygrometers and do a general check of things. Otherwise it's a waiting game, and sometimes I wait very anxiously!!!
I actually have 3 incubators: two (with turners) to incubate and the third (without turner) as a hatcher. I've been using the dry incubation method posted by ChooksChick and I like it a lot. Room humidity where I keep my incubators is about 40%, and I pump it up to around 65% during lockdown.
On each egg I write the date that I place it in the incubator, and the pen in which it was laid. I have a calendar nearby where I note all the breeds I set that day, along with the quantity of each breed set. I do my countdown and note the date that those eggs enter lockdown, which is different for quail than for chickens. I keep an eye on bantams as they tend to hatch early... occasionally a chick hatches in the turner. I also sniff around the vents of the incubator in case there is a leaker/stinker that I need to get out in a hurry. Three times a day I flashlight the thermometers and hygrometers and do a general check of things. Otherwise it's a waiting game, and sometimes I wait very anxiously!!!
