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I personally have had much more success when I hatch Serama completely dry this year. I don't add water at all, I set and hatch intermittently. Every few days, I add whatever eggs I want to hatch. This is using a Hovabator Genesis 1588.
I look in the incubator a.m. and pm and if any eggs are pipping, I unplug the turner until those chicks are taken out in a day or so. Then I plug it back in.
I am in SW MO and that has worked well for me since July. Now that winter is here, we will see if the different weather and humidity in the house will make it different.
The chicks seem to do better if I leave them in the incubator about 24 hours, lets them get really warmed up and dried out good and rested before I add them to the other chicks in the brooder.
One thing I suggest is to crush their food for 2-3 weeks. I believe they easily starve if there are not enough small pieces for them to eat the first few days. Others don't do this but it works best for me.
I personally have had much more success when I hatch Serama completely dry this year. I don't add water at all, I set and hatch intermittently. Every few days, I add whatever eggs I want to hatch. This is using a Hovabator Genesis 1588.
I look in the incubator a.m. and pm and if any eggs are pipping, I unplug the turner until those chicks are taken out in a day or so. Then I plug it back in.
I am in SW MO and that has worked well for me since July. Now that winter is here, we will see if the different weather and humidity in the house will make it different.
The chicks seem to do better if I leave them in the incubator about 24 hours, lets them get really warmed up and dried out good and rested before I add them to the other chicks in the brooder.
One thing I suggest is to crush their food for 2-3 weeks. I believe they easily starve if there are not enough small pieces for them to eat the first few days. Others don't do this but it works best for me.
