Just went (going through) first incubator hatch and having trouble assessing some things.
Like how is it that during my hatch (after day 18), my hygromometer read between 65% and 75% and a brief high of about 82%, and never was there any misting of the windows at hatching and it actually seemed dry compared to the misting of the windows others report. Is there some other factor? Also I didn't have much water in the incubator because my humidity levels were reading on the high side.
Also how is it that some people can report no problem opening the incubator to take chicks out while others report fatal consequences for the remaining eggs? I believe there can be fatal consequences for the remaining eggs (eg. shrink wrapped in shell) but what is happening when there is not? Is it that the humidity is so high in that case that it doesn't matter? Is it that it doesn't matter as long as none of the eggs are pipped?
Like how is it that during my hatch (after day 18), my hygromometer read between 65% and 75% and a brief high of about 82%, and never was there any misting of the windows at hatching and it actually seemed dry compared to the misting of the windows others report. Is there some other factor? Also I didn't have much water in the incubator because my humidity levels were reading on the high side.
Also how is it that some people can report no problem opening the incubator to take chicks out while others report fatal consequences for the remaining eggs? I believe there can be fatal consequences for the remaining eggs (eg. shrink wrapped in shell) but what is happening when there is not? Is it that the humidity is so high in that case that it doesn't matter? Is it that it doesn't matter as long as none of the eggs are pipped?