stagered hatches in a cabinet incubator(Mine is a Dickie)

[JamesA]

Does the humidity swings effect the hatch of your other eggs not ready to hatch if you use the hatcher in the cabinet? Does that make since?

 

[Mahonri]

I wish I had a Dicky or a Sportsman OR BOTH so I could answer!

Someone here will be able to tell you.

 

[JamesA]

Nobody ?

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

I have a fridge incubator an hatch ever week. I let the humidity fall really low the days I'm not hatching to make up for the high humidity the days I am.

 

[Teresaann24]

Some like to do what is called a dry hatch. Not changing the humidity from what I have heard it calls for less mess.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

What humidity do they run if they keep it the same?

 

[Teresaann24]

The same or lower, Maybe someone who does dry hatches will jump in and offer their advice I have not tried the dry hatch myself. Do a search for dry hatching see if anything comes up.

 

[JamesA]

my humidity has been staying around 50%.If I leave it alone at hatch do you think the other eggs will be safe and the ones hatching will do ok?

 

[miss_jayne]

i do staggered hatches in the Dickey. i don't think the humidity swings affect the other hatches. so far, so good.

to bring the humidity up, i wet paper towel with hot water and lay it on top of the hatching tray cover.

 

[miss_jayne]

Quote:
the Dickey is designed to run at 58% humidity during the first 18 days then up it afterward.