I finally did it. I have done all my hatches staggered...but I messed up at one point.
I have
1 1588 hova-bator with turner (dorkings, Blu Orps, BluexBR now)
1 1602 hova bator (still air, no turner my main hatcher) (BR hatching but not due until Sunday)
1 LG still air with turner (empty)
I have eggs due to go to hatcher on Monday...but I need a little more room for surprise silkie eggs I received. I have dorking in my bator and those take precedence over the silkies...for sure.
I have BR eggs hatching in the still air but BluexBR going to hatcher on Monday (due 13th). Blue Orps on Wed (due 15th) go to hatcher.
Should I set up the LG to be another hatcher...and put BxBR in LG a day early to have room in my 1588 for incubating? Or should I set it up for another incubator and put new silkie eggs in there. I have a comp fan I guess I can throw it in there but my LG is soooo unreliable as far as temps go. I think it does better as a hatcher but Humidity levels are hard to deal with cuz I have no liner in LG and water goes right threw the holes in the bottom.
So how bad is it to put them in the hatcher a day early vs putting new eggs in the LG for like a week and moving them to the 1588 when I have room......
Which is the lesser evil...less risky...
Thanks in advance!
-Jessica
I have
1 1588 hova-bator with turner (dorkings, Blu Orps, BluexBR now)
1 1602 hova bator (still air, no turner my main hatcher) (BR hatching but not due until Sunday)
1 LG still air with turner (empty)
I have eggs due to go to hatcher on Monday...but I need a little more room for surprise silkie eggs I received. I have dorking in my bator and those take precedence over the silkies...for sure.
I have BR eggs hatching in the still air but BluexBR going to hatcher on Monday (due 13th). Blue Orps on Wed (due 15th) go to hatcher.
Should I set up the LG to be another hatcher...and put BxBR in LG a day early to have room in my 1588 for incubating? Or should I set it up for another incubator and put new silkie eggs in there. I have a comp fan I guess I can throw it in there but my LG is soooo unreliable as far as temps go. I think it does better as a hatcher but Humidity levels are hard to deal with cuz I have no liner in LG and water goes right threw the holes in the bottom.
So how bad is it to put them in the hatcher a day early vs putting new eggs in the LG for like a week and moving them to the 1588 when I have room......
Which is the lesser evil...less risky...
Thanks in advance!
-Jessica