Staggered hatch one incubator humidity advice needed

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The chicks in the last hatch were stuck to their shells a bit. It was sort of a dry sticky not wet. Anyone think 60% humidity might be too low? I upped it to 65% but my A/C is constantly running and that room is kept open because the broider is in there. I'm wondering if 70% might be better, incubator is circulated air.
 
BlueBaby said:
Anything happening with your's yet? I just checked mine and din't see any changes. That hen that you liked that was broody a couple month's ago is broody again, so I have to go without any of her egg's until she starts laying again.
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Nothing yet, I just checked.

That girl is determined to have babies. Why don't you give her some chicks?
 
igorsMistress said:
Nothing yet, I just checked.

That girl is determined to have babies. Why don't you give her some chicks?
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I just checked on mine and one of the Dork O's has a small hole poked in the egg and I seen the tip of a beak.

She's not getting any of these chick's. I don't want to take the chance of them eating the babies. I seen a little round hole in the pen yesterday near the board that I have my water pan's sitting on, so I took the hose and run water into it. Out popped a little gray mouse. It became chicken dinner.
 
BlueBaby said:
I just checked on mine and one of the Dork O's has a small hole poked in the egg and I seen the tip of a beak.

She's not getting any of these chick's. I don't want to take the chance of them eating the babies. I seen a little round hole in the pen yesterday near the board that I have my water pan's sitting on, so I took the hose and run water into it. Out popped a little gray mouse. It became chicken dinner.
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I saw one of the Dork X eggs rock earlier but no external pips yet.
 
I've done this several times. As was documented in my featured thread "16 eggs, 3 species, 1 homemade incubator: will it work?" You can be successful in having a widely staggered hatch. My humidity was at 60% the whole time.
It is actually recommended to incubate chicken eggs at 60-70%RH for optimal hatch rates and to rotate the eggs by 90° 8-12 times a day.
I even did a staggered hatch under a broodie that worked out just fine.
 
Cyprus said:
I've done this several times. As was documented in my featured thread "16 eggs, 3 species, 1 homemade incubator: will it work?" You can be successful in having a widely staggered hatch. My humidity was at 60% the whole time.
It is actually recommended to incubate chicken eggs at 60-70%RH for optimal hatch rates and to rotate the eggs by 90° 8-12 times a day.
I even did a staggered hatch under a broodie that worked out just fine.
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Huh, I didn't follow your thread. Thanks for your contribution.
 

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