Staggered Hatches??

[Humhill]

Can you place clutches in the incubator at different times? More specifically, can it be done successfully in a small incubator (Little Giant)?

 

[destinduck]

I do it all the time in my hovabators.

 

[DomC]

I add new eggs every 5 to 10 days in my little giant. you might want to get another little giant incubator to hatch since you need more humity for hatching.

 

[JJMR794]

I STAGGER HATCH CONTINUOUSLY YEAR ROUND. DOM IS PARTIALLY CORRECT, A SECOND INCUBATOR TO BE USED AS A DEDICATED HATCHER UNIT IS A GREAT WAY TO DO IT, THATS EXACTLY HOW I HATCH ALL MINE. BUT AN LG WOULD BE THE LAST THING ON EARTH I WOULD USE FOR ANY GAMEBIRD EGGS LET ALONE A PHEASANT EGG OF ANY SPECES. WHILE THEY ARE FANTASTIC LIL CHICKEN EGG COOKERS THEY ABSOLUTELY SUCK FOR GAMEBIRD SPECES... THEY HAVE KILLED AS MANY EGGS AS THE US POSTAL SERVICE, POSSIBLY MORE? JUST WAY TO WILD IN TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION AND HORRIBLY INADEQUATE DESIGN FOR HUMIDITY SENSITIVE AND DEPENDANT EGGS LIKE GAMEBIRDS... AND DONT FLAME ME EITHER AS I OWN AND USE 4 LG INCUBATORS SO ITS NOT HEARSAY, ITS REAL WORLD UGLY FACT

HOVABATOR'S DESIGN ALLOWS IT TO ACHEIVE AND MAINTAIN HIGHER HUMIDITIES EFFECTIVELY. AND THEY ARE NOT PRONE TO THE WILD TEMP SPIKES LG IS FAMOUS FOR. EITHER WAY IT CAN BE DONE... GOOD LUCK IN YOUR ENDEAVORS

 

[Humhill]

Thanks guys!!
Not flaming you at all JJ. I've been on here long enough to know you know what you're doing!! I do have 6 eggs in a LG now, all were fertile

and at least 3 had movement in them when I candled them today. Everything except the humidity has stayed pretty constant. However, they're all eggs from mu own birds, so if they don't make it, nothing lost.
How would the LG work as the hatching incubator? What do you recommend? Hovabator?

ETA: What should the hatching humidity be?

 

[JJMR794]

When It Comes To Cooler Bators For Gamebird Hatching Or Incubating I Recomend Hovas. For The Price Brinsea Octagons Are The Best And Cheapest You'll Find. For A Hatcher I Find Better Results In Still Air Models--- Less "shrink Wrapping" Of Dawdling Hatchers

 

[js21]

I do it all the time in my hovabators.

Do you have the auto turner? If so, how do you hatch and then incubate the remaining eggs? I have eggs that will hatch this week and some that will hatch the week after.