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that would be a great big Noooooooooooooo.... lollong story... but moms about half a notch away from being discovered as a hoarder.... People think i am a bad house keeper..... Yep I learned everything form mom. I am much better now but not up to Grandmas standards by a mile.
separate hard drive is good.... I WONT do cloud storage either.... Dont trust anyone but me.
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Sorry, I've been having trouble getting on. Try to keep the humidity around 45-50 at lockdown. Not above. You are drowning them. Been there, done that. When they start hatching, it will go up. I keep paper towels under the vent opening. That's how I add water. Forget, filling up the bottom. TOO much. They need to cool down from day 8 to day 18. When you feed in the afternoon, take the top off for a couple of hours to lower the temp. It promotes better mortality and better hatching. Ronott1 is the expert.
25 to 35% during incubation--first 18 days works for most breeds. Living in a humid place you may not need to add water to keep yours at that humidity. I have to add a little here because it is so dry here.
High humidity and low ventilation removes Oxygen from the incubator. the chicks will suffocate. You can tell that the humidity is too high if the view window on the incubator fogs up.
Yeah, too much water. I keep mine 25-30% and bump it up to about 45%. People don't understand because they listen to the manufacturers directions. And it's too much. The proof is in the hatching.
the room I want to incubate in has a 37 to 59% average humidity
