Tips on incubating with dry hatch

[littlechickenmama17]

Hello! I am just about to hatch a 2 dozen batch of chicken eggs using dry hatch. I was previously doing wet hatch, with so-so hatch results, but decided to try dry hatch. My results was a 90% hatch rate, and I love doing this type of hatch. I'm wanting to do everything that can be done to increase my hatch rate. I am doing the right sized eggs for hatching; no imperfections; the incubator is sterile and clean; I collected eggs a day ago, so the air sac is set and the eggs are only a day old. Is there anything else I can do to perfect my hatch rate? I've heard of cooling for 30 min. or so every day until day 18, to stimulate a hen getting off her clutch. Is this a good idea? Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I use a little giant incubator (air-turner) dry hatch till day 18 works for me with plugs out. day 18 I switch them to a farm innovators still air with troughs filled (because I want to keep my LG clean) don't open incubator till they all hatch-34/36 hatched from the same group- local farm. (plus 3 from a diff farm hatching at a diff date.)

I gave them to a broody

Hatch rate comes out best with unwashed really good eggs. I didn't know the history on these eggs, but lucked out. I candled some- but not all during candling.