Hello,
I wish I could tell you anything substantive and with exacting authority, but I am too new to be completely handing over opinions not based on personal experience.
The first thing I saw that I remember was an article disagreeing with this plan, and that would be to use a fan during lock-down. (This is the only reason I would put any clout into it) ...fans generally evaporate moisture, no? So, depending on your air cell sizes, this could be an issue. So, if that were to actually be the case than peepers pipping may have a harder time getting out of their shell when zipping, because theoretically their membranes may dry too fast and they can get stuck. When did/do your eggs go in? Mine went in this morning.
So hopefully we can both get a better handle on the best route to follow.
There is another article I just read today and when I find it I will try to send it your way to see if you have seen it or at least give you a chance for another opinion.
That's what I love/hate about so many opinions (when I have too much to learn in a rather short period of time), they can give me a royal headache
.... Especially when the same people can give you varying information. ie: HUMIDITY....
Dry hatching... I read one opinion of NO WATER, at all, until day 18 and then add paper towels to channels in Hovabator, then I read 25-35% humidity until day 18 then bump it up to 65-75%....the one thing I did want to mention is that successful Dry Hatching can really depend on where you live...where I am we usually can 'suffer' through higher humidity this time of year, not this year! So I am a little worried about that, as well.
At this point I have to shud-dup or this note will turn into 5 pages of utter rambling. I am going to go find those two articles and see if you have read them and then hopefully everyone can compare notes and hopefully some success stories.
Until then, hopefully we can both figure out a way to stress a little less, I'll speak for myself anyway, and stay on the right track to (excuse the expression, but) get 'er done....
Here's one a fantastic BYC member posted from Brinsea, it put my mind a lot more at ease regarding fluctuations, mistakes, catastrophes, etc.
http://www.brinsea.com/Articles/Advice/PowerOff.aspx
Here's the one with the no water opinion:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubation-cheat-sheet
Will look forward to talking to you soon.
Please keep me in your loop, if you can...more fun to learn in a flock!
Meg
I wish I could tell you anything substantive and with exacting authority, but I am too new to be completely handing over opinions not based on personal experience.
The first thing I saw that I remember was an article disagreeing with this plan, and that would be to use a fan during lock-down. (This is the only reason I would put any clout into it) ...fans generally evaporate moisture, no? So, depending on your air cell sizes, this could be an issue. So, if that were to actually be the case than peepers pipping may have a harder time getting out of their shell when zipping, because theoretically their membranes may dry too fast and they can get stuck. When did/do your eggs go in? Mine went in this morning.
So hopefully we can both get a better handle on the best route to follow.
There is another article I just read today and when I find it I will try to send it your way to see if you have seen it or at least give you a chance for another opinion.
That's what I love/hate about so many opinions (when I have too much to learn in a rather short period of time), they can give me a royal headache
.... Especially when the same people can give you varying information. ie: HUMIDITY....Dry hatching... I read one opinion of NO WATER, at all, until day 18 and then add paper towels to channels in Hovabator, then I read 25-35% humidity until day 18 then bump it up to 65-75%....the one thing I did want to mention is that successful Dry Hatching can really depend on where you live...where I am we usually can 'suffer' through higher humidity this time of year, not this year! So I am a little worried about that, as well.
At this point I have to shud-dup or this note will turn into 5 pages of utter rambling. I am going to go find those two articles and see if you have read them and then hopefully everyone can compare notes and hopefully some success stories.
Until then, hopefully we can both figure out a way to stress a little less, I'll speak for myself anyway, and stay on the right track to (excuse the expression, but) get 'er done....
Here's one a fantastic BYC member posted from Brinsea, it put my mind a lot more at ease regarding fluctuations, mistakes, catastrophes, etc.
http://www.brinsea.com/Articles/Advice/PowerOff.aspx
Here's the one with the no water opinion:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubation-cheat-sheet
Will look forward to talking to you soon.
Please keep me in your loop, if you can...more fun to learn in a flock!
Meg
