Thanks for all the great advice! I think we will set eggs every three weeks to see how it turns out. We are worried about cleaning while there are other eggs incubating. Just want to play it safe until we get the hang of this hatching thing. We have a basement to store our eggs. It's generally between 55 and 70 degrees, and is kind of damp. We are also using our automatic egg turner and have a couple of cartons that we turn three times per day (i.e. morning, evening, and at bed time). Is this enough turning for stored eggs? We are also thinking about using our old Styrofoam incubator for hatching every week after our first three week batch is done. We can always switch back to setting every three weeks.
Finally, we are having trouble keeping the humidity between 50-52%. Most of the time it is between 48-54%, and it has gotten as low as 44% and and high as 58%. Is this okay?
Tailfeathers, how do you keep you humidity at 50-52? We add water about every three days, and I have to place a sponge part of the way in the tray on the second day. How in the world am I gonna get the humidity up to 75%? We won't be as concerned in the spring, because of our climate her in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
