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Humidity control by weights

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DeWayne Edgin:
I keep my incubator closed until i need to open it. I never candle eggs. I use to but my hatches seem to do better the less i open it. I do need to candle to check for fertility in a batch i have in there now so i can figure out if i should sell eggs to another person that is waiting for them. But i don`t like opening it up.

Susan Lussos:

--- Quote from: Sharon Yorks on April 19, 2015, 08:29:22 PM ---I usually keep my humidity at 32-39 during the first 18 days...start at 35 and you can fluctuate up or down, depending on the air cell. If there doesn't seem to be enough air cell, lower the humidity a little. When I go into lock down, I raise the humidity to anywhere between 63-68.
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I basically am with Sharon here.  I got a hygrometer this time to actually check what the numbers were.  They stayed for the most part at 38-41 % dipping at day 12 to 31% and then rising, on their own, to 42% by lockdown, at which point I bumped it up to 55%.  I got 20 out of 26 to hatch using a Hovabator, manual turning and a fan.

Sarah Meaders:
I haven't weighed or candled since I posted this question! Combination of taking advice and zero free time! I check the temp and humidity everyday, but I can only trust this machine is accurate. Tomorrow the eggs go on lockdown, so I will weigh and candle then, just to see. Hopefully the hatch goes well!

Thank you all for the responses! Praying for a good hatch!

Susan Mouw:
Let us know how this hatch goes, Sarah! :)

Sarah Meaders:
I definitely will!!!

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