Rural Gardening: Moodene here, 0 by Moodene

Moodene wrote:
Ok..I candled today and had to toss 4 eggs out of 42 in the bator..

My dry incubation goes like this:

99.5/100 degrees @30 % humidity forced air and automatic egg turner from Day1-17

Day 18th- take turner out and put all the eggs inside the bator..let the bator build back up to 99.5/100 degrees but raise your

humditiy up to 70% slowly..I have a candle warmer with a glass jar that keeps my water warm whenever I need it..I do not

open my bator lid except on 7th,14th day candling, and 18th day-removing the turner. Then the lids stays on until I see all my

chicks hatched out n dried. I use a funnel with a straw on the end of it to pour my water thru the top holes I have so I dont

have to lose any of my heat or humidity while adding water to my tray beneath the wire. I do not use sponges or the plastic tray

that came with my bator..toss it out after first time using it..lol