It's time for a few new chickens on the farm, so I pull the incubator out of the box and turned it on in the non-heated barn. The incubator warmed up quickly and the humidity alarm sounded even though it's set on 0. I planned this incubation as a dry incubation and wasn't going to add any water to the water channels. However, I had to add 2 tablespoons of water 5 times throughout the incubation period because the alarm was sounding at 0 reading and the rest of the time the humidity ranged around 15-20% unless a cold front came through. On the 19th day I added 4 tablespoons of water to the water channel and the humidity fluctuated between 30-55% through the end of the 21st day. I never lifted the lid from day 19 through the end of day 21.
Overall a good barnyard mix hatch of 37 chicks from the 48 eggs. 5 eggs were clears and the rest had some development when I candled the eggs on the 19th day as I took them off the egg turner. If you haven't try the dry incubation method, please give it a try. I only added 2 tablespoons of water when the humidity alarm was sounding at 0 and this happened when a cold front came through.
4 tablespoons of water on the 19th day!
These chicks are ready for a meal!
Does anyone know what the factory settings for the HU and HD are?
ReplyDeleteManual default states HU 18 and HD 11.
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