So how do you make the confusing understandable? In my opinion the first step is to understand why we control the humidity. Some very seasoned hatchers don't even bother with monitoring humidity because they've done it so much they just know what works for them. They have just found what works for them. Getting a definite answer is impossible and the issue of humidity can be very confusing. The quality of eggs also can play a role. The habits of the hatcher, the area that they are in and whether they have a dry or humid atmosphere. Why is this? Because different things work for different people because of various factors that these books and manuals do not take into consideration. The only thing that is widely agreed upon is that at lockdown and hatch it needs to be higher. These manuals either throw out a number, (that in my opinion is usually too high) or tell you how much water to put in the wells (regardless of how much humidity that causes.)Īsk what your humidity should be on a forum and you will undoubtedly get at least a dozen different opinions. I read in a book it should be between this number and that number. How many people know why you regulate humidity as a newbie? I know I didn't. The biggest thing with these manuals that bother me though is the humidity recommendations. It doesn't mean the hatch will be “late”, but it certainly can contribute to it. A newbie follows this instruction and ends up with a late hatch. Ask any veteran hatcher and they will tell you that still air incubators run better hatches at 101-102F measured near the top of the egg. Many of the still air incubator manuals still state that the incubator should maintain 99.5F. I'm sure there's some pertinent info in there about your specific incubator, but as a guideline for new hatchers they are awful!!!!! These manuals are very generic and often not accurate where hatching is concerned.
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