First hatch complete. Almost total dry hatch. 19/22

[SweetieChicken234]

Incubator: Nurture Right 360

2 Govee hygrometers: bathroom and inside incubator

Eggs set: 22

Temperature: Bathroom stayed about 72-73
Incubator bounced from 98-100. I found cold spots but the eggs were rotating so it seemed fine.

Humidity: Bathroom stayed around 56% and incubator stayed between 32-35% while incubating

Location: East coast FL. Very humid and hot.

Dry incubation. Left the front vent open about 1/3 of the way. Candled and checked air cells. Added about 2 tablespoons of water on day 19 once I started to see pips.

Lockdown procedure: candled eggs to make sure everyone was alive the night before 18th day. Day 18 removed turner and closed the AC vent in my bathroom. Opened the front vent about halfway on the incubator. I took longer hot showers and kept the door closed to keep the room more humid. Lockdown humidity stayed in the upper 40% to low 50%. Day 19 was already pips. Added about 2 tablespoons of water to the A slot on the incubator. This kept the humidity in the 50% to 55% range inside the incubator no matter what the room was doing. By 10pm day 19 the first chicks started to zip and hatch. As they started zipping I opened the front vent on the incubator all the way. I saw the temperature drop so I turned the heat up to 100.5. Day 20 I woke up and 4 more had hatched over night. Day 20 everyone else hatched throughout the day.

Losses: 2 early quitters the first week and lost last one right before hatching. Never internally pipped but absorbed the yolk.

19 healthy chicks in the brooder.

 

[SweetieChicken234]

Now for some photos

 

[McChooky]

Now for some photos

Congratulations on a successful dry hatch!

 

[wrathsfarm]

Congrats on a great hatch.

I'm running my NR360 dry now with humidity fluctuating between 30-35% (Michigan)

 

[SweetieChicken234]

Congrats on a great hatch.

I'm running my NR360 dry now with humidity fluctuating between 30-35% (Michigan)

Looking good. That's where I had my success. I think between 30-35. The air cells grew great but not overly large.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Looking good. That's where I had my success. I think between 30-35. The air cells grew great but not overly large.

Your target for lockdown was 50-55% ? I was thinking 45-50% with my Marans eggs.
Fairly new to this and only my second hatch. First hatch was 8/22 with my own Marans eggs so not too good.
Maybe I should bump it up to that 50-55 range this time.

 

[SweetieChicken234]

Your target for lockdown was 50-55% ? I was thinking 45-50% with my Marans eggs.
Fairly new to this and only my second hatch. First hatch was 8/22 with my own Marans eggs so not too good.
Maybe I should bump it up to that 50-55 range this time.

Well on day 18 I raised the humidity slowly. I closed the AC vent, kept my bathroom door closed and let my shower run with max heat to build up humidity. It was in the 40s on day 18. Day 19 I saw pips and then added about 2 tablespoons of water to the A slot. I kept the B slot closed with the red plug. Day 19 it held around 50-55% until late at night when the chicks started hatching. Then it jumped up significantly.

With Marans eggs you may need to keep it in the same 50-55%. What was it the last time you hatched?

 

[wrathsfarm]

Well on day 18 I raised the humidity slowly. I closed the AC vent, kept my bathroom door closed and let my shower run with max heat to build up humidity. It was in the 40s on day 18. Day 19 I saw pips and then added about 2 tablespoons of water to the A slot. I kept the B slot closed with the red plug. Day 19 it held around 50-55% until late at night when the chicks started hatching. Then it jumped up significantly.

With Marans eggs you may need to keep it in the same 50-55%. What was it the last time you hatched?

Mid 40's . I had roughly 6 that were fully developed but I'm guessing they shrink-wrapped? before pipping. One pipped but died before hatching also.