Hey all.....
Well I'm about to start my hatching in a few weeks (~2-4 more weeks) but I'm kinda on the fence about what type of hatch I should do. I heard that with wet hatching (normal hatch method) the hatch rate is lower and more chicks get splayed legs, whereas if you do the dry hatch...
Hello! This is anecdotal, but when I was searching for info on dry hatch VS "traditional" I couldn't find this... So, I'm gonna put it out there.
I have hatched both ways and I wanted to share my technique for both, and the experience. I have the Kebonnix 12 egg incubator.
For traditional...
Hello! My mom and I set eggs from the same source 21 days ago. She had 6 in her off brand (made in China, no reviews when she bought it) and I had 9 in my Kebonnix. I did a 50% humidity normal/wet hatch. She did a dry hatch, which held at 25-30% for the first 18 days. We both upped to 65%...
I bought a GQF Sportsman 1502 for hatching peafowl eggs and during my test runs here (on silkie eggs) I'm seeing a trend.
Quick hatchers (who unzip and hatch rapidly) has no issues - hatcher who slowly pip and unzip (over the course of 24 hours) are getting stuck/shrink wrapped.
The lockdown...
Dry Incubation
Used with permisson - By Bill Worrell
As a student of poultry at age 14, I became fascinated with the breeding and hatching of eggs. Even when I only raised mixed breed chickens and ducks I was always trying to find ways to incubate eggs. I started my poultry hobby with a few...