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LET ME START OFF BY SAYING I HAVE ONLY HATCHED ONE CLUTCH OF EGGS. BUT THIS IS WHAT I DID AND IT SEEMED TO WORK VERY WELL. FIRST I BOUGHT A HOVABATOR INCUBATOR (BEST $40.00 I EVER SPENT WORKED PERFECTLY) . AS SOON AS THE EGGS WERE LAID THEY WERE IN A CLUMP SO I PUT WET SPAGHUM IN THE BOTTOM IF INCUBATOR, MADE SORT OF A PIT PUT THE EGG MASS IN CENTER OF MOSS AND PUT ABOUT A 1 1/2 INCH LAYER OF DAMP MOSS ON TOP. I TESTED THE INCUBATOR AHEAD OF TIME TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD HOLD AN EVEN TEMP. WORKED FINE I TOOK THE THERMOMETER THAT CAME WITH THE INCUBATOR AND STUCK IT IN THE SIDE OF THE MOSS ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN. THE I HAD 1 SMALL ROUND THERMOMETER AND 1 SMALL HYDROMETER THAT I PLACED ON EACH CORNER OF MOSS. I KEPT THE HUMIDITY AT 85-90% IF NOT A LITTLE HIGHER. I KEPT THE TEMP AT 84-87. IF THE TEMP GOT ALITTLE TO HOT THE ADJUSTMENT KNOB WORKED VERY WELL. IF THE HUMIDITY GOT TO LOW I WOULD ADD WARM WATER AROUND THE BOTTOM MOSS AND RESOAK THE TOP MOSS. AND IN THE END IT TOOK 58 DAYS FOR THE EGGS TO HATCH. LOOK BELOW AT THE RESULTS. |
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