Question 1

Features states "has good reputation from peasants in the rural area.".  I am wondering how many peasants were interviewed and from which rural area?

Accepted Answer

I believe they meant to say "has good reputation from pheasants in rural area."  The pheasants don't even have to sit on the eggs anymore!  Genius!

Question 2

The instructions say to “suffumigate with potassium permanganate and formalin”.....Has anyone actually done this? Anyone have success w/out doing this

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I didn’t do anything but soap and water and had a 50 % hatch rate on quail eggs. Right out of the box and had eggs in it within the hour.

Question 3

Do you need to add water frequently to keep the humidity at correct levels?  Won’t  it mess up the humidity each time you lift the lid to add more?

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Humidity during incubation is mostly about a good average, so for days 1-18 opening it frequently is not a big deal.  You want the egg to evaporate the correct amount of water off so the aircell of the egg grows at the correct rate (you can google charts that show the proper growth rate).  Higher humidity will make the air cell grow slower, lower humidity will make the air cell grow faster.  After day 18 however (for chicken eggs), you want to get the humidity very high, and keep it there, to air in the hatching process.   The reservoir on this incubator is big, I did not come even close to running out of water after I filled it on day 18.

Question 4

Will goose eggs fit?

Accepted Answer

Yes, perhaps 6 of them would fit in the turning tray.  If you wanted to open it and turn manually, you could fit more.  I honestly would spend the money for a better machine though, especially if you're hatching eggs that are at all expensive.

HBlife Digital Egg Incubator for Hatching 9-12 Chicken, Quail and Duck Eggs, with Fully Automatic Egg Turning and Temperature Display, Hatcher for Turkeys, Birds, Parrots and Poultry

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