? About egg tub setup

Ok so it seems to me there are 2 main trains of thought: substrate and substrate-less. Substrate meaning the eggs sit directly on the substrate, and substrate-less meaning the eggs are elevated somehow above the substrate.

It seems like people have varying amounts of moisture they use in each setting...but from my understanding, with the substrate-less method, you could essentially just put straight water in there and as long as it doesn't slosh on the eggs, you're good. I, personally plan to use some sort of mixture to eliminate sloshing. Now, with this method you need to add water occasionally, right? How do you determine when it's needed?

Also, looks like most people use press n seal, then put the lid on the tub. Then do an air exchange weekly or so. If I were to put a few holes in the tub, would this eliminate the need to do an air exchange? Or would it let the humidity out too fast?

And when do you take the press n seal off and just use the tub lid? Obviously, it would be closer to the end, but when?

So I guess that's a few questions, thanks all!


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It's really about finding what works for YOU.

What I do is the same each year, perfect amount of moisture that leads to ZERO condensation up until 1 week from hatching, no holes and no glad press and seal, no risk of water sloshing when the tub is moved, no risk of low humidity that make the eggs dimple, no worry just put the egg in and forget about them until the week before they hatch.

My recipe for up to 8 eggs

7 Quarts Tubs
6 cups of vermiculite
4 cups of water
Egg crate
89 degrees incubation

Serve when done :rofl:

Of course it works for me because of the way my incubator is set and the type of incubator I use.

My advice experiment with different mediums and find what you like best

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I've had condensation through out this whole process cause I'm figuring my incubator out. Hasn't effect the eggs one bit. I would get a humidity temp reader with a remote type of deal. One should go in the tub and the other out side that reads what the humidity and temp inside the tub are. This will help you to not freak out lol. Pluse you would know where you sit at and when to add water.