It can also be purchased at many Feed and Seed stores. I purchase it in four cubic foot bags from a local Plant Nursery. (I would like to add a quick note here about the Perlite we use. The next thing we will do, is fill the servin' saver about 2/3rds full of Perlite, and place it back on the scale. If your scale does not tare, you will need to weigh the servin' saver. We must tare out the scale to show zero weight. The picture below, shows the servin’ saver on the scale. You do not have to have one that is this accurate, but it is helpful if you are able to tare out the scale. It has a capacity of 200 grams, and a readability of. You will need a Digital scale to do this. I incubate the eggs in a Perlite to water ratio of – 1 part Perlite to. The next thing we need to do is figure out the proper way to provide the right amount of humidity for the eggs to hatch in. We have found it to be the best lay-box medium. If you are wondering why the eggs are all dirty looking, it is because we use moist Vermiculite in all of our egg laying chambers. You can also see that there are no air holes in the servin’ saver. It sure is pretty, isn’t it?Īs you can see from this picture, we use Perlite as an incubation medium. The picture below shows what you are striving for. You will be able to incubate 20 eggs in one by way of 4 across, and 5 deep. They are rectangular in shape, and are 4 ½ inches wide by 7 ½ inches long. We incubate our eggs in a 24 OZ Rubbermaid servin’ saver. There are many ways to do this, but this is the method that we use. Many of our customers have asked me the correct way to incubate their eggs for the most successful hatch rate.
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