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incubator: using substrate or not

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Hopefully I will have eggs in 3 weeks. I have been doing a lot of reading and wanted to know which is best using substrate or not. I see a lot of people doing the non substrate. Do you mix you substrate the same way for both methods? Is one way easier to control temps then the other? I would think that the substrate way would be more forgiving of temperature changes. Thanks
 
akaangela said:
...wanted to know which is best using substrate or not. I see a lot of people doing the non substrate. Do you mix you substrate the same way for both methods?...
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How, or why, would one mix substrate that isn't there? Mostly kidding...
I know some people do use substrate in their substate-less incubation...they just don't put the eggs on/it. Typically, at least from my understanding, they run it wetter than one would if the eggs were going to contact the media (and I don't mean calling the local news).
Both methods work, and, if you want to avoid the whole mixing process, there's always Hatchrite (never used it - can't comment...but it's supposed to be foolproof)
 
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