Re: Vermiculite/Perlite
Rick, I had been using vermiculite for the first 2 years I incubated dbt eggs but felt that they were drying out too much so I switched this year just to see how it worked. I mixed 1 to 1 with equal water by weight and buryed the eggs half way. Then I covered the container with a lid with a few tiny holes in it. I only opened it briefly every couple of weeks and I had no denting until just days before they hatched. No other water was added. I tried this also with my Chinese eggs and it did not work. Fairly early on I could see air bubbles forming so I switched these eggs back to vermiculite. I will only use perlite now with my dbts and Pancakes as it also worked well for those. Chinese and Stars in vermiculite. Vickie