№ 00 · Tutorial
A five-minute walkthrough to start tracking your hatch.
A set is a batch of eggs that share a start date and a species. Getting one started takes less time than checking your incubator thermometer.
Before you begin
You’ll need a Hatching Monitor account first. The free tier covers a complete hatch — no credit card.
№ 01 · Step
The library holds fifty-plus canonical species — from chickens to ratites — each pre-seeded with incubation days, target temperature, humidity ranges, and lockdown timing. Choose one, or define a custom species if you’re working outside the list.
Tip — If you don’t know the exact breed, just pick the species — defaults are sane.
№ 02 · Step
Enter the date the eggs went into the incubator. The app treats this as Day Zero and automatically calculates your candling days, lockdown date, expected pip, and hatch window.
Tip — If you set eggs yesterday, backdate the entry — the math works either way.
№ 03 · Step
Name the set, record the egg source, and assign an incubator. Toggle individual-egg tracking to label and weigh each egg separately. Override the default candling schedule or add custom triggers only if your setup demands it.
Tip — If you don’t know the source, just leave it blank — defaults are sane.
№ 04 · Step
Enable email reminders for candling days, lockdown, and hatch windows. You can toggle these per set or adjust the global default under Account preferences.
Tip — If you don’t know your schedule yet, just leave toggles on — defaults are sane.
№ 05 · Step
Press create to land on the set detail page. Daily emails arrive at noon UTC. From here you can record candling results, log hatch events, and finalize the outcome when the cycle ends.
Tip — You can edit any detail later — nothing is frozen until you finalize.
№ 06 · What comes next
Check your email at noon UTC for daily reminders, or visit the set page anytime to log progress.