Incubators Anonymous - Page 312

Aww man that's so cute.  I wish my girls would go broody.

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Originally Posted by Arielle 

Donna, 

 

try rice, that soaks up the moisture and you can put in trays of it, pull out the used and put it in the oven to dry down again and reuse. 

 

THere must be ventilation for that incubator, eventually the room ir must be pulled into the incubator. I think it is worth running the dehumidifier or A/C as both dry the air. I am running the dehumidifier these days.

 

also search BYC  for more ideas. One woman suggested I increase the ventilation rate. ANd that worked for me.

I will try to come up with something.  The dehumidifier is OLD and it was a really hot in the shop when we got to the farm.  So I turned it off as the RH had not changed.  I kept the AC on but again it is OLD and not really cooling but putting out a lot of water.  I need to move it.  If this hatch is lost when I check them over the weekend..... I may move it since it will be empty.  Hubby has given me his bigger shop area since I have really out grown the little shop.  One BIG issue is that is our way in and out.  The main door to the outside and to the big shop.  Very hard to control anything in this heat with us going in and out all day.   I may move it either way.  That would be a project I didn't have on the books.  I can shut the bigger area off and run the dehumidifier or a better AC to help. 

RICE Great Idea!  I can just take them out side to cook LOL  I don't think it will take much.  Once it gets down I think it will stay down.  I don't get in there much.  I think if I increase the ventilation it will get worse.  It is like 80% RH here right now.

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Originally Posted by thasista 

Aww man that's so cute.  I wish my girls would go broody.

well, i wish my broody girls would realize their legs still work and take those babies for a walk. LOL

but the girls are being very good about my meddling. the roo is the one being protective. LOL

ok thanks to my friend bulldogma, she got some awesome pics today. including this one i just HAD to share. 8)

OK, my thermometer/Hygrometer died today... got to get new batteries.  I put the rice in there so no real change in several hours.  I have the dehumidifier running in my NEW room that I have not had time to move into.  I can control things a little better as there is just the one door.  It is insulated better and has a working AC if needed.  Hubby says I can get a new dehumidifier if I can find a used one that runs better.  Tomorrow we are going to move the incubator and see what happens.  I have Cuckoo Marans, guinea, BLRW eggs coming in the next few days and I need to get this fixed ASAP.  Not to mention I have 3 trays of eggs about ready to go in too..... ok this is going to be a bigger hatch than I wanted but, I got to do what I got to do.......

If the humidity is down tomorrow I will add MY eggs and then add the BLRW and then the Cuckoos and guinea.  (these are not ALL my chicks to keep.... most are but not all)

I am going to get some Foley BLRW and SLW..... SOOOOOO excited!  
 

ok thanks to my friend bulldogma, she got some awesome pics today. including this one i just HAD to share. 8)

Hey everyone... I have a quick question.  Saw three of these at the feed store today and I took pics, of course.  I am horrible at naming breeds that which I am not familiar..... can you mahvelous experts help me out?

Thanks everyone!  Jane