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Two Chicks are out but humidity is skyrocketing. should i do anything???Help newbie here

post #1 of 4
2/25/12 at 10:29am
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Here is my brinsea mini advanced. I do not have a hygrometer or whatever. I just followed the directions to fill both reservoirs but the humidity seems to be really high. Should i do anything. Third one is hatching now. some water is actually coming out the bottom of the incubator.

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post #2 of 4
2/25/12 at 11:03am

I had it happen to me.Right or Wrong  I got some paper towels  ready removed top wiped dry, removed eggs and chicks and  wiped that area dry and put it all back together. Had a great hatch otherwise....cva34

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post #3 of 4
2/25/12 at 11:08am

Do you have an air vent to open or a air plug of some sort to remove?

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Bling Bling Birdies- breeders and exhibitors of good quality silkies in Black, White, Buff, Splash, Partridge, Blue, and Lavender. Just getting into Cuckoo, Paints, and Porcelain.

We sell chicks, adults and hatching eggs when available. ebay:mintujenkins

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post #4 of 4
2/28/12 at 5:40am



 

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Originally Posted by marneypoo View Post

Do you have an air vent to open or a air plug of some sort to remove?



 Good point .But its only got 2 small holes on dome lid where it meets the base maybe 1/16 in .One on Dome where it meets Black control top  maybe 3/16 in  hole.Have been toying with maybe drilling another on other side of Dome.BUT?????...cva34

 

Been playing with it in spare time.Factory water set up is a 2 in D plastic cup in center.Its divided vertically ,so it has 2  chambers.Factory says Fill one side for Inc./ both sides for Lockdown.

 

Right now running W/O water and a calibrated HYD in it  RH is 32%

Running with 1 side of chamber filled  with H2O   RH is 62%

Running it with both chambers filled with H2O RH is 80 %+

 

Looks like  I got problem found .Just got to figure out how to reduce chamber size.Without permanently modifying it..Need to find something to fit in one chamber that reduces its surface area by maybe 1/2 or so for Inc.. then during LD run with only one side filled and the reduced size one  MT (empty)....cva34

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