junebuggena
Crowing
First of all, don't trust the hydrometer that is built into the lid. Secondly, you should fill the inner reservoir first, then add water to the larger ones if more is needed. Relative humidity is measured by surface area, not volume. It's not about how much water you put in, it's about how spread out that water is. Use a sponge or towel and try to soak up as much water as possible. Then, fill only the smallest, inner reservoir. Wait 2 hours for it to stabilize. Then add more if needed.I set 18 Ancona duck eggs in my Incuview on June 8. This is the first time I have tried incubating. One of my ducks hatched out a dozen last summer, but I want to be able tosell ducklings, so started the Incuview. So far the temperature is holding steady at 99.5 but I am concerned that the humidity is running too high. I put only about a forth cup water in the outside tray and the hydrometer is registering as high as 77% except if I open the lid for some reason. Can anyone give me a list of all the abbreviations used in the control module? I don't know if there is any way to adjust the humidity. We are having rainy, wet, cool weather up here in northwest Washington State, so I wonder if that is part of the problem. Some on the duck forum talk about incubating at like 35% humidity, so I feel really concerned that I may be spoiling this hatch with these high humidities. Any help or thoughts will be so appreciated.