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Songster
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Jan 20, 2011
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have a question.... i know i need to stop turning day 18 which is the 28th does that mean i cant open it? im assumin so but what about humidity??? I have a little giant incubator and what if it evapoates in that amount of time????? Help!!! btw im going to fill both 'troughs' with water on the 18 will it be enough to last me until day 21?
 
Fill both "troughs" or resevoirs up and close it, if they are in a turner take the eggs out of there and lay down with the pointy end slightly downward.

What is your current humidity level? You are going to want your humidity no less than 50 and no more than 70. IF it starts to drop, get you a bottle of really warm/hot (out of the tap) water in a spray bottle, open the bator and mist the inside a couple times. When you open the bator you are letting all that moisture out and risk shrink wrapping the membrane inside the egg around the chicks.

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Good luck!
 
I'm not familiar with the different models of Little Giant. With my Hovabator 1588, I can put a couple of those straws with the accordian joints together, put that through the vent, use a syringe I got from TSC, and put more water in the reservoir without opening the incubator. I don't know what the vents look like on your Little Giant, but maybe you could do something like that.
 
So....you're getting ready to go into lockdown & as of yet, you've had no way to moniter humidity or temperature????
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You're either going to be very lucky or very disappointed with your hatch.
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Dont forget to calibrate your Hydrometer


It’s always a good idea to check the accuracy of your hygrometer. You can use the Salt Test method on both digital and analog hygrometers. Most hygrometers today can either be adjusted or calibrated to an accurate reading. The salt test method won’t fail you, and it’s very easy to do.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

- Small sandwich ziplock baggy
- Bottle cap from 2 liter soda bottle (works best)
- Table salt
- Hygrometer (whichever one you want to test, digital or analog)

Now that you have all of your materials handy, follow these steps and you’ll be on your way to effectively checking the accuracy of your hygrometer.

STEP 1:

Fill bottle cap with standard table salt; fill about 3/4 of the way up.

STEP 2:

Add tap water to the bottle cap to saturate the salt. If you see water floating on top of the salt, you’ve added too much water. Easy fix for this is to grab a paper towel, and soak up all of the excess water. You want more of a slurry consistency of water and salt. Again, if you see water actually floating on top of the salt, soak up the excess with a paper towel.

STEP 3:

Place both hygrometer and bottle cap (with salt/water mixture) inside of a small ziplock baggy, as pictured above. Wait 4 hours and come back for a reading check.

STEP 4:

If your hygrometer is perfectly accurate, it will read 75%. Most hygrometers will be +/- 3 %. If your hygrometer is digital and has a calibration button, follow the directions that it came with to calibrate to 75%. Digital hygrometers have a calibration button you push, while analog hygrometers have a screw which allows you to adjust the needle accordingly.

If your hygrometer is not adjustable, you’ll just have to make a note and remember how far off it is


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i have a way to read temperature but i thought i would be ok without a hydrometer? i got a hydrometer last night and put it in... i watered it and the humidity reads 30% is this to low for now?
 

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