2019 Emu Hatch-A-Long

[matt swenson]

the humidly in my house keeps fluctuating with the weather. 20% yesterday and with the dip in temperature today down to 10%. How does one keep the incubator environment stable, but at the same time airflow from the outside? anyone else have this problem or is just because i live in a drafty house? is there a mini auto humidifier that you put in the incubator ?

 

[Pyxis]

the humidly in my house keeps fluctuating with the weather. 20% yesterday and with the dip in temperature today down to 10%. How does one keep the incubator environment stable, but at the same time airflow from the outside? anyone else have this problem or is just because i live in a drafty house? is there a mini auto humidifier that you put in the incubator ?

Actually they do sell those, if you want to shell out for them:

https://incubatorwarehouse.com/humidikit.html

 

[SilksterTN]

Actually they do sell those, if you want to shell out for them:

https://incubatorwarehouse.com/humidikit.html

I have one of these and they are great. Used to use it with my styro incubator.

 

[countrybumpkin90]

I will first try to move them to a less drafty place of the house & if that doesn’t work I will add a dehumidifier. Unless the hygrometer numbers are super high I don’t watch the humidity so much as long as their weight loss is on track. If they’re real off one week, then I’ll take measures to change the outside environment

 

[countrybumpkin90]

This will be the first year I DNA sex chicks, what company do you all use and do you send in some of the egg shell membrane?

 

[Pyxis]

This will be the first year I DNA sex chicks, what company do you all use and do you send in some of the egg shell membrane?

I use IQ Bird testing. You just send them the egg shell, with the membrane included, of course.

 

[countrybumpkin90]

Well, eggs A-W are all now set. A-I on 2/7 & J-W on 2/10

 

[matt swenson]

had some trouble with my humidity, but my temp was rock solid at 97.5. then last night my temp drops to 95. have one of those diaphram thermostats. it's seem to be back on track. think the fan vibration caused the nut to slip. anyway dont want that to happen again. what are you using for thermostats. building new incubator.

 

[Pyxis]

had some trouble with my humidity, but my temp was rock solid at 97.5. then last night my temp drops to 95. have one of those diaphram thermostats. it's seem to be back on track. think the fan vibration caused the nut to slip. anyway dont want that to happen again. what are you using for thermostats. building new incubator.

Mine is an Incukit:

https://incubatorwarehouse.com/48-watt-incukit-dc.html

 

[matt swenson]

so it's a fan, heater and thermostat? why couldn't i have found that before i built my first incubator? any negative aspects to this unit??