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I don't know about others here, but I found that my analog hygrometers to be the most accurate. Every single digital hygrometer I own is off by
miles. I'm really disappointed in that "Acu-rite" piece of junk. Not worth the money I paid for it. I bought my analog hygrometers from cigar paraphernalia sellers on
eBay and performed the salt test on both. They were dead on at 75 percent. They even have adjustment screws in the back if needed for calibration.
You have done very well on your primitive incubator. I think being very diligent monitoring it has been key for your success. My brother told me, while he was in high school, his teacher put some fertilized chicken eggs in an aquarium with a brooder lamp and all but one hatched. He was consoling me after my power outage. He believes nature has designed fertilized eggs to take a lot of variance and abuse during the incubation period.
(Natchlaly's near catastrophe with very low temps early on is a good example) Otherwise we would see many extinct species. I believe this to be mostly true. If I can maintain 97 to 102 temperatures, I think I'll have some success. The 99.5 is the bullseye that we all strive to hit and maintain. I guess I'll see in a few days, huh?
Lightfoote I would build your brooder to accommodate the design of your finished mega-bator. Counting your chicks before they're hatch should not be the measurement you're looking for.
If you need a quick one to throw together that's understandable. I envision you building a brooder with fancy hardwire cloth doors, on wheels and even a storage compartment with locks and switches. Perhaps even incorporating those auto nipple waters. And a removable liter tray. How's that for starters.
