5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[Myfourladies]

HELP!! I know how to make the humidity higher, how do I make it lower?? I know less water won't help because the water surface is the same, depth doesn't really effect it right?? This is new for me, I have incubated before but with a much bigger bator and my mom's help. So now I need help.

PLEASE.

 

[Avlana]

HELP!! I know how to make the humidity higher, how do I make it lower?? I know less water won't help because the water surface is the same, depth doesn't really effect it right?? This is new for me, I have incubated before but with a much bigger bator and my mom's help. So now I need help. PLEASE.

Right, humidity depends on the surface area and not depth. Though the depth makes humid conditions last longer. Can you try to lessen the surface area? Also, opening it up every now and then so it loses moisture should help lower it. Maybe add no water at all and see where it runs.

 

[Pozees]

I have found if I fill the incubator with eggs, the humidity stays good with no water added (right around 40%).

 

[Blarneyeggs]

HELP!! I know how to make the humidity higher, how do I make it lower?? I know less water won't help because the water surface is the same, depth doesn't really effect it right?? This is new for me, I have incubated before but with a much bigger bator and my mom's help. So now I need help. PLEASE.

When I am desperate to lower humidity I pop a cup of dry rice in the bator, (works for cell phones dropped in toilet too). GardeninMama, you are too sweet! Let me know when you're headed this way. MStricer: thanks for the heads up on the storm. ...going to check radar shortly, so far just freezing rain. But feeling awesome about getting fresh bedding to the goats, n fresh shavings to the chooks! I've never heard of a teenager that prepares soup....on their own....for someone other than themselves. None of the teenagers around here are capable of such acts.

 

[Myfourladies]

The incubator only has one water well.... maybe some non toxic clay to dam the well in half? Would this hurt the eggs? No water at all!? Would this be okay? I am a little confused now. *sigh*

 

[fosterson]

The incubator only has one water well.... maybe some non toxic clay to dam the well in half? Would this hurt the eggs? No water at all!? Would this be okay? I am a little confused now. *sigh*

Could you put something like a shot glass in the well to remove some of the surface area? Maybe fill said shot glass with some rice to absorb moisture? You have a bit to go before it's an issue, so play with your incubator till you can get it at the humidity you need!

 

[SoManyHats]

Someone please tell me why my chickens have been out in the freezing rain ALL DAY. I'm worried they will die overnight because they're wet. But then I think they must know what they're doing... ???

 

[ronott1]

Someone please tell me why my chickens have been out in the freezing rain ALL DAY. I'm worried they will die overnight because they're wet. But then I think they must know what they're doing... ???

They will be fine if the can dry out over night.

I let mine out in the rain. The first year I kept them locked in the coop on rainy days, but now I just let them do their thing.

 

[fosterson]

Someone please tell me why my chickens have been out in the freezing rain ALL DAY. I'm worried they will die overnight because they're wet. But then I think they must know what they're doing... ???

Sometimes I think when they handed out common sense, chickens were busy off free ranging or something. I have a couple of hens like that -- rather stand out and get drenched, and they're NOT low on the totem pole! When it gets like that I often just herd the whole shebang into the coop and give them some seeds to peck after in the DL.

 

[Avlana]

I've never heard of a teenager that prepares soup....on their own....for someone other than themselves. None of the teenagers around here are capable of such acts.