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[ChickenCanoe]

I'm a day late and a dollar short.

I set a dozen eggs today and it just got up to 100F.
Perhaps, I'll add more later today.

I don't really have a lot of space for more chickens but these are very valuable eggs so I figured I'd hatch some before a predator takes the pullet. \
They're very large eggs, mid 60s to 70+ grams.

 

[darkbluespace]

I'm up to 49... fiance is going to kill me if he looks in the incubator

"These are not the eggs you are looking for." Followed by broad sweeping hand gesture over incubator.

 

[darkbluespace]

I'm a day late and a dollar short.

I set a dozen eggs today and it just got up to 100F.
Perhaps, I'll add more later today.

I don't really have a lot of space for more chickens but these are very valuable eggs so I figured I'd hatch some before a predator takes the pullet. \
They're very large eggs, mid 60s to 70+ grams.

What kind of chickens?

 

[lpyrbby]

@Wickedchicken6

I'm using an IncuView from incubator warehouse with their IncuTherm Plus thermometer/hygrometer combo. I haven't calibrated. How do you calibrate for humidity? The incuview has a gauge type meter on it that indicates when to add water and roughly what range you're in for both incubating and hatching.

Living in SC, i shouldnt be in an area with low humidity at all lol, but i honestly havent looked.

Hopefully I can do more and get a better assessment of things when I get home from work. I'll at least be home for hatching so I can monitor better then, if the eggs make it there.

 

[ronott1]

I'm a day late and a dollar short.

I set a dozen eggs today and it just got up to 100F.
Perhaps, I'll add more later today.

I don't really have a lot of space for more chickens but these are very valuable eggs so I figured I'd hatch some before a predator takes the pullet. \
They're very large eggs, mid 60s to 70+ grams.

That is great! send me a pm with the total.

 

[Cynthia12]

I'm having a tough time getting my humidity stable. After setting my eggs yesterday, the humidity sat at 40% for hours, then shortly before I went to bed, it started dropping a little. Since I had trouble keeping it stable (without eggs) using the tray, I figured I'd try a strip of sponge, which seemed like it was working well. Woke up this morning and humidity was at 10%. Added another sponge and humidity was at 42% when I left for work. I left the plug in this time. By 1p when my husband could check it was back to 10%. I had him add water to the tray again this time, on the outer ring and brought the humidity back up to 62%. I had him leave the plug off.

I feel like I'm just gonna have a bunch of blood rings when I candle in a few days

I hope i can get this figured out. The incubator is not in the path of any vents and is located on an interior wall. The inside temp is 72. *sigh*

Remember..no worries on the humidity right now. Temps are more important. The humidity is fine to drop some, just keep putting more water in when you see it dropped. Mine will drop to 16 when I use a small piece of sponge. I just rewet it when I go to turn eggs. I don't use plugs..in my dry bator. I don't usually in my air forced either, but I have it in a cool area..and the temp seems to be better with the plug in.

 

[Cynthia12]

I'm a day late and a dollar short.

I set a dozen eggs today and it just got up to 100F.
Perhaps, I'll add more later today.

I don't really have a lot of space for more chickens but these are very valuable eggs so I figured I'd hatch some before a predator takes the pullet. \
They're very large eggs, mid 60s to 70+ grams.

Hey CC!

 

[ronott1]

Incubator warehouse has a sale!

http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=0e57ab03587a9b4772c96f3d1&id=232775d3b1&e=72f9398a0e

I hope Santa sees this!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

What kind of chickens?

The only breed I raise any more. Penedesencas from Catalonia and in the black variety which is the only DP variety of the breed. I think these eggs are all from 2 pullets/hens.

That is great! send me a pm with the total.

Will do. I'm going to collect again now but I may not send info till later tonight.

Remember..no worries on the humidity right now. Temps are more important. The humidity is fine to drop some, just keep putting more water in when you see it dropped. Mine will drop to 16 when I use a small piece of sponge. I just rewet it when I go to turn eggs. I don't use plugs..in my dry bator. I don't usually in my air forced either, but I have it in a cool area..and the temp seems to be better with the plug in.

Hey there.
X2
I find life to be much simpler to weigh eggs before setting and strive for 0.65% weight loss per day. I don't even own a trusty hygrometer any more.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

@Wickedchicken6

I'm using an IncuView from incubator warehouse with their IncuTherm Plus thermometer/hygrometer combo. I haven't calibrated. How do you calibrate for humidity? The incuview has a gauge type meter on it that indicates when to add water and roughly what range you're in for both incubating and hatching.

Living in SC, i shouldnt be in an area with low humidity at all lol, but i honestly havent looked.

Hopefully I can do more and get a better assessment of things when I get home from work. I'll at least be home for hatching so I can monitor better then, if the eggs make it there.

Quote:

Quote: The first link is how I calibrate my hygrometers. The ones I've bought have been a long way from accurate. I put the salt in a tiny bowl set my thermometer/hygrometer on top of the bowl and set everything inside a ziplock baggy. It's really easy. My thermometers/hygrometers are independent from my incubator. My favorite thermometer backups are the enclosed glass tube aquarium thermometers. They're super small and the closest for temperature accuracy. I do calibrate every one I have. That's been an education in itself to see how far off they really are.

http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/pages/calibrate.html
https://www.sciencecompany.com/Understanding-Relative-Humidity-and-the-Hygrometer-W136.aspx


Your Brinsea is much farther advanced than anything I have experience with. Hopefully someone with a Brinsea can give more information than I can.

Both Cynthia and Chicken Canoe make good points. Everyone may give slightly different information depending on what works for us. Use what you feel comfortable doing and makes sense to you. Sometimes what works for one person...doesn't work for another and vice versa. I made a forced air styrobator and it has height to it...so I can add open racks to hold containers to keep humidity up. I also have a McCain cake pan under the false floor where I can add water to the pan via small plastic tubing and a syringe. My pan will keep humidity up for a couple of days. We've had higher humidity for the last couple of years so my humidity doesn't drop as low as yours does. I don't have a scale so I don't weigh my eggs...I prefer to keep a visual on them. I'm very hands on, I stagger hatch and such. I pretty much do everything a person's not supposed to do...lol.
I think you're Brinsea is meant to save the extra work I have to do. They always sound like incredible incubators.