Attempt #2

[Limpyduck]

So we are going to set a dozen more eggs on the 1st of May. It will be our last try for awhile because my husband doesn't want to run the incubator for another 3 weeks( again), and we don't really need to hatch any since we've ordered several, but it's still good experience.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Good luck.

Salt test for hygrometer calibration.

 

[Limpyduck]

Please explain salt test.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Take a milk cap or juice cap and fill with salt. Add drops of water while tapping the side until saturated. Pour off standing water.

Put cap and hygrometer into a zip seal sandwich or quart bag and wait at least 4 hours.

Note your hygrometer reading. A salt environment will be exactly 75%. Subtract your reading from 75.

Write on a piece of masking tape your calibration number and stick to incubator as a reminder.

Ex. Your reading is 84%. 75-84= -9. You'll always subtract 9 from your readings for true RH.



Also I use an oral thermometer to calibrate the thermometer in incubator and fine tune the temp. Depending if your using a still air or forced air it's a bit different how you'd do that.

 

[Limpyduck]

Thank you. Ill take care of that right now.

 

[Limpyduck]

My daughter set our new eggs today.

 

[Limpyduck]

My daughter candled the eggs yesterday and said all of them(minus the green ones) were looking promising. Sorry there aren't any photos, maybe day 14.