Borotto lumia 16 advice for incubation

[Rollyfrog]

Hi
So I'm not very experienced at incubation, most of our chicks were hatched from adults so I'm on a steep learning curve. Any advice on this would be amazing as I don't feel like I can contact the Borotto manufacturers again :/ I think they'd just tell me no hygrometer needed :/
So I set up my incubator, ran it for two days and it felt like the correct temp inside by hand so I was okay with trusting the display. However we had a very humid day so I got a hygrometer and placed it inside. The temp stabilised to the same on the second day so I assume that's what they say in their email? However the humidity has stayed around 65% unless I have no water in the water channels. In their manual it says adding water to one channel (which they say makes it sit at 45%) until lockdown than adding water to both (which they say brings it up to 65%). Should I just leave it dry which has it sitting at 35-40% humidity or fill one channel?
This is a good hygrometer, not a cheapy so I sort of trust it. Plus the borotto lumia doesn't have a humidity sensor in it. I'll add pictures of the email about the temp and having the hygrometer in the incubator.
I understand their "wait and see" approach, however I have a full load and would like to ensure a good hatch. Or should I just follow the instructions, pull the hygrometer and cross my fingers? Am I being silly for worrying so much is what I'm asking I suppose

 

[muddy75]

@Nabiki @RoosterML @Kiki

I’ve not used borotto incubators but I’ve tagged a couple people that do! Good luck with your hatch.

 

[Rollyfrog]

Thank you!!!

 

[RoosterML]

Thank you!!!

I have had the Borotto real 49 for around a year now. Really good unit. You will be very pleased with the reliability and ease of use.

 

[Tre3hugger]

If you live in a highly humid area, you will have to adjust the instructions regarding how much to fill the water chanmbers. The directions are just a guide, everyone's relative humidity is different, so a different amount of water will be required. Washington is very humid so you will just have to fill the chambers less/not at all to achieve your desired humidity.

 

[Nabiki]

I would leave the channel dry. I've found that coturnix do best at about 30% humidity during incubation, raising it up to around 55% at lockdown.

 

[Rollyfrog]

Well, I kept it dry for the first 14 days and then filled both channels at lockdown. We are on the morning of day 17 and have 20 hatched from 71 eggs so far I have dividers in also.

 

[Nabiki]

What is your humidity at? You want to keep it around 60% now that they're hatching.

 

[Rollyfrog]

What is your humidity at? You want to keep it around 60% now that they're hatching.

Yes, it stayed around 65 % with both channels full now that the weather is cooler

 

[Rollyfrog]

Upwards of 90% hatch rate and still one/maybe two hatching. So if anyone find this thread and is in doubt about putting a hygrometer in and not following the manual about how much water to put in when, then I'd say go for it and see. I'm personally happy I put it in against recommendation by the company.
Also people are not kidding when they say baby quails are suicidal. Found three UNDER the newspaper flooring