Brinsea Mini

[stirkle]

Hi,

I got a brinsea mini incubator... the one that does not have the humidity thing on it...

I have 6 indian runner ducks in at the moment which have been in since monday... impatience is not good might I add...

However... I am worried about the humidity of the incubator... the manual said to have one cup full at all times as a rule of thumb but I don't want anything to happen to the ducklings... as you can imagine... 28 days will be long enough... but if I have to wait another 28 days I will be very unhappy... I have no runner ducks in the garden... only some very handsome chickens...

Anyone have any guidelines to get the right humidity levels?

Thanks

 

[stirkle]

Just a couple of pictures of mr. alfonso

 

[NitaAZ]

Follow the instructions and weigh your eggs and chart their weights. We also have the Brinsea Mini and found that living in AZ with its low humidity, I had to fill both cups to maintain humidity in the incubator.

That said, we had our first pips on our first hatch last night! Now we just wait and watch!

 

[Whitehouse Quail]

Your best bet would to quickly buy a hydrometer and stick it in there, just to be sure. Two seconds of open-ing (unless we're at lockdown) would be worth it! At least, in my opinion.

A good one that measures hydro/temp very accurately is a $8.00 one from Meijer/Wally World that goes into a hermit crab cage. I love mine, don't hatch without it!