The highest I have been able to maintain the humidity is 44%. I have read the humidity needs to be over 50, preferably in the 60s, during incubation and higher then 70 during lock down.
I have a LG still air incubator with automatic turner. I filled all the chambers on the bottom with warm water and that put me in the low 30s. I fill the whole bottom (not deep) and am maintain in the mid 40s. My house is very dry, so I am not sure if that is the problem or maybe it is the new humidity reader thing I just bought. When I turned the little gadget on in the house, it said our house humidity was 16%.
Any ideas?
I know I have read on here that some have hatched turkey eggs in with chicken eggs and used lower humidity settings. If these were fresh eggs, I think that might be okay. But they are being shipped through this dry winter air, so I am sure they have "dried" out some and will need the higher humidity. But I am a newb, so not sure and that is why I am asking.
TIA
I have a LG still air incubator with automatic turner. I filled all the chambers on the bottom with warm water and that put me in the low 30s. I fill the whole bottom (not deep) and am maintain in the mid 40s. My house is very dry, so I am not sure if that is the problem or maybe it is the new humidity reader thing I just bought. When I turned the little gadget on in the house, it said our house humidity was 16%.
Any ideas?
I know I have read on here that some have hatched turkey eggs in with chicken eggs and used lower humidity settings. If these were fresh eggs, I think that might be okay. But they are being shipped through this dry winter air, so I am sure they have "dried" out some and will need the higher humidity. But I am a newb, so not sure and that is why I am asking.
TIA
