Day 19 1/2 should I check humidity levels or leave alone?

[Chicken-Rage]

I have a Brinsea 20 eco, I for got to remove the dividers, but thats not my biggest concern. I have both troughs filled but not sure what the humidity is. The humidity device is so big I cant leave it in there, so should I open it pull the dividers real quick and put the humidity device in there. Than later pull it out. or just leave it alone?
Im due late tomorrow or Sunday I set at 8:00 PM Sunday the 10th and I have one small pep now.

Any advice from you experts, this is my first hatch.

 

[gavinandallison]

A quick 10-15 second open won't hurt, if you have a spray bottle, have it filled with warm water and mist the eggs just before closing up again, it will help replace any lost humidity.

 

[lutz123]

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Sorry for my ignorance here, but wouldn't the humidity be drastically off if the lid is opened?

I picked a flukers hygrometer (hydrometer?) at the pet store in the reptile section for under $10 I think. It's round and fits perfectly in an egg spot...maybe that would work? Of course, I'm doing my first hatch right now so I probably shouldn't be offering advice.

 

[Chicken-Rage]

Thanks guys..................any one else care to give there 2 cents?

 

[bburn]

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Do you have any condensation on the windows at all? My last hatch I did without the hygrometer because it simply would not calibrate. I too have on of the reptile ones for this hatch. But the last one kept a tiny bit of condensation along the side of the window. That at least let me know there was SOME humidty that was more than what I had throughout the incubation before lockdown. Paper towels and sponges under the grate. And from there I only added water one more time when the condensation went away. A small amount of water.

That is all I can tell you. You very best bet is to have something inside that shows the humidity. That small hygrometer fills the ticket, very cheap and you can get it at a pet store.

Otherwise you are just winging it.

 

[Chicken-Rage]

A very tiny bit of condensation I may add some watter to a sponge tomorrow afternoon...............Thanks.