GETTING READY FOR LOCK DOWN NEED HELP

[Bushmansbliss]

I aim for ~55% humidity until lockdown, then up it to 75-80%. Birdman55 has solid advice, before I learned how to manipulate my bator i kept a log on everything.

Also... nothing beats a good cooler-bator

 

[Bushmansbliss]

 

[birdman55]

wow a big coolerbator im so jealous....lol....im building a fridge bator...the fridge part will be the incubator and the freezer the brooder....but great job....I see you use a water heater thermostat...I did a lot of research and you can use a lot of different ones....digital which I have set it and forget it....and the wafer...but those have to be replaced after about a couple of years...check out the forum below in blue...you can follow my daily journeys and all the fun building....hope to see you post there....

 

[victor miller]

Same reply as others, good on temp but get that humidity up to 75-80% and sit back and enjoy the show

. And just curious, but what breed of eggs are you hatching?

just a mix of eggs

 

[victor miller]

if I pull one of the red plug all my humitiy goes out down to 55 should I live the red plug in. it is at 76 when in

 

[ChickenCanoe]

IMHO, oxygen is more important than humidity.
Add a container with a sponge for humidity. Humidity is increased with surface area not volume.

 

[victor miller]

IMHO, oxygen is more important than humidity.
Add a container with a sponge for humidity. Humidity is increased with surface area not volume.

so put container in with water with sponge and leave plugs put?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That's what I would do.

I believe most manufacturers recommend pulling both plugs at some point.

 

[birdman55]

kindof like this...and if you need more humidity...and a bigger water container...and maybe another sponge

edited to add I wouldn't have any plugs in during the hatching...more oxygen the better...

 

[victor miller]

I pulled both plug got a bowl with 3 x 5 sponge in it let see what happens now thanks for all the help