- May 3, 2014
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Not sure if any of you read my thread about incubating pheasants, well it was a disaster they all died.
I need some advice if possible, i am due to put in another 30 pheasant eggs but i think there may have been a big problem before with the humidity. My machine was reading between 45% and 55% humidity until lockdown when i set it to 70%. As i said they all died in the shell even thought 3 pipped they didnt break out.
I have now added two normal humidity testers these are sat on the egg rack, the sort you use in a vivarium on a little spring.
however both these are showing humidity at 50% but my machine is saying its only 40%. If these are true readings then when i did the other eggs they would have been at 55 to 65%for 21 days and then for the last 3 days 80% at least. Would these readings for the humidity have killed the chicks at pipping.
i have read a lot about keeping humidity lower and then raise high for pipping would this be better? i dont want to ruin 30 eggs if possible.
Years ago with an old incubator i only added water into a little coffee jar lid every now and then and they did ok, but i did seem to be adding a lot of water every day this time in the new incubator.
Ideas please?
cheers
Wayne
I need some advice if possible, i am due to put in another 30 pheasant eggs but i think there may have been a big problem before with the humidity. My machine was reading between 45% and 55% humidity until lockdown when i set it to 70%. As i said they all died in the shell even thought 3 pipped they didnt break out.
I have now added two normal humidity testers these are sat on the egg rack, the sort you use in a vivarium on a little spring.
however both these are showing humidity at 50% but my machine is saying its only 40%. If these are true readings then when i did the other eggs they would have been at 55 to 65%for 21 days and then for the last 3 days 80% at least. Would these readings for the humidity have killed the chicks at pipping.
i have read a lot about keeping humidity lower and then raise high for pipping would this be better? i dont want to ruin 30 eggs if possible.
Years ago with an old incubator i only added water into a little coffee jar lid every now and then and they did ok, but i did seem to be adding a lot of water every day this time in the new incubator.
Ideas please?
cheers
Wayne
