Going to incubate for the first time.

[mochicken]

My uncle was kind enough to let me use his Janoel JN8-48 incubator, its apparently a decent one. I am going to try to hatch out some barnyard mixes starting tomorrow, I know its kinda late but I have a heated shed if need be.

My questions are

The temp I am looking for is 99.5 with a forced air inc right?

Is 60% humidity adequate?

any other things I need to know?

 

[TinyChickenLady]

60% is a bit high.
For the first 18 days, I would try to keep it at 40% or lower and then get it to 60% at the highest for lockdown.
Don't forget to turn them about 3 times a day.
And don't forget, lockdown means NO TOUCHING or TURNING or even opening the bator!

Good luck with your first hatch!

 

[mochicken]

Is anyone familiar with the Janoel incubator? I just wondered if I could turn the humidity down? It has a digital display that shows the humidity but it doesnt turn down when I push the + or -

Oh and the inc actually has a built in 2 hour turner

should make it alot easier on me

 

[Crysalismum]

The JN8-48 has a humidity reading & alarms only.
I'm no expert I'm only on my 2nd hatch with the jn8-48.
The humidity you get depends on the surface area of the water (not depth) of the water you Put in the bottom. 1 channel gives you about 40, 2 channels high50-60% and the whole bottom tray outside thechannels about 75-80% (for lockdown) but I make sure that if I put a chux over the grid (for lil peep feet) that I leave a section open(about a 1/8 of thebator floor) or the cloth keeps the humidity in the 50's.
Hope that helps