Help Maintaining Humidity Levels in Incubator

[Gingersnap722]

Hi, I'm using the Brinsea Octagon 20 incubator for the first time. I put my eggs in lockdown last night and I'm having a hard time maintaining the humidity level. I've filled both chambers with water and adjusted the vent and the humidity level still wasn't high enough, so I added a small, wet sponge. That did the trick and brought the humidity to 70%, but after doing that this morning, the humidity is dropping again this evening. Does anyone have any good tricks to keep the humidity high during lockdown? Thanks.

 

[henney penny]

U could put the sponge under the hole with red cap and squrit warm water on it with a turkey baster

 

[red horse ranch]

A cool mist vaporizer near the incubator helps too.

 

[Gingersnap722]

A cool mist vaporizer near the incubator helps too.

Funny that you mention that. I did it a couple of hours ago.

 

[Toddrick]

You can use a syringe to squirt more water onto the sponge easily. This is how I did it. Drilled a small hole next to the sponge, and inserted a straw, and then squirt water from the syringe through the straw (the straw can stay in place as a port).

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...nce-with-these-different-brands#post_14379075

If you check out this link above there are pictures on the first page of the thread of how to use a cloth in the bottom of the incubator to keep the surface area of the water large enough to keep your humidity up. Hope it helps and best of luck to you with your hatch

 

[Gingersnap722]

Thanks for the tips everyone! So far I have one little chick!!

 

[StephensonC]

Thanks for the tips everyone! So far I have one little chick!!

 

[Gingersnap722]

Six so far and I see more on the way.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Congratulation