HovaBator 1588 Humidity Q

[nikevijo]

What is your humidity with the 1588?? What part of the water tray do you keep filled for the first 18, then after?? My bator is driving me CRAZY

 

[shmooborp]

should say on the instructions... but i usually do the thinner strip that goes around the middle square, and then around hatch time i fill all the holes.. preetty easy to keep stable

 

[Sissy]

I have a 1588 hova bator Gensis with automatic turner have
had no problem. instruction sheet said to fill C water zone.
for the first 18 days then
the last 3 days when u take out the turner fill the
T zone with water as the eggs need more humidity the last few days. I marked mine with a magic marker because its easier to see to fill but have my flashlight to make sure It correct. i aways use warm water to fill.and dont open the bator the last 3 ? 4-5 days..
my first hatch was 8 out of 9.good
happy hatching.

 

[nikevijo]

Sissy.......
What was your humidity?

 

[Sissy]

my 1588 was set at the factory with a temp.. a temp..of 99 to 100 and i just left it and the hum. was at 50-55- when i saw it get lower
Iadded in 6 oz warm water if it was to high i took the red plug out for w hile then the last 3 days after i took the turner out and I placed the eggs on a small piece of rubber shelving. the white kind with the holes in it.
It kept them from rollong all over. i got the hum to 70-72
and it stayed there till they hatched.
hope this helps.