How do I get my humidity down?

[Teresaann24]

its 80% how in the world am I gonna get it down???

Do I need more venilation? I have 2 8oz cups of water inside

What do I need to do to lower my Hum?

My temps are running 85% but I am using the heating pad metod so the heat is coming from the hotness of the pad.placed staright on the pad temp runs 100%

Help me!

 

[sewincircle]

What type of bator are you using. I have one that i just pulled a plug and it dropped down. You can also remove one of the waters and see how that does. Water will up the humidity. I wish you well. How far are you in to the process (what day are your eggs on?)

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

remove the water

 

[Mahonri]

Take some water out.

Use a straw or a baby nose syringe to suck it out... or an absorbent paper towel or two.

 

[Teresaann24]

Thing is I am not using a incubator its one I made up myself. I have a cooler with 2 cups of water a stand over the water and a heating pad running with the eggs in an egg carton on top. I am only on day 3. Just got the temp/hum gauge a few hours again.

I opened up a vent hole and am going to wait an hour to see if hum falls. When I removed some water temp is 95% now and hum is 75. So ill wait and see.

 

[Teresaann24]

Humitiy is at 64 now??? What should it be at on day 3?

 

[Teresaann24]

My humdity is still up to 80% I have removed all water and even opened the lid for a bit to let the mousitre to escape.

Do you think that the Humidity is running hight because this is being incubated in a Plastic cooler and it is holding Mouisture?

 

[tiki244]

You need air holes in the incubator. The hum should be 40-50%

 

[Teresaann24]

Right now there is not water inside and Hum is running 75% What I am going to try is Opening the top up some and placing some Plastic wrap over the opening and poking holes.

I did this before and Hum was fine but my temp dropped I thought about making an alumin tent to put over the eggs to hold the heat but release some hum? Will this work?

 

[Mahonri]

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