How to get humidity?

[booklover]

I've heard of using a wet sponge, is that the only way or is there other way to do it? I really wanna put these eggs in the incubator today but I don't know how to get it humid in there

 

[pvchicken1]

I just use a bottle cap and fill it up. You only need 1 or 2 for a 12 egg incubator. If your incubator is bigger you can cut the bottom of some plastic cups off and fill with water.

 

[booklover]

I just use a bottle cap and fill it up. You only need 1 or 2 for a 12 egg incubator. If your incubator is bigger you can cut the bottom of some plastic cups off and fill with water.

Thanks

 

[Ridgerunner]

What does your incubator look like? Some use misters or something like that while others just use water reservoirs in the floor. Is this a homemade incubator, or can you give a link to one like it if you bought it?

If you use water reservoirs what counts is the surface area of the water. Depth doesn't matter, except for how fast it runs out of water. So you raise humidity by filling more of the reservoirs, by adding more reservoirs, or by putting a sponge, dish cloth, towel, or even paper towel to wick out the water and get the whole thing wet. How to go about that depends on what you are working with.

When you go from incubating to lockdown you should raise humidity then. How do you pan to do that? Ho will you control how much you raise it? It depends on what you are working with.

 

[booklover]

What does your incubator look like? Some use misters or something like that while others just use water reservoirs in the floor. Is this a homemade incubator, or can you give a link to one like it if you bought it?

If you use water reservoirs what counts is the surface area of the water. Depth doesn't matter, except for how fast it runs out of water. So you raise humidity by filling more of the reservoirs, by adding more reservoirs, or by putting a sponge, dish cloth, towel, or even paper towel to wick out the water and get the whole thing wet. How to go about that depends on what you are working with.

When you go from incubating to lockdown you should raise humidity then. How do you pan to do that? Ho will you control how much you raise it? It depends on what you are working with.

Mine is a basic styrofoam i think i attached pics
Someone gave it to me
I put a mason jar lid of water in it

I have no idea what I'm doing I'm literally winging it

 

[Ridgerunner]

I can't tell make or model of that. My somewhat similar one had a plastic tray that set under the wire floor that had four different reservoirs in it. For incubation you'd fill one or two of those reservoirs with water and keep them filled, then for lockdown you'd keep those filled and fill another one. Can you get shallow pans or containers of some sort to fit under that wire and leave your turner room to turn?

 

[booklover]

I can't tell make or model of that. My somewhat similar one had a plastic tray that set under the wire floor that had four different reservoirs in it. For incubation you'd fill one or two of those reservoirs with water and keep them filled, then for lockdown you'd keep those filled and fill another one. Can you get shallow pans or containers of some sort to fit under that wire and leave your turner room to turn?

Yes i can so far i have one mason jar lid of water should I get more

 

[Ridgerunner]

Do you have a hygrometer? How do you know what the humidity is in there? I'd put in enough to get the humidity where you want it.

 

[booklover]

Do you have a hygrometer? How do you know what the humidity is in there? I'd put in enough to get the humidity where you want it.

I don't have a hygrometer but i wish I did

 

[alwaystj9]

Don't let the water dry up, replenish it regularly.
My styrofoam incubator doesn't have a turner it.
If there are grooves or recesses in the floor (under the wire), some or all of those were designed to be filled. Is there a maker or brand name anyware on that incubator?
Walmart/amazon have hygrometers for under $10 -- I just looked because I need one, too!