HOW TO LOWER HUMIDITY

[Abraeri]

Adding a sack of rice (I just put a bunch of rice in a napkin) will help lower humidity, that is what I did. You'll have to monitor the humidity and take it out when it gets low enough.

 

[lazy gardener]

I would think that if an expensive egg were being incubated the very first thing to do would be to CALIBRATE the hygrometer and thermometer. Get equipment working accurately before spending more money and time on such a venture.

 

[casportpony]

I would think that if an expensive egg were being incubated the very first thing to do would be to CALIBRATE the hygrometer and thermometer. Get equipment working accurately before spending more money and time on such a venture.

x2 on that.

 

[Kaitlyn18]

I would think that if an expensive egg were being incubated the very first thing to do would be to CALIBRATE the hygrometer and thermometer. Get equipment working accurately before spending more money and time on such a venture.

You already said that on my last post and I’m fully aware. I did start it up first thank you, and the thermometer works and I even checked it with another to prove myself. This is my first hatch for an emu egg so my first tome wasn’t the best. So again I do get the point about the humidity and that is why I posted on here how to drop it. My equipment is fine and works properly it is just the humidity around it.

 

[Kaitlyn18]

Adding a sack of rice (I just put a bunch of rice in a napkin) will help lower humidity, that is what I did. You'll have to monitor the humidity and take it out when it gets low enough.

Thank you!!! I will definitely try it!! Cooked or uncooked? I’m assuming uncooked

 

[Kaitlyn18]

Start with zero water. If too low, add one shot glass of water. If still too low, add another. does that make sense?

I did start with zero water to begin with and it stayed around 50 when I added water to the whole incubator it raised it to like 60 so I quickly emptied the water out and set a small tiny bowl inside and it went back down to what it began with to 50. So zero water didn’t drop it down to what it is supposed to be. But I’m going to use a dehumidifier.

 

[Kaitlyn18]

Thank you all for commented giving me suggestions about the humidity. I’m going to use a dehumidifier and a sack of rice. I’m going to get a digital scale and hope and pray it goes better this time. First tome may be a dud, but second time I’m more experienced and know what I need to do to make it better.

It’s disappointing to open the egg that I waited so long for and see it was scrambled not even a bloodring but it gave me a opportunity to learn!!

 

[casportpony]

You already said that on my last post and I’m fully aware. I did start it up first thank you, and the thermometer works and I even checked it with another to prove myself. This is my first hatch for an emu egg so my first tome wasn’t the best. So again I do get the point about the humidity and that is why I posted on here how to drop it. My equipment is fine and works properly it is just the humidity around it.

How did you verify that the humidity was correct? Do you have a second hygrometer and did you calibrate that one? If you didn't, you have no way of knowing what the actual humidity is.

 

[Kaitlyn18]

How did you verify that the humidity was correct? Do you have a second hygrometer and did you calibrate that one? If you didn't, you have no way of knowing what the actual humidity is.

Yes picked it up today

 

[casportpony]

Yes picked it up today

And have you calibrated it yet?