HOW TO LOWER HUMIDITY

[lazy gardener]

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.

That is not calibrating. I'm done offering suggestions. I wish you the best. If you want to learn how to calibrate, read the appropriate sections in Hatching Eggs 101.

 

[Kaitlyn18]

That is not calibrating. I'm done offering suggestions. I wish you the best. If you want to learn how to calibrate, read the appropriate sections in Hatching Eggs 101.

I don’t see why you can’t understand I did calibrate it! And I use two thermometers to make sure it’s correct. My incubator came with instructions on how to do that.

 

[lazy gardener]

Exactly how did you calibrate your thermometers and exactly how did you calibrate your hygrometer(s)???

 

[lazy gardener]

@Kaitlyn18 , I owe you an apology for pushing you too hard regarding calibration. Please accept my apology.

 

[naf_appaz]

I use a janoel 12 incubator and living in central Mississippi its very humid all summer long. nothing worked to get my humidity down to the 30's, I tried rice in the dry bottom level and desicator packets, a product called damp rid was the most effective, they sell it at walmart in the laundry section. However that still did not get it as low as I wanted. I finally bought a room dehumidifier and that did the trick. It cost over 100 bucks but I was having other humidity problems not related to hatching eggs. Humidity can be hard to lower when you are in a humid environment to begin with! I never put water in my incubator. I just turn the room dehumidifier off at lock down. Good luck

 

[naf_appaz]

One more thing I read awhile back is, what works well for some in one climate does not work so well in another climate. Monitor your air cell growth with a chart throughout the incubation period. If air cell is to small at any given point you need lower humidity and if air cell looks to big you need higher humidity. Hope this helps!

 

[Emu Island]

One more thing I read awhile back is, what works well for some in one climate does not work so well in another climate. Monitor your air cell growth with a chart throughout the incubation period. If air cell is to small at any given point you need lower humidity and if air cell looks to big you need higher humidity. Hope this helps!

I know this is an older post, but for anyone who comes across this looking for information, you can not measure the air cell growth in an emu egg.

For anyone who lives in a humid climate, do a dry hatch (don’t add any water to the incubator) if the humidity is close to or over 35%.
You can put a dish of uncooked rice in the incubator to dry up some of the moisture if it’s higher than 35%.

Keep air vents fully open and open the incubator several times a day to let fresh air in.