"Humidity Control"

[SerenaMcIntyre]

Looking at this new incubator im realizing that it may not be as advertised, I cannot find humidity controls and nothing online has the info I need.

Help, alternate options?!?

 

[Mellowmalt]

no incubator has humidity controls. They are all manual as far as I am aware ie you have a tray, you fill the tray with water and then cover it partially to achieve the right humidity if needed

It might have a humidity sensor built in to measure the humidity for you if something about humidity was mentioned that would be it, so hopefully it has that although be aware it most likely will not be very accurate so use some judgement too, if it is dripping with humidity it is probably too wet.

I personally would not trust that the temperature reading on that device will be accurate either, you might be lucky and it is but it might be off by a couple of degrees. The budget incubators are fine but they do not have the most reliable measuring equipment built in.

edit: what does pressing the round cog button do?

 

[Ryan A]

no incubator has humidity controls. They are all manual as far as I am aware ie you have a tray, you fill the tray with water and then cover it partially to achieve the right humidity if needed

It might have a humidity sensor built in to measure the humidity for you if something about humidity was mentioned that would be it, so hopefully it has that although be aware it most likely will not be very accurate so use some judgement too, if it is dripping with humidity it is probably too wet.

I personally would not trust that the temperature reading on that device will be accurate either, you might be lucky and it is but it might be off by a couple of degrees. The budget incubators are fine but they do not have the most reliable measuring equipment built in.

edit: what does pressing the round cog button do?

Ur so kind

 

[Mellowmalt]

Not sure what you mean? The fact I don't trust an Amazon incubator? That just makes me cautious.. I don't want to be mean, I try to do things cheap as much a possible too but there will be a cost associated with going cheap too.
There is an old saying that goes buy cheap, buy twice. Ie most of the time yu will have to upgrade it either because it isn't up to scratch or because it breaks within a year.

 

[SerenaMcIntyre]

no incubator has humidity controls. They are all manual as far as I am aware ie you have a tray, you fill the tray with water and then cover it partially to achieve the right humidity if needed

It might have a humidity sensor built in to measure the humidity for you if something about humidity was mentioned that would be it, so hopefully it has that although be aware it most likely will not be very accurate so use some judgement too, if it is dripping with humidity it is probably too wet.

I personally would not trust that the temperature reading on that device will be accurate either, you might be lucky and it is but it might be off by a couple of degrees. The budget incubators are fine but they do not have the most reliable measuring equipment built in.

edit: what does pressing the round cog button do?

Thank you, thats very helpful!! I was hoping it could read the humidity % but it doesn't, I have a thermometer in there too, lol I'm paranoid, reading this tells me that may be a good thing .

The round cog button allows for temperature adjustment and egg turning frequency adjustment.

 

[TOR]

I use this sure there are others on the market

https://incubatorwarehouse.com/egg-incubator-accessories/incubator-temperature-measurement.html

 

[SerenaMcIntyre]

Not sure what you mean? The fact I don't trust an Amazon incubator? That just makes me cautious.. I don't want to be mean, I try to do things cheap as much a possible too but there will be a cost associated with going cheap too.
There is an old saying that goes buy cheap, buy twice. Ie most of the time yu will have to upgrade it either because it isn't up to scratch or because it breaks within a year.

Not sure what part you are replying to, I didn't say anything unto ward, just said thank you and answered your question...

I bought this specific incubator because it is our first year hatching our own and we don't know if we will love it ( a friend usually hatches for us) it was the TOP reviewed small incubator, it wasn't cheap (it wasn't expensive, but it wasn't cheap). I was concerned with not being able to tell what the humidity percentage is, that is all.

I have now purchased a hygrometer that will arrive and be installed before I start incubating, I have double and triple checked and all functions are working the way they should, as I mentioned in another reply I am a touch paranoid and also happen to be incredibly cautious with my flock.