humidity in sports man please help

[matthew1985]

im hatching silkies and have did so a few times before this ..i have a sportsman 1502 i keep the incubator at 69% humidity durin hatch some hatch fine but im having some still get stuck or srink rapped ive lost 2 to this!!! one of wich zipped all the way round then couldent get the top offf.....what do u guys keep ur humidity at or do u have problems with humidtiy in ur cabnet?

 

[kathyinmo]

My Sportsman stays fine during incubation, at 34%. Then, when I try to increase it for the hatch (I want 60 - 65%) I can not get it higher than 55%. I don't know the answer. Wish I could help. Sorry.

I just take mine out for the hatch, and move them into a HovaBator. So far this has worked for me.

 

[matthew1985]

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i can get mine to 69% with no problem but silkies still get stuck....i get mine up to tha buy putting 2 of the sponges that came with it in the humid thank thing hope that helpz

 

[kathyinmo]

Do you run it at 69% all the way through the 21 Days?

 

[matthew1985]

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i have the auto humidity bucket on top i run it at 50 for the first 18 then up too 69 for last 3 days but silkies seem to still not be high enuf im stomped

 

[ebonyann]

In my opinion, you need to lower the humidity in the incubator for the first 18 days, and then jack it up to 69 % for the hatch. If they are getting stuck it could be that they are not losing enough moisture and are growing to big for their shell. If you lower humidity to allow them to stay a little smaller, and then jack it up during hatching so they don't dry out, it might solve your problems.