Humidity Problem

[cp_30256]

I am having problems trying to get my incubator to 50%, I have bowls of water in there but it is still only at 37%. Can anyone help me. I have the big 1502 incubator.

 

[GAhen]

I have been putting saoked spunges in mine, but it is not really a large bator....
I have 57%. What is your temp??

 

[Katy]

I have the best luck with wet sponges to raise my humidity. I lay them in a butter lid and wet them. The lid helps keep the moisture from dripping away, but isn't deep enough to drown any chicks that are hatching.

 

[cp_30256]

My temp is 99. I thought by putting the bowls of water in there it would raise it enough but it hasn't.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Do you have air holes in your bator? Are they open all the way? If they are, I would close them up some.

 

[Katy]

Something else to remember is that it's water surface area that helps raise the humidity. I don't know what type of bowls you have, but large and shallow is better than tall with a narrow opening.

 

[Wooden_Pony]

Could it be your hydrometer?

Could you add in a second one as well just to see if you might have a faulty one.

 

[cp_30256]

DUHHHHH!!!!

how dumb am I not thinking about the hole in the side and the one in the back so I pluged them up and will see what happens. Thanks so much and what is a hydrometer? I have 3 medium size shallow bowls in there.

 

[silkiechicken]

What are you measuring the humidity with? If you are not doing wet bulb/dry bulb, that tool doing the direct read out is called a hydrometer.

Might check the hydrometer for it's accuracy as the humidity may indeed be high.

 

[cp_30256]

I bought a humidity and thermometer gauge and it reads both. Is this a hydrometer? What is a wet bulb/dry bulb?