humidity problems............*update - help!!!!*

[CDennis]

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YES!!!
The temp should adjust fast, so if its not climbing adjust it a bit more. Sounds like you will be there in no time.

 

[deerman]

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wood burning stove in the next room..kinda open plan here so no door to close....i can however stick a big pot of water on the stove?

Yes , the fire will drop your room humidity, yes good idea just keep water on the stove.

 

[Baralak]

You are doing fine... Now since your house is dry due to the type of heat you use, as is mine. Fireplace, and Oil Heater (I do have central heat but refuse to give the electrical company any more of my money...lol) is what I use. In the Brinsea Octagon 20 Eco, the EASIEST way to get the Humidity up during hatching is when you get ready for lockdown, take your rails out, then take your tray out. Put a washcloth in the bottom, and push the sides into the vats. Then set your tray on top of the wash cloth. Wet the washcloth with warm water before you put it in. What this does is GREATLY increases the surface area, as well as allows the water to wick through the washcloth. You will have to open your vent at least 60-65% when you do this because your RH in the bator will easily hit 80% if you leave it closed.

Don't do this until lockdown however... 30-40% RH is fine for the Incubation daze!

 

[HEChicken]

You want to be careful about having your humidity too high in the early stages of incubation. Too high humidity is the most common cause of chicks drowning when they internally pip. I just went into lockdown and my goal throughout the incubation was to keep the humidity in the 30's somewhere, which I mostly achieved. Now that I'm in lockdown, I've added water to my second bowl, plus put a damp washcloth in the incubator and I'm up to 75-80% for hatching. There is a thread that is stickied at the top of the incubating section that talks all about humidity - I'd suggest giving it a read.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Does everyone here use/ trust the stock glass thermometer that comes in the Brinsea? Mine is a little different than the additional digital one I put in there... could that be because of location? Also, the digital one is slowly going up, the glass one is staying about the same...

 

[Baralak]

Well to be honest, you have to choose which thermometer to trust.. You can do this by using a known temp and test your thermometer to it. Here is a look at both of my bators running right now. My hova-bator 1602n has 5 thermometers ALL of them say something different, my Brinsea has 4 and all of them are different. I have tested the Brinsea's glass to a known 100 degree source and it is spot on, The GQF stapled on thermometer.. Close, but I know how far it is off.

 

[gumbii]

love that picture up there...



i don't trust glass thermometers... although people have been using them for years... i can't calibrate or place them where i really want them... i have fish tanks, and before i use a digital thermometer on a reptile or anything else, i compare it to my apex controller on my fish tank... if it reads the same exact temp as the controller, it's good...

the only thing that does stress me out, and i know i'm not alone... is the fact that digital thermometers will show you the tiniest fluctuation in the bator... i get upset when it fluctuates from 99.5° to 99.1° non stop... LOL... i stare at it for a couple of hours until i realize that i'm going to go crazy if i don't leave it alone...