humidity??????????????????????????????????

[20123001]

OK should i trust my incubator thermometers temp or my new hydrometer? because the thermometer says 100 degrees and the hydrometer says 97 degrees...HELP!!!!????

 

[JordanFamily]

go with the temp that came with your incubator....

 

[20123001]

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phew thanks so much!

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

you said your going into lockdown, your humidity needs to be 50+ % add a wet sponge (warm or hot water) in there somewhere. Also take a spray bottle and give it a quick misting when you open the bator up to put the sponge in there. With the humidity that low the chicks will have a hard time hatching after they pip, it will be too dry.

 

[MjChickens]

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How long does the calibration process take?

 

[Cold Canadian]

I just had a batch hatch in my LG and I only added water twice in the eighteen day period, and then it sat at 30 percent humidity. I'm quite sure that I could have gone with out adding water on those first days , humidity was at 30 with out the water .I fill the channel's on the last three days and that spikes the humidity up to 70 to 80 percent .I have noticed that once they start to hatch that the humidity goes higher ?? .I open the lid as I please and it really hasn't had any bad effect on my hatching ? not to say that is correct , but it works for me .I just hatched 16 out of 24 and according to the seller that is a bit higher then her hatch rates , so I'm quite happy with the results .I think that as long as the incubator is in a stable area that the bit of humidity that might escape when the lid is lifted is not doing any damage at all .I keep mine in a spare befroom that is quite dry ( electric heat ) and I have no problems keeping the temp consistant , it normally drops by a few degrees when I open the lid ....but it's back up in no time when i close the top ................just what I'm seeing with my LG , might be different with others ??

 

[HighNDryFarm]

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Do you have a still air LG? I'm in lockdown, day 20 and I've had nothing but trouble getting the humidity to stay at, at least 50%! I'm adding hot water about every 2-3 hours to keep if there. No pipping, no action yet. I'll just be sick if I don't get at least one and this humidity is exhausting. To top it off, I'm coming down with a fever and achy body.....but I need to be up all night checking on the humidity.

I have a sponge cut up into four pieces but I'm wondering what I can do know that I'm in lockdown, besides add the hot water.......

 

[buckaroo's wife]

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Do you have a still air LG? I'm in lockdown, day 20 and I've had nothing but trouble getting the humidity to stay at, at least 50%! I'm adding hot water about every 2-3 hours to keep if there. No pipping, no action yet. I'll just be sick if I don't get at least one and this humidity is exhausting. To top it off, I'm coming down with a fever and achy body.....but I need to be up all night checking on the humidity.

I have a sponge cut up into four pieces but I'm wondering what I can do know that I'm in lockdown, besides add the hot water.......

I read somewhere to soak a sock in water and lay it in there. Humidity isn't so much about water quantity but surface area for evaporation....

 

[buckaroo's wife]

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Here is a good cheat sheet for the LG incubators https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=14596-incubation-cheat-sheet

 

[20123001]

buckaroo's wife :

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Here is a good cheat sheet for the LG incubators https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=14596-incubation-cheat-sheet

Thanks that was convenient and very easy to understand!​