Humidity

[alexthechicken]

Almost time for lockdown! Day 15 today. So, i have a homemade incubator that i made that has eggs in it progressing really well. For the humidty raising what can i use? Just wet paper towels? How many? Or a wet sponge? Help!!

 

[JDchicks]

I am not sure how your homemade incubator is set up or how much room you have in it

I set several rubbermaid bowls with a sponge. I also have a rolled up paper towel that stand up on the sponge, like a candle wick. I add water to one, if not enough, I add water to the next one, and the next until I get the desired humidity. If the paper towels looks dry then I know the water level is too low.

! ! ! ! Just make sure if you add a bowl, that it's sides are high enough that the chicks can't get in it and drown.

 

[cochins1088]

Humidty levels depends on surface area, so depening on how big your incuabtor is, you could simply fill a cool wip container or such with water and place it in the incubator. If it's too much, find something with a smaller surface area, if its not enough, put in another dish, or find something with a bigger surface area. Remember, depth doesn't matter so you can fill it as full as you want. It's the surface area that controls the humidity. A lot of incubators you pay for come with trays that you fill with water that are the correct surface area for the correct humidity but with a homemade incuabtor, you may have to play with it to get it right.