Humitidy and heat issues

[CrazyHatchingLady]

I have a set of eggs on lockdown and I have 2 humidity/heat thermometers in incubator. Well one is in center and one in corner. Plus the one on top incubator. All three say something different. Which do I follow? Still air Little Giant incubator.

 

[theuglychick]

I couldn't read the darker one. What does it say?

 

[theuglychick]

Do you have a mercury thermometer?

 

[ronott1]

I have a set of eggs on lockdown and I have 2 humidity/heat thermometers in incubator. Well one is in center and one in corner. Plus the one on top incubator. All three say something different. Which do I follow? Still air Little Giant incubator. View attachment 1153329View attachment 1153331 View attachment 1153333

You need better thermometors. Unless they can read in tenths, they are not sensitive enough for incubation.
Brinsea and incutherm make good ones

 

[CrazyHatchingLady]

Do you have a mercury thermometer?

A candy one is all I have.... And a couple digital

 

[CrazyHatchingLady]

I couldn't read the darker one. What does it say?

81% humidity and 90 degrees

 

[CrazyHatchingLady]

You need better thermometors. Unless they can read in tenths, they are not sensitive enough for incubation.
Brinsea and incutherm make good ones

I have been doing ok as far as temp a few degrees here or there. It is the different reads in humidity that have me a little worried. I hatched one and only one at 80% Humidity but had issues when it was as low as 64%

 

[ronott1]

Do you have condensation on the view window of the incubator? If so, they humidity is very high inside the incubator

 

[ronott1]

I have been doing ok as far as temp a few degrees here or there. It is the different reads in humidity that have me a little worried. I hatched one and only one at 80% Humidity but had issues when it was as low as 64%

Humidity can vary 20% and be fine. Temperature needs to be .5 below and above 99.5. Varying a few degrees is what is hurting your hatch more than humidity.
First 18 days should be in the 35 to 45% range. At lockdown, 65 to 70%

 

[CrazyHatchingLady]

Humidity can vary 20% and be fine. Temperature needs to be .5 below and above 99.5. Varying a few degrees is what is hurting your hatch more than humidity.
First 18 days should be in the 35 to 45% range. At lockdown, 65 to 70%

Do you have condensation on the view window of the incubator? If so, they humidity is very high inside the incubator

I just cracked it a little because plugs are out and I still do. So much for following directions.... How do I get humidity down without removing eggs and dumping water out?