Hydrometers

[Corbdee]

I’ve got a question that I’ve been wondering for a long time. I’ve used so many incubators throughout the years, along with so so many different hydrometers, and every single time I have a hydrometer in the incubator, no matter what hydrometer it is, and what incubator it is, it always goes to 89-99% humidity, when I have little to no water in the channels. For example, I probably had about an 8th of a cup of water in the incubator, and was just about to refill it. I put in about a little less than one cup of water into the incubator, and the hydrometer goes up to 99%. So I leave it for about 20 minutes to settle down, and it’s still at 99% humidity. What is with that?

 

[Corbdee]

@Pyxis maybe?

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

@MGG

 

[MGG]

I’ve got a question that I’ve been wondering for a long time. I’ve used so many incubators throughout the years, along with so so many different hydrometers, and every single time I have a hydrometer in the incubator, no matter what hydrometer it is, and what incubator it is, it always goes to 89-99% humidity, when I have little to no water in the channels. For example, I probably had about an 8th of a cup of water in the incubator, and was just about to refill it. I put in about a little less than one cup of water into the incubator, and the hydrometer goes up to 99%. So I leave it for about 20 minutes to settle down, and it’s still at 99% humidity. What is with that?

Did you salt test the hydrometer?

@MGG

Thanks for the tag!

 

[aart]

Hygrometer....is for measuring humidity.
Hydrometer is for measuring specific gravity of liquids.

So I leave it for about 20 minutes to settle down, and it’s still at 99% humidity.

What kind of incubator?
What is the ambient humidity in the room where the incubator is residing.

Did you salt test

Yes, should be tested.
Here's how:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...incubator-thermometers-and-hygrometers.73634/

 

[Pyxis]

What kind of incubator?
What is the ambient humidity in the room where the incubator is residing.

x2, I'd like to know this as well.