I need help with some glossary terms

[crysmom]

Water wiggler? what's that

Water Weasel?

wet bulb thermometer?

Thanks

I"m getting a circulated air hovabator with an auto turner and I ordered a flukers thermometer/hydrometer but I don't know what those terms up there are and need help

 

[speckledhen]

This orange thing is a water wiggler/weasel/weiner, whatever the toy brand calls it. You put the temp probe and it simulates the temp inside the egg since the air temp fluctuates faster than interior egg temp.

Wet bulb is a thermometer that is wrapped on the tip with cotton or other material to tell the humidity in the bator.

 

[crysmom]

ah hah! I was starting to think it was something like that

i'll have to pick one up

the wet bulb thermometer I won't need right? if I have a hydrometer or how ever you spell it

 

[silkiechicken]

Yep, you don't need it if you have a hydrometer, just make sure it is calibrated. The one time I measured humidity I used the wet bulb method. Then I said, whatever, and have yet to ever measure the humidity again. (I just look at the air cell development.)

 

[hinkjc]

Most humidity instructions are 'dry' bulb and relative humidity. "Wet bulb" is a higher reading, so just make sure you know what your aiming for based on what you are using. A standard thermometer/hygrometer requires a relative (dry) reading of about 50% humidity for the first 18 days and around 70% the last 3 days of incubation.

If you use the water wiggler, the appropriate temp is 99.5% F, regardless of any other instructions.

FYI..this is in reference to chickens eggs.

Jody

 

[crysmom]

okay that's good to know and yes its chicken eggs I"m referring to