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[Mazimay]

I have a gauge now gir humidity but I cant get it dtable. When oadt 70% took some water out went to 65% vent open opened lid nbit went to 45% f uddled with % going up and down have lid opened just a smidgen the ,% of humidity is frustrating. The temperature is fine. Please any ideas. I've even mover it into a cooler room and still too high

 

[cavemanrich]

I read your post,, and maybe you are typing too fast, and some word errors do pop up. But I think I got your general message though.
If you can open the vent varying amounts, , and keep humidity at about 45% , you should be fine until lockdown. Then let humidity rise during last few days before hatch.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

 

[Crazy Chicken Keeper]

I don'tbother with humidity temperatures rise, I just put waterin and see waht happens. I'vedone about8incubations and they've all gone well, good hatch rates not doing humidity, my incubator doesn't have a humidifier anyway

 

[Mazimay]

Thanks ill try but its struggling with ups and downs vent is open has less water now, in a cooler room but still cant stable it. I won't give up, not in my nature.

 

[Finnie]

Thanks ill try but its struggling with ups and downs vent is open has less water now, in a cooler room but still cant stable it. I won't give up, not in my nature.

If you’re not in lockdown, and your humidity is too high, then stop putting any water at all in. You don’t need to maintain a 50% humidity during the first 18 days. Whatever your ambient humidity is should be fine unless it’s down in the teens. I only add water if my humidity goes below 20%, which is rare.

Instead of trying to maintain a set number, allow your parameters to be between 20 and 55 or so. That will be a lot less stressful for you.

Now, when you get to lock down, that is different. Then you don’t want it to go below 65%. Keeping it high is usually easy enough. Add a wet sponge and periodically squirt water onto the sponge through the vent hole (using a squeeze bottle with a tube attached).

And just for info, the eggs always need oxygen. So if you are trying to control humidity by opening and closing vent holes, make sure there is always at least one hole open.

Best wishes!

 

[Mazimay]

If you’re not in lockdown, and your humidity is too high, then stop putting any water at all in. You don’t need to maintain a 50% humidity during the first 18 days. Whatever your ambient humidity is should be fine unless it’s down in the teens. I only add water if my humidity goes below 20%, which is rare.

Instead of trying to maintain a set number, allow your parameters to be between 20 and 55 or so. That will be a lot less stressful for you.

Now, when you get to lock down, that is different. Then you don’t want it to go below 65%. Keeping it high is usually easy enough. Add a wet sponge and periodically squirt water onto the sponge through the vent hole (using a squeeze bottle with a tube attached).

And just for info, the eggs always need oxygen. So if you are trying to control humidity by opening and closing vent holes, make sure there is always at least one hole open.

Best wishes!

Thanks for that. Once I get through this first time thing ill know what to do. Starting off without the equipment is hard enough with equipment when you have no real clue. But thanks to you guys im learning. Three are 6 jumping jack chick's out of 9 at the moment

 

[Finnie]

Thanks for that. Once I get through this first time thing ill know what to do. Starting off without the equipment is hard enough with equipment when you have no real clue. But thanks to you guys im learning. Three are 6 jumping jack chick's out of 9 at the moment

Oh, so you already were at lockdown!

 

[Mazimay]

Oh, so you already were at lockdown!

No.no no no. Misunderstandingt. 6 are jumping around in their shell at nearly 8 days in. One looks a lot further advanced. So the developing chick's are bouncing and bobbing around inside the egg.

 

[Finnie]

No.no no no. Misunderstandingt. 6 are jumping around in their shell at nearly 8 days in. One looks a lot further advanced. So the developing chick's are bouncing and bobbing around inside the egg.

Gotcha!

 

[BDutch]

No.no no no. Misunderstandingt. 6 are jumping around in their shell at nearly 8 days in. One looks a lot further advanced. So the developing chick's are bouncing and bobbing around inside the egg.

With so many typo’s I’m not surprised people misunderstand.
Can you activate an auto-spell checker?