Increasing humidity...

[edster951]

Got a temp/hydrometer guage today...

Have the temp close enough for now, but can't get humidity over 35%

Have a bowl with some foam in it.

Will a sponge give higher humidity?

 

[Poison Ivy]

I use a sponge to get the humidity up in my homemade bator works great.

 

[hatchcrazzzy]

i also use a sponge in a little bowl of water

 

[KKluckers]

Sponge, a sock works well to.

 

[edster951]

obviously foam is not the thing to use.....have to find a sponge.

or a sock.

 

[edster951]

I've put in a facecloth...

(Don't tell the wifey!!)

 

[MissPrissy]

If that doesn't work use a very shallow plate with a lot of surface area. You will have to add water more often but the surface area exposed helps to get the humidity up.

 

[aran]

edster mate!!!!! yer in invercargill? Mate!!!!!!!!!!!!! im a fellow kiwi...im living in rochester ny nowadays!

As far as raising the humidity is concerned read the post on dry incubation...my development and hatch has been FAR better with that technique. Im in the middle of dry incubation again and my bator is lucky if its at 30% now...when it gets to day 18 i will put them into the hatcher which is closer to 80%humidity.

 

[edster951]

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I can't get my humidity up that high though, thats what I'm experimenting with at the moment.

I only have 1 vent open in the top as well. Two water bowls, one with sponge and facecloth, and one with material as a wick.

There's no room now for eggs!!!!

Arghh

 

[edster951]

I've moved the water trough to under the bulb, and added more water...up to 41% now.

Don't know how I'm gonna get it up to 60-70%