Increasing humidy please help

[Shainam88]

Hi I have eggs in lockdown in my brinsea advance. I filled both sides with water to increase humidity but my reader won’t go past 60 humidity. How do I increase without opening the top ?

 

[Chicken poppy]

Hi I have eggs in lockdown in my brinsea advance. I filled both sides with water to increase humidity but my reader won’t go past 60 humidity. How do I increase without opening the top ?

I havent done this in a while, so please double check me, i could be wrong.
so if its in lockdown youve taken off the cap for the second one and added in water, i think your honestly good, we personally had it similar to 60%, and i think your temp needs to be 98% to. Sorry if this doesnt help

 

[FeatherTay]

60% is just fine for lockdown, if anything a bit high. I hatch mine at 45% humidity.

 

[Chicken poppy]

60% is just fine for lockdown, if anything a bit high. I hatch mine at 45% humidity.

Yep, humity isnt so important during lockdown stage, (like its a bit flexible) but still should be around the same humity

 

[JoefromSC]

How far are you in your lockdown?if you are early and in an emergency, I’d probably open it and add a sponge or two depending on how big your incubator is.
just remember is not how much water is in the incubator but how much area of that water is exposed to the blowing air. You could have a whole bottle of water inside the incubator but If the only water that is exposed is water bottle neck/ opening(cap removed) there isn’t much of that water evaporating in the air.

I hope that make sense.

 

[JoefromSC]

How far are you in your lockdown?if you are early and in an emergency, I’d probably open it and add a sponge or two depending on how big your incubator is.
just remember is not how much water is in the incubator but how much area of that water is exposed to the blowing air. You could have a whole bottle of water inside the incubator but If the only water that is exposed is water bottle neck/ opening(cap removed) there isn’t much of that water evaporating in the air.

I hope that make sense.

Now 60% sounds pretty regular.

 

[JoefromSC]

BTW I’m not an expert, I’m new here just my opinion.

 

[Chicken poppy]

How far are you in your lockdown?if you are early and in an emergency, I’d probably open it and add a sponge or two depending on how big your incubator is.
just remember is not how much water is in the incubator but how much area of that water is exposed to the blowing air. You could have a whole bottle of water inside the incubator but If the only water that is exposed is water bottle neck/ opening(cap removed) there isn’t much of that water evaporating in the air.

I hope that make sense.

Yep! It does tottally, thats the huge thing, you need to open/close the air hole in order to have the water work properly

 

[Shainam88]

How far are you in your lockdown?if you are early and in an emergency, I’d probably open it and add a sponge or two depending on how big your incubator is.
just remember is not how much water is in the incubator but how much area of that water is exposed to the blowing air. You could have a whole bottle of water inside the incubator but If the only water that is exposed is water bottle neck/ opening(cap removed) there isn’t much of that water evaporating in the air.

I hope that make sense.

Right now my brinsea is day 3 going into day 2 in an hour or so . Nothing has pipped yet

 

[Chicken poppy]

Right now my brinsea is day 3 going into day 2 in an hour or so . Nothing has pipped yet

Is this your first hatching of chicks?