Incubating ducks for the first time

[casportpony]

The plastic is what it said to put the water in. It covers the whole bottom. Should I try with out it?

Can you take it out and post new pictures?

 

[lilbellalovesducks]

Can you take it out and post new pictures?

That is without the tray

 

[casportpony]

That is without the tray

I see a spot in the lower right corner that looks like a crack.

 

[lilbellalovesducks]

I see a spot in the lower right corner that looks like a crack.

Where the black is? We reinforced the area with more styrofoam and the black mark is where we cut it if that is what you were talking about

 

[WVduckchick]

The plastic pieces are probably so you can add water in the beginning but still keep humidity low for the early days. But it seems to me that removing them would be more hassle than just adding water when the time comes. I’ve never seen a styrofoam incubator with a plastic liner. Try filling all the channels without the plastic and see how high the humidity goes.

 

[lilbellalovesducks]

Do I see plastic covers over some of the channels?
If so, I would assume those are restricting the humidity. 30-40% is fine to start, but you will need to figure out how to get it much higher for the final 3 days. If those are covers over the channels, take them out and check it again.

Otherwise, if the channels are all full, your gage has to be off, or you don’t have a good seal between the top and bottom, or a window is letting it out. Vent holes should be open.

The plastic pieces are probably so you can add water in the beginning but still keep humidity low for the early days. But it seems to me that removing them would be more hassle than just adding water when the time comes. I’ve never seen a styrofoam incubator with a plastic liner. Try filling all the channels without the plastic and see how high the humidity goes.

I reset with out the plastic. Will see in the morning^^

 

[DuckyDonna]

The plastic pieces are probably so you can add water in the beginning but still keep humidity low for the early days. But it seems to me that removing them would be more hassle than just adding water when the time comes. I’ve never seen a styrofoam incubator with a plastic liner. Try filling all the channels without the plastic and see how high the humidity goes.

I've got a brand new hova-bator which is stryofoam and has a plastic liner. Here is a picture I just took of the instructions about putting water in the plastic tray. I hope you can see it good enought to read it. There are 4 troughs in the clear plastic liner which is hard to see in this picture

 

[lilbellalovesducks]

Update:
Humidity has now dropped to 25%. I have no clue what is wrong going to drive my happy self 3 hours to buy a newer one.

Any idea how long the fertilized eggs will be ok? They havent been put in the fridge they are at what is room temp in our house. This will be day 4 indoors for the eggs.

 

[happy duck]

So exciting! Hope this hatch turns out well!

 

[DuckyDonna]

So I filled trough#1 and I couldn't get the humidity down below 65% so I soaked up all the water in the trough with a paper towel. Now it's at 44% so I added a bit of water. I'm sure it will even out......I hope!