INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[BantyChooks]

Hi, My name is Julie and i think I better join this thread.
Just started my first hatch and already feel overwhelmed.
My husband talked me into filling the water reservoir and now my humidity is too high.
Is lower humidity better the first 2 weeks.

You all seem so nice. Glad to be here.

Welcome @h2oratt!

What % are you at? Are your thermos and hygros calibrated? What brand of bator?
-Banti

 

[LocalYokel]

Hi, My name is Julie and i think I better join this thread.
Just started my first hatch and already feel overwhelmed.
My husband talked me into filling the water reservoir and now my humidity is too high.
Is lower humidity better the first 2 weeks.

You all seem so nice. Glad to be here.

put a mesh bag of rice in there or something

 

[h2oratt]

I bought this one.http://www.amazon.com/ReptiPro-5000-6000-Egg-Incubator/dp/B007AG1M8Q
with one turner.
I am at 53 percent now after removing all the water I could.
Not sure what you mean by calibrated. I did stick two different thermometers in it last night to see if they matched the info on the unit.
The unit only gives a temp no humidity.

 

[campingshaws]

Got the babies under the broody. One went straight in. One is looking for FOOD.

Not sure if the babies are under both or just the hen. He's such a good roo I wouldn't be surprised if he was helping brood them. I wish I had a webcam for them.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

What breed are they Ayam

 

[campingshaws]

What breed are they Ayam

Svart honas

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Ok I kinda figured they weren't Ayams since that white spot on there ear lobe

 

[Cluck cluck moo]

Got the babies under the broody. One went straight in. One is looking for FOOD.

Not sure if the babies are under both or just the hen. He's such a good roo I wouldn't be surprised if he was helping brood them. I wish I had a webcam for them.

You can get cheap video baby monitors on Anazon. The one I use cost about thirty.

 

[BantyChooks]

I bought this one.http://www.amazon.com/ReptiPro-5000-6000-Egg-Incubator/dp/B007AG1M8Q
with one turner.
I am at 53 percent now after removing all the water I could.
Not sure what you mean by calibrated. I did stick two different thermometers in it last night to see if they matched the info on the unit.
The unit only gives a temp no humidity. 

Yes, try rice like local suggested, that'l bring it down.



Freezing point method.
Fill a glass with crushed ice. Add a LITTLE clean water until the glass is full and stir. Wait 3 minutes then insert the thermometer tip into the ice-filled glass so it’s in the water ice mixture. Wait a minute and if the thermometer reads 32 F then it’s accurate, and if it does not, it requires calibration.

Boiling point method.
Boil water in a pot, about 6” deep. When the water is at boiling point, place the thermometer into the water and make sure that the tip stays in the middle of the boiling pot, away from bottom and sides. Wait 30 seconds and check if the thermometer reads correctly at 212 degrees if you are at sea level or below 1,000 feet elevation. The boiling point of water varies for different elevations: sea level at 212 F, 1000 feet at 210 F, 2000 feet at 208 F, 3000 feet at 206.4 F, 5000 feet at 202.75 F, and 8,000 feet at 197.5 F. The thermometer needs calibration if the reading is incorrect. Boiling Point Calculator CLICK HERE

Calibrate the Digital Thermometer
Adjust the nut of the digital thermometer in order to correct the temperature. This is done by simply turning the adjuster until the correct reading is reached. Digital thermometers do not require any adjustment of a screw or nut. You simply need to locate the reset button. When the freezing point or boiling point of water is achieved, simply push the button and that’s it. Some digital thermometers may require you to push hold the reset button.

CALIBRATION EASY WAY
Check the thermometer! Is it accurate? An error of one degree for 21 days can seriously interfere with embryonic growth. Check the incubator thermometer's accuracy by placing the bulb next to the bulb of a clinical (the kind used to measure body temperature) or good laboratory thermometer. Hold both under lukewarm tap water and compare the readings. Compensate for any variation of the incubating thermometer by increasing or decreasing by the amount of variation. Also if your thermometer does not have a probe you could put it side by side with the medical thermometer in a room that you have heated above 90*F, the minimum most medical thermometers will read.




How to Test and Calibrate a Hygrometer

Fill a milk bottle cap or other small container with salt, and add a few drops of water (not enough to dissolve the salt).
Put the cap inside of a baggie or plastic container along with your hygrometer, and seal the bag.
Wait 6 hours, then check the reading on your hygrometer without opening the bag (or immediately after removing). If the reading is 75%, then your hygrometer is accurate and no adjustment is required.
If the reading is not precisely 75%, then adjust the hygrometer to 75% by turning the screw or dial on the back. This must be done immediately after removing from the bag or container, before room conditions cause the reading to change.

 

[chicken hawk 33]

OMG,GUESS WHAT