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Another quick question, so I'm boring a hovobator incubator from my friend I don't have a manual so I'm not sure how the water channels affect the humidity, I belive it has five channels (it's a plastic tray) not sure if it came with the incubator or if he bought it after, but it has five channels two in the middle medium-large size then two larger ones on each side and one small one towards the top, I don't have a hygrometer so I'm not sure which channels i Shoukd fill to get a 50-55% humidity
dont try for that humidity!!
first lets go through this so we are sure you get good hatches!! because reading that I know you may need to know a few other things!
Questions for you!
What bator are you using?
hovobator incubator
where they shipped or your own eggs/local eggs? Shipped eggs = Change of plans
How old were the eggs at set?
They were stored and turned cool conditions?
Have you misted or washed the eggs?
How old is your flock?
Turner or no turner?
Incubated Air cell Upright or horizontal??
Fan or no Fan?
You know temps should be different for Fan vs still air models?
You calibrated thermo hygros and know not to rely on the one that came with the bator?
You have more than one thermo hygro and they had been calibrated?
You have rotated your eggs around the bator at candles?
You realize humidity is NOT a set number just a tool to get the correct weight loss in the egg?
You understand the majority of people for standard hatching eggs run the first 7 days 25-30% humidity (possibly 35%for shipped eggs) and adjusted from there for weight loss?
You understand that you can in fact candle every two days after day 7 to just keep a closer eye on weight loss so you dont need to make major changes later on?
Try to add water above in containters and not in the troughs until lockdown?
You know that you should not use the vent holes to adjust humidity?
AGAIN....You understand humidity is NOT a set number, most of us begin incubation 25-35% the first week and then adjust as needed per air cell growth/weight loss.
Can you get pics uploaded on BYC and understand that pics help us to help you?
And notes from this thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubating-w-friends-helpful-notes-links-informational-post-links
HUMIDITY Humidity is NOT a set number!
Its a tool to get the correct weight loss in the egg! post #7068 see Hatching Eggs 101
MOST PEOPLE DONT USE THOSE WELLS UNTIL LOCK DOWN, see here for TIPS for using containers ABOVE
TIPS n TRICKS to raising humidity in incubators post #42512
everything looks good so far. This time next week I may start seeing pips. You been doing good? Weren't you hatching too.? How's it looking?
