incubating with LG...help!

[zatsdeb]

I have a still air incubator and temp is 99 and humidity not under 40 till 3 days before hatch.

 

[_Randall_]

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Swap places with that 2 and 0, and you will be close

Here's a "quail egg" referance that will be close ......... http://www.wadleyquailfarm.com/incubation.htm

 

[ChickenChik]

WOO didn't mean to put 120 I meant 102 OOPS. Do that is right 102? With how much humidity?

 

[justtoni44]

HI,
I am pretty new at all this.but have a LG and want to share my experience because I hear it put down so much.
Once the eggs had heated to the temp in the incubator..I just did not have a problem.
I checked it like crazy at first, then about 4 times a day.
I prefer to use sponges for humidity..just works for me and so easy. I cut a kitchen sponge into thirds.....
I am putting 1 third in at this time...during lock down a whole sponge.
I use the syringe/ fish tank tubing at lock down.
For me...I can see the yellow sponge much easer than trying to determine if the water well is full.
Good luck to you..........and keep reading and asking questions.
People have been very kind supporting me through my learning curve.

 

[Rammy]

I have an LG and I just took out one red plug and filled the two outer wells with water for the first 18 days then filled up the middle one too for lockdown. The only thing that I dont like is it is so touchy with the temp. I barely turned it when the temps went down and nearly fried them. I have a Hovabator 1588 and I dont have to worry about the temps fluctuating since its preset. Another thing I did wit regulating the humidity in the LG is I covered half the airholes and it helped keep the humidity stable. I saw on here where someone used fish tank tubing to fill the wells during lockdown so you dont have to open the bator. Definitly take them out of the turner for lockdown. I used an egg carton with the bottoms cut out a little to allow for the humidity and it worked great.


Rammy

 

[_Randall_]

If you have the fan kit for this bator, (and it's blowing against the top - not downward against the eggs) it should be right below one of the 2 red-plug holes. I have found that by leaving the red plug in (opposite of the one above the fan), and removing the one above the fan and putting any small flat object over that hole where you can partially cover it............say a fourth of the way........or a third of the way.......or half the way................just a tiny bit of difference in this hole opening makes quite a difference in temp and humidity. The fan has a direct outlet to pull heat and humidity out. This also depends on how many other holes are open on the top, as well as the bottom, which is where cooler (and most of the time dryer) air drafts into the bator to replace the nice warm and humid temps inside.

 

[JordanFamily]

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Well I know for a fact that mine takes several hours to get back up to temp, and yes it is in a room with no drafts and the room is always at 70 degrees, so maybe they are all different. Oh and mine has a fan.....

 

[_Randall_]

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Well I know for a fact that mine takes several hours to get back up to temp, and yes it is in a room with no drafts and the room is always at 70 degrees, so maybe they are all different. Oh and mine has a fan.....

What kind of thermometer are you using?

 

[they'reHISchickens]

Will I jinx the hatch if I say now.... we've got peeps! 3 out of shell, more pips and zips!!!!Tonight is actually Day 21 and these are our own EE eggies. I thought the temps were a bit low and was expecting the hatch to go long, but one hatched late last night.
After the failure of our first attempt, I have learned: the LG is not well sealed around the edges. After seeing an old model at our county extension office that had major overlap joints of the styrofoam, we added weatherstripping.
Also, imperative that the room temps be consistent. We put the whole thing in a box to help maintain even temps.
We are still fighting the humidity battle. Adding terry cloth helped a LOT. Sponges weren't enough for us. We have 2 different digital thermometer/hygrometers in it and are trying to keep above 60% at lockdown. Used dry method for first 18 days and it hovered around 30% Box has been covered with a blanket and i think blanket is absorbing moisture. I am torn between providing oxygen thru the holes and covering all to maintain humidity. Compromising with a wet terry cloth on top of the styrofoam to hold area humidity. I am really thinking room atmosphere has a LOT to do with success- and it's pouring rain outside today.