Incuview Incubator Woes. Advice Needed

[Gilbird]

Thanks! My humidity reader was doing the same thing. they recommended that I replace the battery (its a LR44 size) so I did. now it seems to be pretty close to correct. Keep me posted on your hatch I started a hatch a long for March 7th when i put mine in. so we'll see how it goes.
Thanks for the tips.

I will have to keep tabs on your hatch! I hope that all goes well. My hatch date is the 17th of March. I candled two days ago and found one egg that was a quitter and two that showed no growth at all. I cracked those open and found that they were infertile—it must be the one hen that my rooster has not managed to pin down.

I did call the company regarding the hygrometer and they were extremely friendly and helpful. They are sending out a new hygrometer that I can replace the faulty one with.

 

[Gilbird]

I just wanted to do a quick update on my hatch. We had 10 eggs going into lock down and we ended up with 6 successful hatches—not perfect, but I was satisfied with how things went. I feel like I got to know the incubator and am currently planning on setting another group soon.

We did eggtopsies on the four that did not hatch. One stopped developing early—likely at lockdown or even just before. One hit a blood vessel when pipping (we believe) and bled out too much and died. One was ill positioned, with it’s head bent over between it’s legs, so it didn’t pip. The last was our only real mystery—it was perfectly positioned and ready to go, but just did not pip. Nothing seemed wrong with the egg, membrane, yolk...so who knows.

Humidity and temp stayed steady during lockdown. Even after removing a dry, crazy chick the temp and humidity recovered within minutes. I cannot wait till the next hatch!

These are the cuties that hatched:

 

[SimoneG]

I just wanted to do a quick update on my hatch. We had 10 eggs going into lock down and we ended up with 6 successful hatches—not perfect, but I was satisfied with how things went. I feel like I got to know the incubator and am currently planning on setting another group soon.

We did eggtopsies on the four that did not hatch. One stopped developing early—likely at lockdown or even just before. One hit a blood vessel when pipping (we believe) and bled out too much and died. One was ill positioned, with it’s head bent over between it’s legs, so it didn’t pip. The last was our only real mystery—it was perfectly positioned and ready to go, but just did not pip. Nothing seemed wrong with the egg, membrane, yolk...so who knows.

Humidity and temp stayed steady during lockdown. Even after removing a dry, crazy chick the temp and humidity recovered within minutes. I cannot wait till the next hatch!

These are the cuties that hatched:

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Aww! I can't wait for mine. I go into lockdown on Saturday. so far I candled and all looks well so just waiting to candle again on saturday when I take out the turners. I'll keep you posted

 

[oregonkat]

I just wanted to do a quick update on my hatch. We had 10 eggs going into lock down and we ended up with 6 successful hatches—not perfect, but I was satisfied with how things went. I feel like I got to know the incubator and am currently planning on setting another group soon.

We did eggtopsies on the four that did not hatch. One stopped developing early—likely at lockdown or even just before. One hit a blood vessel when pipping (we believe) and bled out too much and died. One was ill positioned, with it’s head bent over between it’s legs, so it didn’t pip. The last was our only real mystery—it was perfectly positioned and ready to go, but just did not pip. Nothing seemed wrong with the egg, membrane, yolk...so who knows.

Humidity and temp stayed steady during lockdown. Even after removing a dry, crazy chick the temp and humidity recovered within minutes. I cannot wait till the next hatch!

These are the cuties that hatched:

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You should enter that first pic into the cutest photo contest going on now. Adorable.

 

[karenglenn2]

Help! Using my new incuview, 12 days into hatching silkies. I ran it for two days, two separate times before putting eggs in and calibrated temp and humidity using 2 different thermometers and hygrometers, they all matched the ones on the bator. but I have struggled with humidity ever since putting eggs in. If I fill even the smallest reservoir humidity shoots up to 80 and stays there til the water is gone, then down to 10. I have tried dripping water with an iv bag and tubing, which worked perfectly with my old bator but I can’t drip it slow enough to keep humidity below 50%. I’ve tried moist sponges, which shoots it up then dry sponges to bring it down, have found the only thing that works for me is a 10 cc syringe connected to the iv tubing which runs under the eggs to the center reservoir. I put in a few drops every hour or so to keep humidity between 30 and 50%, but over night it drops back down to 10, even tho it’s at 50% at bedtime. Suggestions? Anyone else have these issues? And what is this wild fluctuation doing to my babies?

 

[aart]

If I fill even the smallest reservoir humidity shoots up to 80 and stays there til the water is gone,

This kept mine below 50%.
How did you calibrate your hygrometer?
Is the vent plug in or out?

 

[aart]

Speaking of ventilation...only one hole, open or closed during lockdown/hatching?
Have had it closed to partially open to open throughout, playing with humidity levels.
I find it odd that there is only one hole for ventilation.
They need some air exchange, right...more so during hatching?

Cross posted on the other Incuview thread .....maybe someone here has some insight?

 

[karenglenn2]

This kept mine below 50%.
How did you calibrate your hygrometer?
Is the vent plug in or out?

I used the salt/water in a Tupperware container. Plug is out, the probe from my external hygrometer goes in the plug hole

 

[aart]

I used the salt/water in a Tupperware container. Plug is out, the probe from my external hygrometer goes in the plug hole

Is the external hygrometer at the same level(and have the same reading) as the hygrometer in the lid?

 

[karenglenn2]

Yes, within a couple of degrees, and often exactly the same