Janoel 24. INCUBATOR EXPERTS PLEASE

[Saved By Grace]

Does anyone own a Janoel 24 incubator. I am new to hatching, and the instructions they gave me were shocking.

What im wanting to know is: Why is there a HU setting for the humidity if the humidity is controled by the amount of water? or is the Humidity controlled by that setting with the water?

Also, There is a little hole on top of the incubator that i can close and open. should i close this or leave it open?

I may ask more questions as this thread gets answered (if it does )

Should I keep my incubator at factory settings? Alow the water to determine humidity?

 

[Amiga]

I am not a hatcher but perhaps @yinepu or @charlindabob or someone else can check in soon.

I have seen some references that new hatchers are keeping the humidity a bit high.

 

[Saved By Grace]

Thanks for the reply. Incubators keeping the humidity high? so the setting keeps it high? or does the water level determine humidity? or is it both?

thanks for your assitance

 

[Amiga]

From what I read here I think both.

 

[Jerimnz]

Just wondering if you found anything out yet?

 

[Jerimnz]

Just wondering if you ever figured your Janoel 24 out. I just got mine today and am checking the temperature. I see the little hole. The instructions say something about more humidity at the end of the hatch time so I would guess you close it. but its just a guess. How well does yours keep temperature? I have to get another thermometer to put in it to check. Have you hatched anything yet?

 

[Jerimnz]

Udate. First hatch starting to pip and zip. Two zipped on day 19 4-5 pips. Temp accurate. Turner worked well. Closed humidity opening. Adding water daily. So for a more economical incubater its great.

 

[Jacqdiva]

Does anyone own a Janoel 24 incubator. I am new to hatching, and the instructions they gave me were shocking.

What im wanting to know is: Why is there a HU setting for the humidity if the humidity is controled by the amount of water? or is the Humidity controlled by that setting with the water?

Also, There is a little hole on top of the incubator that i can close and open. should i close this or leave it open?

I may ask more questions as this thread gets answered (if it does )

Should I keep my incubator at factory settings? Alow the water to determine humidity?

I have the same one. Yes the instructions are woeful!!! I read it all and decided as it says if you are not sure, go with the factory settings, which I have done. Just fill second water tank for lock down and shut the ventilation hole too. Hope this helps.

 

[Jerimnz]

I too have this incubator. I added water daily into the first hole at the bottom front and when I put it in lock down I added water into both holes and closed the vent. I used another temp gauge in F to keep tabs on temp. You can use a hygrometer to watch humidity,I didn't . My first hatch of 15 chicken eggs I got 13 to hatch. The last 2 were not fertile. The next hatch I tried guineas and only one hatched. Most of the eggs were not fertile but of the four that were that's all I hatched. I noticed a temp spike a couple of times of over 101 so that might have been the problem. I'm going to try again soon. Will monitor temp much closer.

 

[tinyhillfarm]

I have the same incubator, wondering what temp I should keep it at? I have it set 38.2 per instruction in box , is this too high? Also what did you maintain humidity at? Thanks