Janoel8-48 Humidity ?s

[barlowchiro]

Hi. I just got a Janoel8-48 incubator.

I filled both channels with water and am letting it run for a few days - 1 week before putting eggs into it.

In the instruction book, it says the first 17 days my humidity should be 65%, but it has been running for a few hours and I can't seem to get the humidity higher than 40-42%.

The temp is holding steady at 37.6.

Any tips?

I have it in my basement, maybe the air is too dry down there and I need to move it to a different room...

Thanks for you input!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Hi. I just got a Janoel8-48 incubator.

I filled both channels with water and am letting it run for a few days - 1 week before putting eggs into it.

In the instruction book, it says the first 17 days my humidity should be 65%, but it has been running for a few hours and I can't seem to get the humidity higher than 40-42%.

The temp is holding steady at 37.6.

Any tips?

I have it in my basement, maybe the air is too dry down there and I need to move it to a different room...

Thanks for you input!

65% during the first 17 days is wayyyyyyy to high for just about any home incubator.

My suggestion is (make sure your hygrometers/thermometers are accurate first) and keep it at that 40 % range and check your air cells for growth. Here is something to help you understand why we control humidity and how to make sure that your humidity is working for you. I don't know how well a "dry" or low incubation method works in anything other than the styrofoam bators, but the concept of choosing a range and checking air cells should be applied to any bator. http://letsraisechickens.weebly.com...anuals-understanding-and-controlling-humidity

 

[barlowchiro]

My concern is that when I am ready for lockdown, my incubator won't get up to 75% +/-.

I have both channels filled with water now, and it won't move above 41%.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

My concern is that when I am ready for lockdown, my incubator won't get up to 75% +/-.

I have both channels filled with water now, and it won't move above 41%.

Lockdown...yes.... I use a couple wet sponges in my bator. I set them right on the screen that my eggs sit on and that way if my humidity dips I can just pull out a spong and re-wet it and slide it back in. Some people use clothes or an extra pan of water. Anything that increases the surface area of the water will aid in raising the humidity.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Lockdown recommendations are technically 65%. (I use 75%) Many people that are hands off after lockdown do fine with 65% or even a tad lower.

 

[barlowchiro]

OK. Thanks for the information, I really appreciate it.

Since humidity has to do more with surface area of the water, I am going to experiment with putting water in the entire bottom of the incubator as opposed to just the two channels and see if that raises the humidity.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

OK. Thanks for the information, I really appreciate it.

Since humidity has to do more with surface area of the water, I am going to experiment with putting water in the entire bottom of the incubator as opposed to just the two channels and see if that raises the humidity.

I found these sponge clothes at the dollar store:

I got them to basically do what you are talking about (only I have an lg and it has overflow holes on the bottom) and for lockdown I spread them out, but only three come in the pack and one side had two the other had 1 and it threw the temps off in my bator. The side that had two dropped the temp and wouldn't even out so (since my eggs were already in) I just managed to pull them up to the top and fold them over. Temps evened back out. I think if they'd have been equal on both sides it would have been perfect. I also use the regular sponges at the top too.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

OK. Thanks for the information, I really appreciate it.

Since humidity has to do more with surface area of the water, I am going to experiment with putting water in the entire bottom of the incubator as opposed to just the two channels and see if that raises the humidity.

Good luck.

 

[Sarafena1982]

Hi.  I just got a Janoel8-48 incubator.

I filled both channels with water and am letting it run for a few days - 1 week before putting eggs into it.

In the instruction book, it says the first 17 days my humidity should be 65%, but it has been running for a few hours and I can't seem to get the humidity higher than 40-42%.

The temp is holding steady at 37.6.

Any tips?

I have it in my basement, maybe the air is too dry down there and I need to move it to a different room...

Thanks for you input!

I also have this type of incubator and I found that if you just rely on the unit itself for your readings they Tend to be way off. I've talked to multiple people with the unit and they all have the same problem. So I would highly suggest if you already haven't got multiple humidity and temperature gauges and put them throughout the incubator it maybe a good idea. My first hatch I did with this incubator I lost them all and I even had two live up to day 25. The readings were telling me that I was dead on in temperature and humidity later to only find out that my dead on temperature was actually 94 degrees in there. Also the humidity that was reading wonderfully was actually over a hundred percent humidity. After finding out how to calibrate the machine to read the quote on quote in correct way from the manual I am actually loving it because I was so ready to give up on it. I really do wish you the best of luck

 

[barlowchiro]

I will pick up a couple of other thermometers and hydrometers.

Anyone have any suggestions as to where to buy a good reliable one?

Thanks!