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FortCluck
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They could be internally pippedToday is day 18, day 19 starts around 8pm. I keep thinking I hear peeping, am I losing my mind?
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They could be internally pippedToday is day 18, day 19 starts around 8pm. I keep thinking I hear peeping, am I losing my mind?
I do not get the wet bulb and stuff like that so I am not even sure what to suggest. Hopefully someone knows what to do.
Wet bulb (as far as I understand it) seems to be a way of measuring temp and humidity as one measurement. I think the thermometer probe (the mercury bulb) is encased in wet material--so you would be aiming for a "wet bulb" temp, which will be a lower target number than the dry reading would be.
Did I hit anywhere in the vicinity of the target, @R2elk ? @007Sean ?
I read your original post and think you’re in the right track. It will all come down to monitoring the eggs and adjusting the visible water to increase or decrease the rate of loss in the egg. Do not stress out.... there is a fairly wide range of acceptable final weight loss that can hatch, so just focus on seeing noticeable air cell development and you will be fine.Thank you for trying! I do not get the wet bulb stuff either unfortunately. It all sounded so straightforward in the incubator manual!
The readings are about what should be expected to be seen....if the wet bulb wick gets dirty it will affect the readings, as well as the wick drying out, will affect the readings.
If the viewing windows or the inside top and sidewalls are accumulating condensation then the air is at saturation...the air can not hold any more moisture and therefore it condenses on the viewing panes and sidewalls of the incubator. This is where the importance of an accurate, calibrated hygrometer is imperative.
Air flow and barometric pressure apparently also play a role so it may be those things that are throwing off your readings too. The wet bulb should always be lower than the dry bulb reading; if the chart you have is confusing, I would jump on google and find an easy to read chart to figure out your estimated RH%, if that’s easier for you to use and adjust, or, just use the wet bulb reading to monitor your humidity. I’m not sure what it’s supposed to be but I’m sure that information can be found.So there is a wet bulb & a dry bulb in this incubator. The wet bulb temp is almost always considerably lower than the dry bulb temp. The incubator manual has this handy dandy chart that gives the dry bulb temp on one axis & the wet bulb on the other & the place they intersect is supposed to tell you your humidity. It all sounds very straightforward. BUT I haven’t been able to get the wet bulb temp as low as it’s supposed to be ever.