lockdown.

[kjk66ss]

out of about 40 eggs i have 6 that are devloping good. i just put them into lockdown and increased the humidity to 70-75%. i have the hova bator genisis 1588 and the temp has been 99.5-100 the entire 18 days. well when i set the eggs into lockdown and increased the humidity the temp went up to 101,has not gone higher then that. my question is why did the temp go up? i thought that as air temp decreased humidity increased??

 

[mrslb333]

It does rise slightly sometimes as the chicks generate a bit of body heat now

 

[kjk66ss]

what is the best way to increase the humidity while on lock down?

im on day 19 and humidity started to drop,from 75% down to 65%.

 

[nurse_turtle]

65% is plenty damp enough. Some of us don't even go that high. When the chicks start pipping and hatching, the humidity comes up on its own.

 

[kjk66ss]

ok,thanks. that takes some of the worries away..

if the humidity does drop to below an acceptable percentage, will it hurt to lift the lid to set in a wet sponge?