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A Colorado breeder on here has it on his page.. Sackman I think?
My last hatch the humidity read up close to 80 after everyone started hatching after being around 65-70 for lockdown.
Why are they drying out if the humidity is too high then?
I can't really say. Sometimes I think mine are dry but it's hard to tell. They may only appear to be dry.
While we may have all the temps and humidity things right, we may be doing other things wrong. I've read a number of posters who have their incubator placed in the wrong area of the house. Still others are candleing and messing about inside the incubator far more than needs to be. I candle once and only once. Any eggs that look iffy I leave til the end.
High traffic areas are not good. Nor are rooms where the temp is too high or too low. 70- 80 is the rule. At least that's what I've read. I have mine in my office and keep the door closed and monitor the temp in the room. No fans or open windows. I keep a thermometer on the wall. My office is small. Different parts of the same room can be different temperatures. You can not trust the thermostat. IMO this is where many are making a mistake. The article states this very fact.
The humidity of the room also is a factor that needs to be taken into consideration. This also is mentioned in the article. Don Schrider of the ALBC , as I recall, keeps his incubator in his basement.
With all due respect I don't take advice from everyone here since many disagree with the "experts". What works for one doesn't work for all and you'll need to find your niche.
If you haven't requested the article I offer than perhaps you might. I know it's helped me. Start with the basics and tweak things to what works for you.
I have a Genesis 1588 and I have had to adjust the temp once. I loaned it to a friend and she didn't have as good a hatch but then IMO she had it placed in the wrong area of the house.
Right now? The thermo and hygro reads 71.9* / 61%. Just sitting on the shelf. The glass thermometers are hard to read but the one on the outside wall looks to be about 75*. This is with the door open BTW. I keep it closed when I'm hatching.
Don't worry you'll get it and things will be fine.
Rancher
A Colorado breeder on here has it on his page.. Sackman I think?
My last hatch the humidity read up close to 80 after everyone started hatching after being around 65-70 for lockdown.
Why are they drying out if the humidity is too high then?
I can't really say. Sometimes I think mine are dry but it's hard to tell. They may only appear to be dry.
While we may have all the temps and humidity things right, we may be doing other things wrong. I've read a number of posters who have their incubator placed in the wrong area of the house. Still others are candleing and messing about inside the incubator far more than needs to be. I candle once and only once. Any eggs that look iffy I leave til the end.
High traffic areas are not good. Nor are rooms where the temp is too high or too low. 70- 80 is the rule. At least that's what I've read. I have mine in my office and keep the door closed and monitor the temp in the room. No fans or open windows. I keep a thermometer on the wall. My office is small. Different parts of the same room can be different temperatures. You can not trust the thermostat. IMO this is where many are making a mistake. The article states this very fact.
The humidity of the room also is a factor that needs to be taken into consideration. This also is mentioned in the article. Don Schrider of the ALBC , as I recall, keeps his incubator in his basement.
With all due respect I don't take advice from everyone here since many disagree with the "experts". What works for one doesn't work for all and you'll need to find your niche.
If you haven't requested the article I offer than perhaps you might. I know it's helped me. Start with the basics and tweak things to what works for you.
I have a Genesis 1588 and I have had to adjust the temp once. I loaned it to a friend and she didn't have as good a hatch but then IMO she had it placed in the wrong area of the house.
Right now? The thermo and hygro reads 71.9* / 61%. Just sitting on the shelf. The glass thermometers are hard to read but the one on the outside wall looks to be about 75*. This is with the door open BTW. I keep it closed when I'm hatching.
Don't worry you'll get it and things will be fine.
Rancher
