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[SoccerMomof7]

Okay I am lost I have a pan with water and a sponge in it and I still can't get the humidity steady. What now?

 

[deerman]

If need add a 2nd pan of water, I do this the last days for hatching.

 

[SoccerMomof7]

Doesn't the humidity need to be at 50% until the last 3 days? I am going to take that acurite back it has indoor/outdoor settings that should really be reading the same and they are 3 degrees off. One says 95 one says 98, then my other springfield one says its 96! The humidity has also dropped to 38%, maybe I should add another sponge?

 

[Katy]

Everyone has to find what works for them, but I keep my humidity between 30 and 35 for the first 18 days.

 

[SoccerMomof7]

Okay well then my brain is playing tricks on me because I thought you said 50, now I am not panickinig. I am bringing it in the house tomorrow because the temps did drop a couple degrees and I don't want to worry about it once the eggs are in it.

 

[the1much]

my usual is 40-45%first 18 days,, theres people that do "dry incubating" and theirs is even lower, i think around the 20%'s... i have 2 sponges for my pan specially since without a pan my house humid is around 20%

 

[SoccerMomof7]

Well the humidity in my house is very low all the time so maybe that's my problem. I don't know I am at war with my husband because I am going to bring my incubator inside the house, it's still just too cold in the shop. He's say that means I have to wait until it's not and I say that he can be quiet because I am not going to buy something and not use it for months. AGGG!

 

[deerman]

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If your shop stay 65 it would be ok, the sportsman have larger heating elements than those small table tops.

 

[MandyH]

I'm with Burt, mine are in a shed and the temp goes from the 30's to the 90's and I never have to touch my incubators.

 

[SoccerMomof7]

What scares me is that last night it got down to 22 and then the bator dropped to 97 degrees. I can't put eggs in with that variation. I don't know...