Nurture Right 360

[ChickyFeed]

Hey...I’m new here!! Just put my first batch of eggs into my incubator and humidity is 59%. How can I get it to go down? I’ve tried closing the vent more...any suggestions appreciated

 

[Pyxis]

Humidity is determined by the surface area of the water. You have to lower the surface area. That means emptying water out of the troughs. Did you fill just one trough or both?

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[ChickyFeed]

Humidity is determined by the surface area of the water. You have to lower the surface area. That means emptying water out of the troughs. Did you fill just one trough or both?

And !

I filled just the one side...I opened the vent more and the humidity went down...I’m gonna try and tweet the that way.. trial and error is My way of life

 

[Pyxis]

Did you fill the smaller trough or the larger one? There's a smaller one that's meant to be used for the first part of incubation, and then a larger one that you fill for lockdown. The smaller one only fills a small trough in the middle.

 

[ChickyFeed]

Just the smaller one...I had to open the vent more to get then % to go down so far so good.

 

[AlderCreekFarms]

I have the same bator, and love it. I've hatched 2 batches of quail with it and once I got my humidity right I didnt have to mess with it except for adding a little water each morning before work and each evening after work (12 hour shifts). Find a good balance between trough A and the vent. You want good ventilation as much as good humidity. Don't forget to take out the turner on lockdown day, fill up both A and B, and lower the temp some...what are you hatching?

 

[AlderCreekFarms]

Hey...I’m new here!! Just put my first batch of eggs into my incubator and humidity is 59%. How can I get it to go down? I’ve tried closing the vent more...any suggestions appreciated

BTW, welcome!! You will love this group! There's always something interesting to read about and good conversations going on.

 

[AlderCreekFarms]

I'm always learning stuff here and I have to make myself check out or I would always be on here!

 

[ChickyFeed]

I have the same bator, and love it. I've hatched 2 batches of quail with it and once I got my humidity right I didnt have to mess with it except for adding a little water each morning before work and each evening after work (12 hour shifts). Find a good balance between trough A and the vent. You want good ventilation as much as good humidity. Don't forget to take out the turner on lockdown day, fill up both A and B, and lower the temp some...what are you hatching?

Thanks for the info!! I’m hatching frizzle bantams...my broody hen is stealing from the other hen and can’t cover all the eggs so I decided to help her out...not sure what I’m gonna do with all these tiny babies but they sure will be cute

 

[AlderCreekFarms]

Thanks for the info!! I’m hatching frizzle bantams...my broody hen is stealing from the other hen and can’t cover all the eggs so I decided to help her out...not sure what I’m gonna do with all these tiny babies but they sure will be cute

Poor girl lol, not big enough to cover all the eggs she wants to hatch! Yes, they will be adorable.