quail incubation humidity

[shellikirbey]

How is a qui k way to get humidity down

 

[CGilbert]

Get the water out: Towel, sponge, etc

 

[shellikirbey]

I manage to lift the Turner out without dropping any...whew..I dump water out and dryed bottom and put back in and I'll see what gets to then I'll put sponge ..thanks

 

[shellikirbey]

Humidity is 50 now..whew...thanks

 

[Drex]

A bit scary taking out a full turner. I e used a turkey basted in the past to suck out water from the lower troughs and not had to remove the eggs at all.

 

[winc564]

So, I'm new at this. Can anyone give me an idea of how much water to add at a time? My incubator instructions suggest filling one channel, but that puts the humidity really high. Since I'm just playing around with it now, no eggs in it, I dumped that out and put in less, but it still reads 70%.

Also, if I am only putting in a few eggs the first time, does it matter where I place them inside the incubator?

 

[shellikirbey]

I'm no expert but what I've learned with my type incubator was put no water ..only if I see it below 50 then I put in a sponge light wetted down and usually goes up to 50 and I'll fill the channels at hatch to get up 65 70

 

[Tony K T]

So, I'm new at this. Can anyone give me an idea of how much water to add at a time? My incubator instructions suggest filling one channel, but that puts the humidity really high. Since I'm just playing around with it now, no eggs in it, I dumped that out and put in less, but it still reads 70%.

Also, if I am only putting in a few eggs the first time, does it matter where I place them inside the incubator?

Did you try pulling the air plugs out?
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[winc564]

Hi. Mine doesn't have air plugs. Or I am too dumb to see them. It is a Rite Farm model.

 

[winc564]

There are air holes at the base. I did have it pushed back against my counter, but I pulled it away from the wall to see if that helps.