Shaws call duck incubation thread (hatch a wonderful(worthless to Ralphie) dux thread)

[holm25]

Hey @holm25
I'm gonna put you in my incubator ok?

Sounds good

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I ran in and looked real fast on break. . it's now reading 65% with the whole thing inside the bag.
that makes no sense whatsoever since your supposed to be able to run this probe out a window to get the OUTSIDE temp and humidity.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I ran in and looked real fast on break. . it's now reading 65% with the whole thing inside the bag.
that makes no sense whatsoever since your supposed to be able to run this probe out a window to get the OUTSIDE temp and humidity.

 

[duluthralphie]

Fake Eilleen....are you sure you are reading it correctly?

You can tell the difference between 2... 3....and 5 can't you?

I mean those are tricky for " normal kids"....but for some one that has been going to school as long as you have.....well, it can be down right near impossible.....

 

[WVduckchick]

So, I looked at the listing on that again and it only says the probe reads temperature. It does NOT say the probe also reads humidity, so I bet it doesn't. Put the whole thing in the bag and see what happens.

great catch Pyxis!

My probe ones don't read humidity thru the probe either. Just temperature.

 

[WVduckchick]

I ran in and looked real fast on break. . it's now reading 65% with the whole thing inside the bag.
that makes no sense whatsoever since your supposed to be able to run this probe out a window to get the OUTSIDE temp and humidity.

The 2 temps say IN and OUT, the humidity it one reading, so the humidity sensor is inside the big part.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Fake Eilleen....are you sure you are reading it correctly?

You can tell the difference between 2... 3....and 5 can't you?

I mean those are tricky for " normal kids"....but for some one that has been going to school as long as you have.....well, it can be down right near impossible.....

I didn't pick up much in school remember?

great catch Pyxis!

My probe ones don't read humidity thru the probe either. Just temperature.

The 2 temps say IN and OUT, the humidity it one reading, so the humidity sensor is inside the big part.

Yep. . y'all are spot on. It was reading 69% when I got home. it did not state on the box that the humidity was indoor. . . oh well . . I'll use it elsewhere.

here is what they had at my local hardware store. . I'm gonna try to make due with it and Holms for now I wanna set these eggs!
So Holms says my humidity in incubator is at about 20%
Is that ok to start off or should I add some water?

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I think this new one is going to be accurate. It's already ready 70%.
Oh oh oh and I got one more egg from the girls today
So I have a total of 14 to set.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

One more note if anyone wants to know. . the digital read out on the incubator itself says the humidity is 47% . .
But in the instructions it states that it will not read accurately if there is no water added to the chambers.

 

[WVduckchick]

Don't add any water yet. Add the eggs and see where it stabilizes first. Is the temp holding well? Much more important than the humidity to start with.