Temp. & Humid.

[Iva S.]

what humidity should I keep my incubator? I did some research and most people seem to be suggesting to start off with around 50% and increase to 65-70% in the last 3 days. People say the temperature should be 99.5. What is an ok range for the temperature to be?

 

[Miss717]

Is the incubator forced air or still air?

 

[Iva S.]

Is the incubator forced air or still air?

Still aired

 

[Miss717]

I believe that the temperature in a still air incubator is supposed to be 101.5

 

[Iva S.]

I believe that the temperature in a still air incubator is supposed to be 101.5

Good to know, thank you. But what about the humidity?

 

[Miss717]

Based on what I know which isn't a whole lot 50% seems high.

 

[BYC910]

Still air temperature 101.5 at the top of the eggs . Have a thermometer on the top of the eggs and keep it there . Question hand turn or auto turner ?Humidity bring the incubator up to temperature without water check the humidity . If anywhere between thirty and fifty percent that's good enough . Depending on where you live a dry incubator will have enough humidity to work just fine . If you live in a humid area of the country it is important to know what your normal relative humidity is . This greatly affects the humidity in the incubator . I live in Tennessee and ours runs around 60% most of the time and I incubate at around thirty to thirty five percent. with very little water added sparingly .Hatch at 65 %.

 

[Iva S.]

Still air temperature 101.5 at the top of the eggs . Have a thermometer on the top of the eggs and keep it there . Question hand turn or auto turner ?Humidity bring the incubator up to temperature without water check the humidity . If anywhere between thirty and fifty percent that's good enough . Depending on where you live a dry incubator will have enough humidity to work just fine . If you live in a humid area of the country it is important to know what your normal relative humidity is . This greatly affects the humidity in the incubator . I live in Tennessee and ours runs around 60% most of the time and I incubate at around thirty to thirty five percent. with very little water added sparingly .Hatch at 65 %.

I hand turn them

 

[BYC910]

I hand turn them

That's what I thought you do most still air hatchers do . Just make sure your temperature is 101.5 at the top of the eggs . Guard against temperature spikes . Those are deadly. Are you incubating at this time ? Have you calibrated your thermometer and hygrometer ? What are you using for a thermometer a hygrometer ? Always good to double check those . Temperature is the most important stay on top of that . I do a preset candle checking for cracks and dethatched air cells pinholes in the egg and porous eggs . Pay attention to air cells at this candle and look for air bubbles sure sign the egg will go bad . You can candle as often as you like your in there all the time anyway. Fresh to ten day old eggs will have next to no air cell. Veins should appear around day four . I'm not sure If I have the chart for air cell growth . If you need os just ask . I may be telling you things you already know . We can put together a small army of helpful hatchers if you need it just let us know .

 

[Iva S.]

That's what I thought you do most still air hatchers do . Just make sure your temperature is 101.5 at the top of the eggs . Guard against temperature spikes . Those are deadly. Are you incubating at this time ? Have you calibrated your thermometer and hygrometer ? What are you using for a thermometer a hygrometer ? Always good to double check those . Temperature is the most important stay on top of that . I do a preset candle checking for cracks and dethatched air cells pinholes in the egg and porous eggs . Pay attention to air cells at this candle and look for air bubbles sure sign the egg will go bad . You can candle as often as you like your in there all the time anyway. Fresh to ten day old eggs will have next to no air cell. Veins should appear around day four . I'm not sure If I have the chart for air cell growth . If you need os just ask . I may be telling you things you already know . We can put together a small army of helpful hatchers if you need it just let us know .

I am not incubating at this time, but I will start incubating on probably this coming Friday. As for the hygrometer, I’m using this one https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-Ther...sr=8-4&keywords=acurite+hygrometer&pldnSite=1 it’s a homemade incubator and I’m still experimenting about how to keep my humidity where it needs to be, and now that I know my temp. should be 2 degrees above where it is, I’ll be working on that too. A small army of helpful Hatcher’s would actually be amazing. I tried to hatch my first batch at the beginning of October, but all 10 died partway through because my thermometer was inaccurate and I did t actually have a hygrometer (oops.) However, I want to do the best I can to ensure this batch makes it.