Hi all,
Here is some back story: last year I did dry incubation a couple times April-May with the nurture right 360 with success - humidity stayed in the 35-40% range. Had a good hatch rate.
This year I started batch #1 in January and found out ambient humidity is my nemesis atm. Currently on batch #2 using water in the A reservoir only and humidity has stayed in the 46-49% range throughout with the vent wide open. Today was the first day of "lockdown" and by changing the vent from wide open to 1/3 open the humidity is around 63%. Based on past trial and error I feel that adding water to the B reservoir will spike humidity too high. This is a small batch, 3 eggs made it to lockdown.
I don't weigh or measure moisture loss - though when I candled for lockdown the moisture loss/size of the air sac seems to be right on par.
Think it's safe to keep the 63% humidity all the way through lockdown? And/or tips to raise it without adding to the B reservoir and without endangering hatching chicks?
Here is some back story: last year I did dry incubation a couple times April-May with the nurture right 360 with success - humidity stayed in the 35-40% range. Had a good hatch rate.
This year I started batch #1 in January and found out ambient humidity is my nemesis atm. Currently on batch #2 using water in the A reservoir only and humidity has stayed in the 46-49% range throughout with the vent wide open. Today was the first day of "lockdown" and by changing the vent from wide open to 1/3 open the humidity is around 63%. Based on past trial and error I feel that adding water to the B reservoir will spike humidity too high. This is a small batch, 3 eggs made it to lockdown.
I don't weigh or measure moisture loss - though when I candled for lockdown the moisture loss/size of the air sac seems to be right on par.
Think it's safe to keep the 63% humidity all the way through lockdown? And/or tips to raise it without adding to the B reservoir and without endangering hatching chicks?
