I am wondering about the humidity in my still air incubator. It has channels on the bottom that I keep filled with water but I was reading that the humidity needs to be at 95% the week before hatching. How does one change the humidity level and how important is a humidity thermometer in the incubator.
I recently hatched 12 chicks from a styrofoam incubator. It had two channels on the bottom. only one needs to be filled until the last week, thats when you need to keep both of them full. This changes your humidity. Hope this helps.
Humidity causes mast problems in hatching and i believe incubator producers could stop this by detailing and explaining humidity principle in their product guides. I find them very vague, you got to remember where you are and when you are . there is always water present in the air outside the incubator. only reduced in cold dry winter time and high altitudes . water is only required to replace moisture lost and not add moisture and to soften the shell for easy escape. also it is better for the bird to be in the air gap before any water is added, other wise the beek will need to penetrate a condom instead of a membrane
By beverly smith (Bev238) on Saturday, April 17, 1999 - 09:08 pm:
By Scotsdumpie on Sunday, July 4, 1999 - 08:06 am: