Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: naturesparadise on March 20, 2008, 14:52
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hi this is what my incy is holding right now but is this right or wrong
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e378/mantis2/garden/hm1.jpg)
as i dont want to stuff it up this time
thanks
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no ideas any one i think it should be 80% can anyone confirm this please
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Just looked in a book and it says:
Room where incubater is housed should be 24deg c/76degf
and Inside incy : day one -18, 100 degf and 52% humidity
day 19-21, 99degf and 75% humidity
And humidity in room where incy housed 60% humidity
I've neva done incubaters so just sayin what i've just read
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Just looked in a book and it says:
Room where incubater is housed should be 24deg c/76degf
and Inside incy : day one -18, 100 degf and 52% humidity
day 19-21, 99degf and 75% humidity
And humidity in room where incy housed 60% humidity
I've neva done incubaters so just sayin what i've just read
thanks for looking my homemade incubator holds 100f so no prob there
but ill up the humidity to 60%
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Just looked in a book and it says:
Room where incubater is housed should be 24deg c/76degf
and Inside incy : day one -18, 100 degf and 52% humidityday 19-21, 99degf and 75% humidity
And humidity in room where incy housed 60% humidity
I've neva done incubaters so just sayin what i've just read
thanks for looking my homemade incubator holds 100f so no prob there
but ill up the humidity to 60%
I've underlined the bit about humidity in the incy it says 52% not 60%
Would hate you to get it wrong an it be my fault :(
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:oops: :oops: :oops: sorry i meant 52% i really need a new keyboard :lol: :lol:
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The humidity in the UK has altered considerably in the last 25 years or so, in as much as its gone up, so a many of the intructions our now out of date. This is the case both in books and in the instructions that come with the incubators.
Remember, you will get as many dead in shells from too much moisture as you will from not having enough.
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The humidity in the UK has altered considerably in the last 25 years or so, in as much as its gone up, so a many of the intructions our now out of date. This is the case both in books and in the instructions that come with the incubators.
Remember, you will get as many dead in shells from too much moisture as you will from not having enough.
so would you say 52% would be a good mark or lower :?: :?:
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Hi Bodger the book I'm getting the info from is dated 2002, but like I said b4 I've no real experience, was just trying to help
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I'm not into science in anyway, but basically, I only put water into my incubator for the last few days. You should check out where and when your book was written.
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I'm not into science in anyway, but basicall, I only put water into my incubator for the last few days. You should check out where and when your book was written.
so do you think it best to take out the water until say day 18 ???????
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Its tricky, because although chicken eggs are supposed to take 21 days to hatch, I'm sure that we've all had them hatch in 19 days. I'd give them another day or two.
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Its tricky, because although chicken eggs are supposed to take 21 days to hatch, I'm sure that we've all had them hatch in 19 days. I'd give them another day or two.
well im not putting the eggs in until tomz i have just put in a bigger water pot with more water and see what it says
but if it starts jumping around to much ill take out the pot and put it back at day 15
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I'm not into science in anyway, but basically, I only put water into my incubator for the last few days. You should check out where and when your book was written.
It's a Katie Thear book on smallholding, first published in 2002.
But it's kind of getting off the point. You have had previous experience in Incubaters I have not.
No - one else had replied to NP and like I said I was just trying to help
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I'm not into science in anyway, but basically, I only put water into my incubator for the last few days. You should check out where and when your book was written.
It's a Katie Thear book on smallholding, first published in 2002.
But it's kind of getting off the point. You have had previous experience in Incubaters I have not.
No - one else had replied to NP and like I said I was just trying to help
and i am happy for any help i can get :wink: :wink:
all input is welcome and i think all bodger meant was that some books and internet info is out of date as new discoveries are made daily
i make notes of all info and then i have a cross reference to look at
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I've had previous experience with incubators Vembers, thats why I use broodys whenever possible :roll:
I've just loaned my incubator out to someone and it must be four or five years since I last used it. The one disadvatage that I have in the show ring against people who use incubators, is that I rarely get the early chicks that they do.
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I've had previous experience with incubators Vembers, thats why I use broodys whenever possible :roll:
And it's thanks to your experience and others, that I too always use broodys rather than incubators :wink:
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I've had previous experience with incubators Vembers, thats why I use broodys whenever possible :roll:
I've just loaned my incubator out to someone and it must be four or five years since I last used it. The one disadvatage that I have in the show ring against people who use incubators, is that I rarely get the early chicks that they do.
I know the feeling - with heavy breeds if they are incubated very early they have a real advantage, I know some breeders will stick them on december and show the following year as pullets and cockerels specially with dual purpose breeds where big is best! :wink:
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i must admit i am very excited right now i just hope i dont do sumit wrong again :cry: :cry:
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The B******s :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Beggars was the word I used. :lol: