Comments on: Humidity Levels For Egg Incubation http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/ Meet the animals and harvest the information without getting your hands dirty! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:39:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Farming Friends » Duck Eggs Hatching Early And Late http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/#comment-14406 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:28:25 +0000 http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/#comment-14406 [...] Choose incubation eggs carefully. Avoid incubating eggs that are too small. If keeping eggs prior to incubation then store in the correct conditions (pay particular attention to temperature and humidity conditions). Do not store eggs for more than 7 days before incubation. If storing eggs before incubation, then turn the eggs regularly. http://www.farmingfriends.com/choosing-and-storing-eggs-before-incubation/ Regularly check the temperature in the incubator. http://www.farmingfriends.com/a-temperature-guide-for-different-species-of-birds-eggs-in-the-incubator/ Try to maintain the correct temperature in the incubator at all times. Check the temperature in the incubator room is not too high. Regularly check the humidity in the incubator. http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/ Try to maintain the correct humidity levels in the incubator at all time. Note that the required temperature and humidity levels are not the same throughout the whole of the incubation period. A wet bulb thermometer maybe a good purchase to help accurately measure the humidity and temperature levels in the incubator. http://www.farmingfriends.com/a-wet-bulb-thermometer/ Check that the incubator is working correctly and has a constant temperature throughout the whole of the incubator. Reasons for a late hatch include:Large Eggs. Old Eggs. Improperly stored eggs. Temperature too low in the incubator. Humidity in the incubator too high. Warm and cool areas in the incubator. Here are some handy tips to help prevent eggs hatching late; [...] […] Choose incubation eggs carefully. Avoid incubating eggs that are too small. If keeping eggs prior to incubation then store in the correct conditions (pay particular attention to temperature and humidity conditions). Do not store eggs for more than 7 days before incubation. If storing eggs before incubation, then turn the eggs regularly. http://www.farmingfriends.com/choosing-and-storing-eggs-before-incubation/ Regularly check the temperature in the incubator. http://www.farmingfriends.com/a-temperature-guide-for-different-species-of-birds-eggs-in-the-incubator/ Try to maintain the correct temperature in the incubator at all times. Check the temperature in the incubator room is not too high. Regularly check the humidity in the incubator. http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/ Try to maintain the correct humidity levels in the incubator at all time. Note that the required temperature and humidity levels are not the same throughout the whole of the incubation period. A wet bulb thermometer maybe a good purchase to help accurately measure the humidity and temperature levels in the incubator. http://www.farmingfriends.com/a-wet-bulb-thermometer/ Check that the incubator is working correctly and has a constant temperature throughout the whole of the incubator. Reasons for a late hatch include:Large Eggs. Old Eggs. Improperly stored eggs. Temperature too low in the incubator. Humidity in the incubator too high. Warm and cool areas in the incubator. Here are some handy tips to help prevent eggs hatching late; […]

]]> by: Sara @ Farming Friends http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/#comment-10269 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:31:34 +0000 http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/#comment-10269 Hi Marcia, I believe that low humidity is caused by high temperatures which dry out the water trays in the incubator and help the humidity in the atmosphere evaporate. If you wish to increase the humidity levels in the incubator then add more water to the water trays in the incubator. You could also try to increase the humidity levels in the room in which the incubator is. You may also need to regulate the temperature in the room in which the incubator is in so that the temperature in the incubator doesn't get too high. I hope this information is of use and that the turkey eggs hatch out ok. Good luck and let us know how you get on. Kind regards Sara @ farmingfriends Hi Marcia,
I believe that low humidity is caused by high temperatures which dry out the water trays in the incubator and help the humidity in the atmosphere evaporate. If you wish to increase the humidity levels in the incubator then add more water to the water trays in the incubator. You could also try to increase the humidity levels in the room in which the incubator is. You may also need to regulate the temperature in the room in which the incubator is in so that the temperature in the incubator doesn’t get too high.

I hope this information is of use and that the turkey eggs hatch out ok. Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Kind regards
Sara @ farmingfriends

]]> by: Marcia Reaves http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/#comment-10241 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:57:08 +0000 http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/#comment-10241 can you tell me how to raise humidity in incubator for turkey eggs. we have a homemade incubator that measures approx. 36" tall, 36" deep and about 24" side. It has 3 tray levels. My son is trying to hatch turkey eggs and is having trouble getting humidity about 68. Any tips will be appreciated can you tell me how to raise humidity in incubator for turkey eggs. we have a homemade incubator that measures approx. 36″ tall, 36″ deep and about 24″ side. It has 3 tray levels.
My son is trying to hatch turkey eggs and is having trouble getting humidity about 68. Any tips will be appreciated

]]> by: Sara @ Farming Friends http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/#comment-182 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:37:01 +0000 http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/#comment-182 Hi Sally, Thanks for your comment and question. A wet bulb thermometer measures the humidity in the incubator and can look like an ordinary thermometer. The only difference is that the bulb on this thermometer is covered with a cloth that is kept wet using a wick and a small container of water. The wet bulb thermometer is easy to read. It is just like reading an ordinary thermometer. For more information click on this link - <a title="A article about the wet bulb thermometer." href="http://www.farmingfriends.com/a-wet-bulb-thermometer/" rel="nofollow">Wet bulb thermometer</a>. Hope that helps. Sara @ Farming Friends Hi Sally,

Thanks for your comment and question.

A wet bulb thermometer measures the humidity in the incubator and can look like an ordinary thermometer. The only difference is that the bulb on this thermometer is covered with a cloth that is kept wet using a wick and a small container of water.

The wet bulb thermometer is easy to read. It is just like reading an ordinary thermometer.

For more information click on this link - Wet bulb thermometer.

Hope that helps.

Sara @ Farming Friends

]]> by: sally http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/#comment-178 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:41:49 +0000 http://www.farmingfriends.com/humidity-levels-for-egg-incubation/#comment-178 Thank you for this useful information. Is the wet bulb thermometer difficult to read? Thank you for this useful information. Is the wet bulb thermometer difficult to read?

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