Eggs on Lockdown

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Re: Eggs on Lockdown

Post by KimChick » Thu May 23, 2019 7:06 pm

kenya wrote:
Thu May 23, 2019 6:59 pm
If there is condensation on the lid your humidity is way too high and will drown the chicks.
Oh my, then I will not add anymore water.
Maybe I'll open the vent hole for a bit?
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Re: Eggs on Lockdown

Post by KimChick » Thu May 23, 2019 7:31 pm

Thanks!
I have opened the vent half way, and the humidity is down to 58% already.
Possibly things are different for this hatch, not only for the reasons above, but also the # of eggs. Last year at lockdown, there were 12; this year there are 20.
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Re: Eggs on Lockdown

Post by KimChick » Fri May 24, 2019 8:50 am

Sheesh! It must be because of the temperature of the room.
1. I left the vent half way open all night; H went down to 54%.
2. I tried to wipe off the condensation (with efficiency of movement when opening the lid) and
found that the condensation was in between the plastic windows of the lid.
Anyone ever have that happen?
And what does it mean?
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Re: Eggs on Lockdown

Post by Jaye » Fri May 24, 2019 9:17 am

I think it means the seal between the two panes of your viewing window has failed and moisture is getting trapped. I have not had this happen (since I've only ever used an incubator once - LOL), but I think the moisture between the panes may dissipate/evaporate after the incubator has been off for awhile.
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Re: Eggs on Lockdown

Post by Ontario Chick » Fri May 24, 2019 9:32 am

KimChick wrote:
Fri May 24, 2019 8:50 am

2. I tried to wipe off the condensation (with efficiency of movement when opening the lid) and
found that the condensation was in between the plastic windows of the lid.
Anyone ever have that happen?
And what does it mean?
I have had that happen with a NEW incubator on a trial run.
It affected the humidity in the incubator, and I complained to the manufacturer
Their suggestion was that I RE- GLUE THE WINDOWS !
Since it was a NEW incubator, I politely declined and they send a replacement incubator, , which interestingly enough had the windows attached differently.
Since they didn't want the defective one back, I did try to RE- glue the windows, just to see if it would work, but the problem persisted and I ended up using it as a hatcher, since it worked OK for 4 or 5 days needed.
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Re: Eggs on Lockdown

Post by KimChick » Fri May 24, 2019 10:55 am

Boy.
I bought the incubator used, and I think I'm the 3rd owner.
The humidity reading on the display says 56%, so I mostly covered the vent hole and will keep a watch on it. I'm thinking that if it is between the panes, it is not affecting the humidity inside too much with that reading.
DH says there is probably condensation because the room is much cooler than the incubator, so after the hatch, I will reseal the panes to the Styrofoam after it dries.
Fingers crossed!!!!
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Re: Eggs on Lockdown

Post by Kbr42 » Fri May 24, 2019 10:58 am

Since we have the same incubator, I often have condensation between the panes of the viewing windows. I haven't noticed it affects the hatched and it goes away after the incubator is off for a couple of days.
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Re: Eggs on Lockdown

Post by Jaye » Fri May 24, 2019 11:27 am

I am not sure what incubator you have, but I bought and calibrated a hygrometer to put right inside my little giant forced air, because I did not trust the humidity reading on the display. Good thing too - it was way off.
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Re: Eggs on Lockdown

Post by Ontario Chick » Fri May 24, 2019 12:06 pm

I never trusted the read out and did my own measuring on the inside, to double check things.
The condensation in the window in mine might have been result of something different from yours, but I found in mine that even with re-sealing the window the condensation was back day four or five and after that the humidity couldn't be controlled.
Which made for a very good hatcher, but not a very good incubator. ;)
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Re: Eggs on Lockdown

Post by KimChick » Fri May 24, 2019 7:12 pm

Last year, when I used the incubator in July (hatch was at the end of July), there was no condensation.
This time, I'm using it earlier, and with more eggs. And we all know what the weather has been like.
Thanks for that info, Kbr42; it's comforting to know.
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