The turkey eggs are about to hit day 21 in the incubator. That means it's time to stop rotating them.
We've been keeping them at about 100° F and 50% humidity.
These are the guidelines we've gotten from a few different sources. One of our friends, who have been very successful, said they don't worry about the humidity at all. They don't have a hygrometer in their incubator even.
Their success speaks for it self, but I decided to mind the humidity none the less. My last (unsuccessful) run of eggs I had a hard time maintaining the humidity.
This time I patched a lot of the holes with black electrical tape. By using it at the bottom in particular, I was able to keep the moisture level up. I also avoided the mess from missing the water channels.
As with most Styrofoam incubators, mine has water channels. Getting the water into them is not easy when you have an automatic egg turner. Last time I seemed to get more into the base with its drainage holes and in turn lost that water all over the wooden filing cabinet in the mancave. I also covered some of the upper holes.
These are the guidelines we've gotten from a few different sources. One of our friends, who have been very successful, said they don't worry about the humidity at all. They don't have a hygrometer in their incubator even.
Their success speaks for it self, but I decided to mind the humidity none the less. My last (unsuccessful) run of eggs I had a hard time maintaining the humidity.
This time I patched a lot of the holes with black electrical tape. By using it at the bottom in particular, I was able to keep the moisture level up. I also avoided the mess from missing the water channels.
As with most Styrofoam incubators, mine has water channels. Getting the water into them is not easy when you have an automatic egg turner. Last time I seemed to get more into the base with its drainage holes and in turn lost that water all over the wooden filing cabinet in the mancave. I also covered some of the upper holes.
In short, my veteran incubator friends are secure with "set it, forget it". Me, I'm the nervous type. I like seeing my temp/humidity levels every time I go to my desk.
Below is the hygrometer we got from amazon to complete our incubator.
It's cheap, but pretty accurate. I like the min/max function also. It tells me how its been while I wasn't watching.
Below is the hygrometer we got from amazon to complete our incubator.
It's cheap, but pretty accurate. I like the min/max function also. It tells me how its been while I wasn't watching.
More tomorrow! I'll let you know how the candling goes.
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