HELP! URGENT: Day 19 w/low humidity - KEBONNIXS

[Juliet512]

Hi all! This is my first time hatching eggs. So far the two Kebonnix incubators I bought seem to be working great. Yesterday I started lockdown and took out the egg turning unit and trying to increase humidity. The highest I seem to be able to get it up to is 64% but, it hovers closer to 57-61%. I raised my indoor temperature to 78F and put a large laundry basket with the holes over the top of the incubators and then put a towel over the top of the basket, leaving a few holes along the front, bottom exposed. This gets me the highest humidity at 64%. Any other tips to get the humidity levels up? I've filled it passed the fill line -- which it states to do during lockdown.
I was re-reading the manual (which is VERY POORLY written!) and noticed there are two very small, dark, blurry images showing something about vents on the unit. It says the vent should be fully open during lockdown. I cannot tell from these terrible photos where the vents are located and I have looked the whole unit over. Can anyone tell me? Better yet, show me with a better photo on your unit????

 

[ronott1]

I think your best bet would be to study the manual more. Look for a lever?

Try adding a wet sponge to the incubator to get the humidity up.

 

[PurpleCArTires]

I have that incubator. the vent is a gray slider directly on the clear plastic behind the black controller where you plug the cables in. Mine usually gets to no more than 65-75% when i fill the second water chamber. once they start hatching it shoots up to 80-85%. I have about 8/12 hatch successfully. Never lost one after lock down due to humidity tho. mostly my lost is within the first week/non fertilized eggs.

You could also try adding water, wait till the filler water level falls, then add more water. add water until the water level stays up close to the second "bar" in the filler.

 

[PurpleCArTires]

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[Juliet512]

I think your best bet would be to study the manual more. Look for a lever?

Try adding a wet sponge to the incubator to get the humidity up.

A little piece of sponge was just the trick! I'm now at 65-70% humidity! thank you! I have eight pipping now! Exciting!

 

[Juliet512]

I have that incubator. the vent is a gray slider directly on the clear plastic behind the black controller where you plug the cables in. Mine usually gets to no more than 65-75% when i fill the second water chamber. once they start hatching it shoots up to 80-85%. I have about 8/12 hatch successfully. Never lost one after lock down due to humidity tho. mostly my lost is within the first week/non fertilized eggs.

You could also try adding water, wait till the filler water level falls, then add more water. add water until the water level stays up close to the second "bar" in the filler.

thank you so much! I found the vent and opened it all the way on both of them. I did exactly as you described with the water but it still wasn't going up but, Ron's suggestion to use a piece of damp sponge did the trick!

 

[ronott1]

thank you so much! I found the vent and opened it all the way on both of them. I did exactly as you described with the water but it still wasn't going up but, Ron's suggestion to use a piece of damp sponge did the trick!

Good news on the sponge working!

 

[Juliet512]

I have six hatched so far!

 

[ronott1]

I have six hatched so far!

They are very Cute!

 

[Juliet512]

They are very Cute!

thank you! I'm dying from the cute! So far, 12 of the 24 have hatched. Three more are pipping now. I believe one isn't going to make it. IT started pipping yesterday morning and it looks like it stopped. But, the ones who have made it out seem super strong and healthy!