That Quail Place Forum
Raising Gamebirds => Incubation => Topic started by: alan vallejo on July 25, 2008, 12:03:53 AM
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hi I'm new in the forum, i live in Mexico city, and I'm beginning 2 breed bob whites, y buy a sportmans incubator from gqf. at the beginning i was getting good hatches, about 70 to 80%. but the las 3 weeks the chicks have been hatching with crocked feet. some one can help me.
the humidity in the comand center marks 62 to 65%, at a constant 100degrees.
thanks for your time and advice. s85 s144
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Temperature should be 99.5-99.7 then 98.5 for the last three days. Humidity should be 60%, then 70% the last three day.
Fertility drops in heat, and late season. Also, if you have been running the incubator for 5-6 weeks, without shutting it off, you could have bacteria in it. Clean, scrub, disinfect with bleach, Tek-Trol, or other disinfectant.
Also, check all your readings with a thermostat that can be calibrated.
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Temperature should be 99.5-99.7 then 98.5 for the last three days. Humidity should be 60%, then 70% the last three day.
Fertility drops in heat, and late season. Also, if you have been running the incubator for 5-6 weeks, without shutting it off, you could have bacteria in it. Clean, scrub, disinfect with bleach, Tek-Trol, or other disinfectant.
Also, check all your readings with a thermostat that can be calibrated.
thanks for the advise, but i have a Little problem with the issue of temp and humidity, the thermostat is automatic, and pre set to 100, should i decrease it 1/2 degree?. and the humidity is mark in the manual of the incubator 2 be at 45 to 55 for the incubation, and 55 to 65 at hatch, this incubator came with a water tray that without the humidity pads, gives no more than 55% humidity, with the 2 humidity pads, the higher humidity it reaches is 65%, .how can i raise the humidity?
thanks for your time and advise
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Yes, I would adjust temperature down, if possible. You can raise humidity by adding a water pan, or, perhaps a small room humidifier near incubator, especially near the air vents. Build a small "box", "closet" "room" type structure to help keep in humidity (but watch temperature, if you do this, it could also rise.
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WELCOME alan vallejo.... s016
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You can also increase humidity by adjusting/closing vents. Less outside air intake will let the humidity build up. It doesn't take much closing of the vents to change it.
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WELCOME Alan Vallejo.... s016
thanks for the welcome, at your service.
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You can also increase humidity by adjusting/closing vents. Less outside air intake will let the humidity build up. It doesn't take much closing of the vents to change it.
thanks i will try it.