stewaw
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« Reply #16 on: July 04, 2004, 06:53:59 PM » |
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Adding cold water won't really help you. Humidity is tied to the surface area of the water, not the temp. Granted, warm water will evaporate at a faster pace than cold water but the trick to lowering humidity is to vent the humid air off by opening vents or cracking the door open slightly for a minute or two. All adding cold water will do is lower the temp since it will radiate the cooler temp. Keep in mind, short durations of lowered temp are natural since throughout incubation (until the last two or three days) the hen will get off the nest for short periods to grab a bite to eat and eliminate her waste. Where most humidity problems occur is during the hatch since the chicks require extra humidity to hatch and every time you open the door to remove hatched chicks you lose valuable moisture. As I recall from your earlier posts, you were running a little low on the humidity up to now and a few days of lower humidity followed by a few high days will pretty much even out. If it really bothers you, open the door and remove a water pan.
David
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