hova?

Humidity needs to be 100%
I put the thermometer probe in the middle of the eggs.
This year i just filled the bottom of the hova with vermiculite and put saran wrap across it to hold humidity, its still drying out quickly though.

Some people put holes, some dont, Most 6quarts will have loose fitting lids.
Some peple seal them tight with sran wrap to hold humity well.

The hovabators work great! mix the vermiculite 50/50 with water. you need to weight both the water and vermiculite. equal parts, if you use 200 grams of vermiculite use 200 grams of water.


Buy a good digital thermometer, pull one of the red plugs out of the top and insert the thermometer probe into the hole and replace the red plug. best to set temps at 88* good luck and hope this helps. :)

Does not hurt to put a couple deli cups filled with water in the incubator to help keep the humidity up. :)

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Originally Posted by SUPERBALLS

do you have a thermometer in the container and how often do you check the eggs, and with it sealed like that do the eggs not get enough air or do they even need it

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Why 88 ed? Ive always read 89, and hatched mine last year at 89

I've always incubated mine at 90 F. Maybe the hovabators' temps are actually a couple degrees higher than what its set at?

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Originally Posted by AndrewH

I've always incubated mine at 90 F. Maybe the hovabators' temps are actually a couple degrees higher than what its set at?

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Well you cant just set it, you have a dial knob, and you have to play with it for a while and get it close to the temp you need.
I use 2 thermometers to set mine, last year i had a laptop fan in mine too, which kept it the same temp everywhere.

Ah, alright. I use 2 refrigerators with a Helix on one, and a Ranco on the other for incubation. Never used a Hovabator before from what I know.

Good idea to set it on the low side because the temps will creep up on a warm day with the wafer type thermostats. 90* is proper python incubation temps, but when using the hovabators you need to protect against excessive temps. :)

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Originally Posted by jamesw

Why 88 ed? Ive always read 89, and hatched mine last year at 89

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Another option is putting a good thermostat on it and setting that at 90*. :)

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Originally Posted by jamesw

Why 88 ed? Ive always read 89, and hatched mine last year at 89

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All this incubating talk is getting me excited!!!! Who has that time machine handy??? :cool: