does humidity go up when your bator is VERY full?

i am hatching a new batch of eggs in my 1588 hovabator and my last hatch (about a week ago) turned out great! i had kept the humidity around 38-40% and then at around 58-60% during lockdown. most of the eggs hatched. anyway, i'm not doing anything different this time but my humidity is around 48-50%! i have only filled the center well just like always. the only thing that has changed is the amount of eggs. my bator is so full i had to take the turner out. i have 16 silkie eggs in a paper carton (could it be the paper carton causing this? it's not wet) and 12 EE eggs in a styrofoam carton. all the other eggs are laying on their sides and they include 7 bantams and 36 LF eggs. making a total of 71 eggs in my hovabator! i don't have any stacked on top of each other and i do have a fan. what's happening?

no, not at all. could it still be the eggs if they arn't sweating?

oh i read your question wrong. i thought you were asking me if they were sweating. lol. am i doing anything wrong to cause them to sweat?

i wonder if this means i should stay at around 50% for lockdown? i'm worried that the higher humidity for the early days may mean that i shouldn't make it so high for lockdown? i haven't candled yet. maybe there's a few i can throw away when i do. i plan on candling on day 10. then after that, if i can get the humidity to stablize around 40% should i still go for a high 50 low 60 at lockdown?