Please read this on incubating:I'm in to the first 5 days of egg incubation. The incubator I bought has no humidity gauge. There is a lot of condensation on the lid. See picture. Does this mean the humidity is too high for the baby chicks at this stage into the egg incubation process?
I would not think so. I do a dry hatch between 25-35% humidity till LD. then I up it to 60%. Look around for a digital humidity/thermomter combo.
The high humidity will not automatically kill the chicks. The importance of humidity control is to insure that the egg looses enough moisture and the air cell grows at the right rate and size. By having your humidity this high the egg can not release moisture and the air cell will not grow. Since you are only at day 5 you have plenty of time to correct the issue and even out the air cell growth. First thing you need to do is empty that incubator and dry it out. After 5 days of high humidity I can almost guarentee that you are going to want to run dry. Here is an link I think that you might find useful. http://letsraisechickens.weebly.com...anuals-understanding-and-controlling-humidity It is the method I swear by, but in order to have the best results you do need a checked/accurate thermometer and hygrometer. Never trust an instrument that hasn't been checked for accuracy. If you monitor your air cells and mark them it should help you for now until you can get what you need. Good luck and I hope you keep us posted.
