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    Incubator humidity levels

    Thanks Amy, Just placed 2 soaked sponges in the incubator. Hope for the best. I shall now go to work but will get my wife to keep an eye on it :)
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    Incubator humidity levels

    Hi Amy, Thank you for your tips. A full 21 days in the incubator will be 8 AM tomorrow morning,( Thursday March 5th). There is no sign of movement this morning. It is difficult to control humidity in this 'fan forced' incubator. I think trying to control it now will cause more problems. It has...
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    Incubator humidity levels

    I have candled 2 of the eggs. There is an air sack, probably about the level of 14 days as shown on the diagram. The eggs are not large and that may be the reason the sack is not as large as shown on the diagram for 18 days. Taking the relative size of the egg into consideration it may be ok. I...
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    Incubator humidity levels

    Hi, I have 12 Rhode Island Red eggs. I have bought these from a supplier near Melbourne (Australia). Just afraid that rough handling during transit and now perhaps high humidity may have sealed their fate. Still have 2 days to go.
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    Incubator humidity levels

    I have read that humidity in the incubator should be at ~ 30% for the first 18 days and then increased to >50% for the last 3 days. My incubator manual suggested > 50% for the duration. The eggs are now into the 20th day and the humidity has always been ~ 55%. Have I killed them? :( Still 3...
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