humidity control

Good Morning I am hatching out 12 eggs in the "Nuture Right 360" My temp is perfect at 99.5 but I can't get the humidity down to 50% 😟. I'm on day 5 with 16 to go. If I keep at this humidity will they be successful? I have read different % any where from 30% to 66% for the first 18 but the...

I have a PETSPIONEER humidifier I have been using for my veiled chameleon. I have some eggs in lockdown and was having trouble upping the humidity so I decided to cut a hole near the bottom of the bator (eggs are elevated in a container so they are not getting directly showered in fog) and push...

Hi wondered if anyone can help, I’m incubating some duck eggs, I’m on day 6 at the moment. Currently the humidity isn’t getting to any higher than 46% roughly sits between 44 and 45 most of the time though. Is this to low and will it affect my hatching rate? Any suggestions will be much appreciated

I wanna sanity check my incubator design off some folks on here that have been at this a lot longer than I. I built my box out of 1 1/2" purple insulation board. Inside dimensions are about 20"x20" and about 9" tall to fit about any automatic egg turner. Right now I have 2ea. 12v computer fans...

I have 6 silver Sebright hatching eggs, and was wondering what humidity people find best to hatch them? My hydrostat is reading 50•c at the moment and then I was thinking to increase the humidity to 75•c on day 18. What do people find best?

Hi all I need to raise my humidity I’ve read all the posts and have baby jars with paper towel wicks in and hand towels and as many bowls as I can fit however still not reaching (only hitting 30% max) I have an in vent and exhaust vent with fans on both to increase air flow. I am concerned the...

How do you raise the humidity in a still air incubator? My eggs are 9 days in and I'm just wanting to be prepared.

I have a Styrofoam DIY incubator and I cannot get my humidity up to 70. I've put so many rags, bowls, etc and can't get it above 65. I finally resorted to putting boiling water in there, getting the humidity to 73, but the temperature rose 10 degrees... not good. I really need help and I'm...

Hello, I'm incubating eggs, & on day 11, 7 days until lock down. I'm trying to keep my humidity at 35% - 45%, & it doesn't want to stay that way any longer then maybe 20-30 minutes. Each time it drops I add extra water, & it rises to about 47-55% humidity, then drops rapidly. Since the house is...

So i put 8 quail eggs in my incubator and put it at a temp of 37.5 and a humidity of 45/30% mostly 30% it was all good and all but i was getting tired of getting out of bed every 2 hours to fill the incubator with a syringe with about 5 mililitters of water.. And secondly when i touch the eggs...

Ive just had my first experience with hatching eggs. From the nine eggs in the incubator I managed 2 chicks. It was very difficult to get the humidity up and maintain it at the suggested level of 65-75%. I kept adding warm water to the point that it spilled through the little drain holes above...

Hi Everyone! I had a hen that had laid 3 eggs earlier this month but we realize she has not returned to her eggs and for almost a week and we can't find her anywhere...:( I decided I wanted to save her eggs and I've researched different ways to make a homemade incubator. But the simplest way...

Hi, Today is day 21 in the chick household and since 18:00 last night (day 20), I've had 3 pips. This is my first hatch and I started with six but lost one sometime during week 1. The eggs were shipped to me and I am using a brinsea mini incubator, temp 37.7*c and 45% humidity. I am hatching...

I've just purchased this (attached image), and it did have good reviews. I have also bought a humidity meter, but my question is: how does one actually best increase or decrease humidity with this type of incubator? Just add more or less water to the bottom? Anyone else had some genius...

I’ve got a full incubator, it’s a little Giant styrofoam forced air one, the two thermometers in the Bator read 99.5, as does the digital one, but when I check it against my digital human thermometer it reads a bit low 96-97 degrees. Is this too awfully low? Should I try to adjust it up?I’m dry...

Hello! I am on day 4 of incubation. I live in the midwest and cannot get my humidity levels below 62%. This is my first time incubating. I have 36 eggs. I have NO water in the incubator, vents are open, and I have tried putting a paper towel in there, a sponge, and rice in a sock with no...

I have a trio of Phoenix chickens. They are very happy and healthy. I am getting an egg a day (neither of my hens are clucky) so I have been incubating their eggs.. but no success at all. I’m really losing hope. I have incubated Isa brown x eggs before with a high hatch rate but havnt had a...

I set 5 eggs in my incubator on Monday at 5:30pm, and I candled then last night, after reading how you should see veins in 2-3 days...but I didn’t see anything. Now I’m worried that they died or never started growing because of humidity. I always watch the humidity when I’m home, but when I’m...

HI! I am having trouble keeping the humidity between 40-55%. Any suggestion on how to do this would be great help. Thank you,

I got a Hova Bator second hand, seller said it was used just once. Thankfully I have been testing it before any eggs have arrived. Im a newbie but its been awful trying to get this thing set to correct temp. We will be getting a half dozen Silkie eggs in a couple weeks. Anyways is the Wafer...