humidity problem

  1. I

    humidity fluctuations in lockdown!

    hi there, my eggs are on day 19, yesterday i had the humidity way to high for lockdown. i let it be hoping it would lower over time, and it has the hydrometer of the incubator i am using says 76, i do not have an individual hydrometer and that is a fault on my side this is my first time using...
    • izzyschickiess
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    • day 19 humidity humidity issues humidity problem humidity problems incubator fluctuations lockdown lockdown advice lockdown humidity
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  2. F

    Humidity Issues on Day 1

    Hello, This is my first time Incubating chicken eggs, or any eggs at all for that matter. I have a concern, as I read the instructions of my Incubator, from what it read, it was that there was a specific amount of water that needed to be added to the Incubator daily (though now I'm assuming...
  3. Crazy Duck Lover

    Tips for keeping humidity up while I sleep?

    I’m currently incubating duck eggs in a NR 360. I try to keep my humidity between 50-55% before lockdown. I’m only on day two, but I do a good job of keeping the humidity stable during the day, but when I wake up it says the humidity is 39-40%! Will this effect my hatch rate? How to I keep the...
  4. M

    HELP IN INCUBATING EGGS IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT

    I live in a very hot (30-40*C) and humid (roughly 74%). I have started incubating chicken eggs in a small 7 egg Incubator inside our garage because it’s a safe place from our 2 cats. I then realised that there would always be a layer of water on the glass of the incubator. We then put a...
  5. H

    How do I lower humidity?

    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...
  6. E

    Spraying duck eggs changes humidity?

    Hi Everyone! New here and first time incubator-er question for you... I am on day 10 of incubating my Cayuga eggs. Took them out and sprayed them, gave them a few min to cool down and put them back in the incubator, now my incubator is resting at a 75%-85% humidity where it was 50%. I assume...
  7. Katt577

    Humidity issue in bator

    I have a still air incubator. Temperature is set at 102.5 to keep temp at egg level 99.5. Humidity is holding at 55%. I have three days till my 11 eggs hatch and all the water wells are full. How to I increase the humidity at this point? Candled eggs yesterday and all are alive and well so far.
  8. HomeHatcher22

    Humidity Problem!!!! Help!!

    This is my first time hatching quail eggs, I have a medium sized incubator and I just can't seem to be able to get the humidity over 45, I am on day 15 and can't seem to get the humidity up for lockdown!!!!! PLEASE HELP!
  9. vivaciouswoman

    HELP!!!! Humidity all wrong!!!

    I’m not sure how this happened, but ive been aiming for 70-80% humidity in my incubator. The lowest it has gone is 66%. We are at Day 14, and air sacs are pitifully small. Is there any way to fix this? Take humidity WAAAAY down for a while? I’m desperately trying to preserve the genetics of a...
    • vivaciouswoman
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    • air cell development air cells hatch along hatch assist humidity problem incubated chicks malposition pip at wrong place wet chicks zipping
    • Replies: 151
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  10. Q

    Raising California Valley Quail

    We began incubating a dozen quail eggs two weeks ago after an unfortunate accident with a weed whacker line vs. momma quail sitting on a nest. We had chickens in the past. We began with 12 eggs and in two weeks we have 7 surviving quail.
  11. Fisherlmiranda

    Need advice

    Incubating duck eggs. And a few days ago I was advised to run dry till first external pip. My hair cells were very small. But now were on day 29 for welsh harlequin eggs and they haven't internal piped. I can tell they are trying. I could see it for the last 24 hr. So continue running dry or no...
  12. Poulterrific

    Brinsea Mini II Ex, an important tip on humidity

    I am on day 19.5 of my first attempt as using this incubator, and second attempt at incubating eggs overall. My wife and I candled the eggs and put them in lockdown yesterday on day 18. This incubator uses a peristaltic pump to draw water from a bottle into a reservoir inside of the incubator...
  13. S

    Please help me! Need an answer ASAP! Chick hatched before lockdown! Humidity low and turner still in

    Ok so this is a crazy situation that I need help with right away! I am incubating eggs in my classroom, and I am actually out of town today so I'm nowhere near the school. The sub just called me to say that a chick is almost all the way out of its shell! They are not supposed to even go into...
  14. J

    Incubating button quail humidity?

    so I put some button quail eggs in an incubator but the humidity won’t go any lower than 60-65%. I put a small dehumidifier in there which is keeping it low 60s. Is that too high or do I need to find something else to keep it lower?
  15. britt_annek

    How reliable is the humidity gauge?

    I have already determined that the temperature gauge on the incubator is incorrect, so I use two other thermometers that are accurate. Today I put in a digit gauge that reads both temp and humidity. The temp was only off by a couple degrees, but the humidity is 32 when the incubator reads 50...
  16. L

    Need Urgent Help Incubating Copper Maran and OE eggs!!!

    I just joined the forum mainly because I really need help hatching 6 Black Copper Maran eggs and 4 Olive Egger eggs. I just bought them Friday and left them out for 24 hours to adjust to room temperature before I put them in the incubator. I put them in yesterday evening and the temp. is staying...
  17. M

    Unstable incubation humidity on hatch day?

    ive got about 17-25 eggs in my little giant still air incubator. 6 babies have hatched so far with a few others pip. However, since hatching the humidity levels have started to rise too high in the 70s-80s. I slightly set the lid off. I tried removing the wet rag that added humidity, then it...
  18. chickyrookie

    Help! Day 18 troubles...

    I been researching everywhere on how to increase the humidity of incubator. This is my first batch ever and I'm using Little Farm 9300. For the first 17 days, the humidity read 42 degrees most of the time. Now I added a drenched sponge near hole opening and I can only get it to read 46-48...
  19. MotherCluck4

    Boosting Humidity??

    Hi there! Tomorrow is day 21! So excited. I live in an old farmhouse and run 2 woodstoves but with the current cold snap we’ve been running the kitchen wood stove as well. So dry air to say the least. House runs 14-18% humidity. I’ve kept the humidity up by putting water in the bottom well...
  20. Kaitlyn18

    HOW TO LOWER HUMIDITY

    My incubator is a little giant with built in thermometer and setting as well as a hudmidity showing. It stays around 50% but I need to lower it to 30% and to keep it on 30%. Can anyone tell me any ways to do that?? I added a bowl of water to keep the egg from drying out so quickly. I even added...
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