Do the eggs affect the humidity level?

[FC16]

This probably sounds stupid but I’m still very new to this.
I’ve had issues with humidity and temp on my last hatch I did (which was my 2nd time doing it)
I’ve got 12 Silkie eggs arriving in 2 days which I’m hoping for high success on

I’ve got the incubator to a level where the temp is 38.5 degrees Celsius (101F) and humidity 55%, which I think is the correct level for hatching if what I have read is right.

my question is, once I put the eggs in, will that affect the humidity? Will it make the humidity increase/decrease or will it stay the same?

if not, is it a good idea to start running the incubator a couple days before and get to grips with humidity properly before putting them in?

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Yes the eggs affect the humidity level when you first put them in. It will increase the humidity to add eggs but it should stabilize after a couple days.
Its always good to get your incubator up and running before you have eggs to put in it.

 

[FC16]

Yes the eggs affect the humidity level when you first put them in. It will increase the humidity to add eggs but it should stabilize after a couple days.
Its always good to get your incubator up and running before you have eggs to put in it.

So should I put enough water in a few days before to put it to around 45%so that once the eggs go in it will stablizise to should 50-55%

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I incubate at around 30-45%. I wouldn't put any water in the first day to see where it is and how much water you need to add. It should just be a small amount.

 

[FC16]

I incubate at around 30-45%. I wouldn't put any water in the first day to see where it is and how much water you need to add. It should just be a small amount.

I think it sits around 20-25% without water so probably would only need a very small amount

 

[Chookwagn]

I would aim for 40-45% humidity for the first 18 days.... in my experience anything over 50% is too high.

Also it's not the 'amount' of water that gives you the humidity change.... its the size of surface area of water. So experiment with a couple of different sized containers to see how the amount of water surface area affects the humidity.

 

[Chookwagn]

Also do you have a still air incubator or a forced air incubator?

38.5 deg is too hot for a forced air incubator

 

[FC16]

Also do you have a still air incubator or a forced air incubator?

38.5 deg is too hot for a forced air incubator

Oh I’m not actually too sure I think it’s still , it’s not a very good incubator at all to be honest it looks like this

 

[FC16]

Yes the eggs affect the humidity level when you first put them in. It will increase the humidity to add eggs but it should stabilize after a couple days.
Its always good to get your incubator up and running before you have eggs to put in it.

Can I ask how much the humidity will increase with eggs? It’s just the humidity is around 32% right now which I think is too low

 

[Chookwagn]

Oh I’m not actually too sure I think it’s still , it’s not a very good incubator at all to be honest it looks like thisView attachment 2891649

If it has a fan its a forced air incubator