I'm in NC, so it's often humid here whenever I'm hatching. I imagine it's more humid in FL. I have to run my incubators dry and only add water if the humidity drops and/or whenever I see external pips. I have 3 different brands of incubators (Brinsea, NR360, and Incuview) and have found the same thing with all of them using calibrated hygrometers. I also had troubles whenever I incubated upright in cut up egg cartons. I'm sure
@MGG will remember this. I was doing everything else right and this was the only thing that was questionable. I'm not trying to tell you to do one thing or another but in my experience, whenever I started incubating the eggs the way the incubator intended and tested, my results improved drastically. The majority of eggs that I've incubated were shipped so I've received some eggs in horrible shape. This is why I was incubating the egg upright. Now, if I've got a rolling or saddled air cell, I *might* do them this way for a couple of days, but then I lay them down, use the turner and hope for the best. I have lost a lot of money on eggs and after reading your source, I'm sure you've got quite an investment in eggs too so I can imagine how frustrating this is. I'm so sorry. Hopefully this next clutch will go better. It may be worth it to reach out to the seller and ask them for any tips and/or tricks for the breed/s you're incubating.
* Only difference is whenever I incubate waterfowl. I mist the eggs daily but normally don't need to add water to the reservoirs until external pip.
