Dry Hatch in Southern California - TOO dry? What's OPTIMAL humidity?

[HollywoodHillsHens]

Hi there! This is my first incubation experiment outside of a childhood home hatch, in homemade bator, in Ohio in the 1980s (100% hatch!)

I'd love to do dry incubation, but I live in Southern California (Los Angeles) and am concerned that our ambient humidity is too low already???

Running 2 bators: Brinsea Eco Advance (with one chamber half full of water) and a Little Giant still air bator with auto-turner.
Have been adding a little bit of water to both bators (currently day 8) and my Petco Hydrometer in the Little Giant shows about a 40-45% humidity level (otherwise around 30%). Is that too much? I know I need to bump it during the hatch, but what happens if the humidity is too low during the initial incubation phase?

ALSO...is 99.5-100 at the top and bottom of the eggs (i take readings at both) OK for a still air bator?

THANKS!!!

 

[debilorrah]

Still air should read a temp of 102, so you are a bit low. Your humidity is PERFECT!!!! Shoot for 55% at lockdown. I also live in SoCal in the highdesert.

 

[HollywoodHillsHens]

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Thanks Debi! I really appreciate the advice - will ask my husband to tick up the temp...(I'm traveling now).

Cheers,
Tamara

 

[debilorrah]

Quote:
Thanks Debi! I really appreciate the advice - will ask my husband to tick up the temp...(I'm traveling now).

Cheers,
Tamara

Good luck!!!! It would be REALLY cool to meet at a Dodger game. We bleed Blue here.