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Leaving the plug in is the correct thing to do until day 18! I was just checking to see if that may be where some of the humidity was being lost. I think adding more water into reservoir "A" is probably the best bet. The first reservoir only fills the small circle inside the incubator, when I was first getting used to the amount of water that was necessary to fill it I actually overflowed it a couple times, lol. Just make sure to fill it all the way, it won't be too much because of the small surface area. Small surface area slows the evaporation so just make sure it's full and it will last longer. As the water evaporates the humidity will stay consistent until the water level drops down and starts to receed around the circle, if that makes sense...it's likely that you just need to add more water each time. To make you feel a bit more comfortable, it's most important to keep the humidity stable at hatch time, there are some people that actually do dry hatching which doesn't involve worrying about the humidity at all until day 18, so the last 3 days are the most important. Reservoir "B" has a much larger surface area so it actually evaporates faster but once the chicks start hatching the humidity will spike anyway from the moisture inside the shells.
I'm going to mess with my water container and see if I can give you a more accurate measurement of how much water to add. Good luck! I hope your hatch goes well!
EDIT: I'm just eyeballing it but reservoir "A" seems to hold a around 1.5 ounces, more or less. I hope that helps you!
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