Hatching Refridgerated eggs??

[strangeanimal]

low humidity AND high humidity are both bad , low = embryo dries out , high = embryo drowns .... 50-60% only when incubation , otherwise it should be lower ...

 

[strangeanimal]

Actually low humidity is bad. As the egg is stored it looses moisture through the porous shell. The longer it is stored the more moisture is lost before incubation begins. If it is stored very long in very low humidity it can lose a lot of moisture.

The ideal relative humidity is between 70% and 80%. If it gets higher than 80% you can get condensation on the eggs, which is also bad.

I hope you mean the second half of incubation time ? because the first should be about 50-65 max , right ?

 

[Ridgerunner]

I'm talking about during storage before incubation starts. I should have been more clear. If you store eggs in low humidity for a week or more before you start incubation and start others right after they are laid, you can have quite a bit of difference in starting moisture between the eggs.